The Cretan International Community

( CIC )

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from 2015:

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The Cretan International Community organizes day and weekend excursions, archaeological lectures, joint meals, games afternoons and other social activities.

+++ Joint lunch of CIC Rethymnon on Sunday the 20th of June: see below +++

+++ Coach excursion on Sunday the 27th of June: see below +++

+++ Coffee Morning of CIC Rethymnon on Monday the 5th of July: see below +++

+++ CIC member John Paterakis shows how to get/renew Residence Permits: see below +++

+++ CIC member John Paterakis explains how to get vaccinated in Greece: see below +++

+++ Corona testing in Rethymnon by Dr. Tzagarakis MD: see below +++

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▶ German Foreign Ministry about Travel Restrictions (in German)
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Sunday 20th June 2021 - 1:00 pm

Joint Lunch

of CIC Rethymnon

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Sunday 27th June 2021 - 09:30 am

Coach Trip to the Maravel Garden

and joint lunch

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Sunday 27th June 2021 - 09:30 am Coach Trip to the Maravel Garden and joint lunch On Sunday the 27th of June we will have our first bus excursion after the lockdown. It starts at 9:30 am at the office of the Rethymniotika Nea (post office exit of the weekly market) in Rethymnon. At 9:40 am, the bus will stop opposite the Taverna 1&1 in Misiria, and at 9:45 am at the SkyPark in Platanias.
Our first stop will be at the ▶ Botanical Garden short before Spili. They offer a guided tour of the place, which is 6.00 Euros per person, including tea and yoghurt with flowers.
You can however also experience the park on your own for free. If you want to participate in the guided tour, please tell me so when sending your application.
Before we continue our tour we will have the opportunity to buy herbs, honey, etc. in the garden's shop.
For lunch we will be at Taverna Mosxovolies in the village of Meronas. They will serve mixed salad, bake eggplants, fried courgettes and black-eyed peas as starters.
For the main course there is a choice of Chicken in wine sauce or Pork in tomato sauce with Xorta. Please indicate when registering.
Including a dessert and raki, the meal will be 13.50 Euros per person. Beverage is extra.
On the way back to Rethymno we will stop for a coffee at the Potamos Reservoir.
Due to the current Corona restrictions for using busses, the number of participants in our trip is limited to 30 persons.
Guests and anyone interested are welcome. The participation fee is maximum 20.00 Euros, depending on the number of participants.
The lunch and the coffee break are not included in the excursion price.
Please send your application including your mobile phone number and your personal pick-up point (bus stop) until Thursday the 24th of June to: Ralph Krüger (CIC president), email president@thecic.eu. For questions: phone 28310 75362, mobile 69321 16341.