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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.
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