The Neratze Mosque, formerly the Santa Maria Church, was a monastery church converted into a mosque in 1657. Today, the building is a cultural centre for the municipality of Rethymno.
The mosque houses today a conservatoire.
The former church is St. Francis is a historic place of worship that today houses the Archaeological Museum of Rethymno.
The church of Our Lady of the Angels, also known as Mikri Panagia (Little Virgin) was built in Rethymno's Old Town during the Venetian period (1205–1669).
The church of St. Barbara (Agia Varvara) in Rethymno was built in 1885 on the site of an earlier church from 1663. During Ottoman rule of Crete the church was transformed into a bathhouse. With Russian occupation, the building served as a place of worship for the new authorities.
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