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Municipality of Vamos

• http://www.dimos-vamos.gr

Municipality of Vamos

• http://www.interkriti.org/vamos/enindex.htm

  The municipality of Vamos, the capital town of which bears the same name (communities of Vamos and Douliana), consists of the former districts of Gavalohori (Gavalohori, Agios Pavlos, Koprana, Agios Vasilios), Plaka (Plaka, Almirida, Kabia), Kokino Horio, Kaina, Kefala (Kefalas, Paleloni, Drapanos), Xerosternio (Xerosterni, Litsarda), Selia (Selia, Souri, Likotinara), Kalamitsi Alexandrou. It is a semi-mountainous area with interesting natural surroundings, dominated by local woody (oak, holm-oak, cypress, wild almond, carob, laurel and pear trees) or bushy (hairy thorny brooms, cretan sage, herbs etc.) flora and architectural heritage. Small villages, most of which are old, are spread throughout the area, which is characterised by a lack of water and limited agricultural productivity. While this lack of resources resulted in a severe reduction of the population it did not have any effect on the architectural character or the natural surroundings of the region until recently. This is the main reason why a lot of foreigners buy old houses or land and settle here. The biggest part of the steep, rocky coastline has preserved its natural wild beauty and is proposed to become a protected area under the Natura 2000 Environmental Management Program.
  One can reach the sea from Kera and Almirida whereas Kokino Horio, Kefalas and Likotinara provide steep access to the beach. Due to the reasons mentioned above, the region is suitable for mild tourist development, which is evident in Plaka and Almirida and subtle in Vamos, Gavalohori and other smaller villages mainly from tourists visiting East Apokoronos. The recent establishment of a developmental agency in Vamos with the aim of mild tourist development and the preservation of local character creates guidelines for the development of the area and the new municipality. The foundation of the Hania Environmental Education Centre at the old school of Kefalas, by the county council is also along those lines for local development, assuming that its operations are fairly and properly distributed throughout the local villages.
  The status of Gavalohori and surrounding villages as protected areas, combined with the recent request to class Vamos as a traditional protected village, are considered to be advantages of the region. The Ministry for the Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works has characterised most other villages in the area as important and interesting, however, their actual protection is the responsibility of the new municipality.

This text is cited September 2004 from the Interkriti URL below.

• http://www.dimos-vamos.gr/entext.htm