We were delighted to be awarded Crete's first virtual cache and decided to locate it at the heart of our local city. It provides one of the worlds most valuable resources free to everybody who wants it; water.
The Rimondi Fountain is a small but elegant, classical structure standing at Petichaki square, in the heart of the old town of Rethymno. The fountain was built in 1626 during the Venetian rule. Named after the Venetian governor of the period, A. Rimondi, it continually spews water from three springs that have the form of lion heads and provided an important water source for the inhabitants of the Old Town. Around the springs, there were ancient Greek columns with elegant endings on top. Between the columns, the two preserved tablets read Liberaliatis and Fonte. A Venetian coat of arms has been installed on top of the lion heads, in the middle of the fountain.
The fountain is a meeting place for locals, visitors and cachers alike. In order to claim this cache you must post a picture of you, in person, at the fountain holding your GPS or phone with your log.
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Virtual Rewards 2.0 - 2019/2020
This Virtual Cache is part of a limited release of Virtuals created between June 4, 2019 and June 4, 2020. Only 4,000 cache owners were given the opportunity to hide a Virtual Cache. Learn more about Virtual Rewards 2.0 on the Geocaching Blog.