Vamos

VAMOS

Vamos is a perfect choice for holiday visitors who prefer to be away from the main tourist areas but also close to excellent facilities. 

Well situated at the centre of the Apokoronas peninsula giving easy access to all the surrounding villages, the beaches at Almirida, Kalives and Georgeopoulis and the motorway to Chania and Rethymno. Vamos boasts a Health Clinic with 24 hour medical care, petrol stations, a bank with ATM, a Post Office, 2 Bakeries, 2 small well stocked supermarkets, a Pharmacy, a Greek cheese/deli shop, several kafenions, a kiosk, two hairdressers and a barber and last but not least, two excellent tavernas serving delicious Greek food with a modern twist that are open all year round. 

There is an increasing awareness of the conservation status of this area and many old houses are being restored to their former glory; part of this activity includes an Art Café from which you can enjoy wonderful views of the area and an Organic shop selling local produce. 

Interesting buildings in the village are the Agios Nikolaos and Agios Georgios churches, the restored old school (built in 1863) with the old girl's school in its yard, which is now used as a guesthouse.

Vamos was the site of many battles in 1866 and 1896. The 1896 events attracted foreign interest and were the cause of the General Cretan Revolutionary Meeting (with Roussos Koundouros presiding) in Vamos with the aim of the independence of Crete).