The Neradje Mosque is the most visually distinctive building in the Rethimno old town — a large 17th-century Ottoman mosque whose tall minaret has been the city's skyline landmark for nearly 400 years. Built partly on the foundations of an earlier Venetian church, the building is now used as a concert hall and exhibition venue rather than a place of worship.
The exterior, with its striped stonework and the elegant minaret rising above the old town roofscape, is best seen from the harbour side. The interior, when open for events, is a beautiful domed space. It stands in the heart of the old town, within a few minutes' walk of the harbour and the Fortezza access road.