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Καμάρες

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  Οι Καμάρες βρίσκονται 57 χιλιόμετρα νοτιοδυτικά από το Ηράκλειο στο δρόμο Ηράκλειο - Αγία Βαρβάρα - Γέργερη - Καμάρες. Οι Καμάρες πήραν το όνομά τους από τη σπηλιά που βρίσκεται πριν το χωριό.

Ιστοσελίδα της Crete TOURnet
• http://www.crete.tournet.gr/MainArea.jdp?ID=148 (1 φωτ.)

Kamares

A little after Grigoria, at 600m a.s.l., is located the historical village of Kamares with 491 inhabitants. This village was destroyed together with the villages Magarikari and Lohria, by the Germans during the world war II (1944) due to the help that the locals used to offer to the partisans.
Above the village, at 1524m a.s.l. lies the famous CAVE OF KAMARES (Spileon Kamaron). This was used as a place of worship during Minoan times and it was here that Minoan pottery made with exceptional skill was found - called "Kamares ware" by archaeologists.
From Kamares is also possible to climb up to the Idaion Andron.

This text is cited Dec 2003 from the Interkriti URL below, which contains images.

• http://www.interkriti.org/timbaki/kamares.htm#kama... (3 φωτ.)