Vamos
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Vamos is a small town and former municipality in the Chania peripheral unit, Crete
, Greece
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Apokoronas
, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located 26 km from Chania
in north west Crete, and is the chief settlement of the Apokoronas
area.
The area around Vamos is a lush landscape a few kilometres from the coast. Very much a working village, many tourists nevertheless visit or stay in the village and in the surrounding villages of Gavalohori
and Kalives
. There is much infrastructure in the village including the town hall of the Vamos municipality that covers several other villages, a large medical centre, the court and the high school for the region, and several restaurants, snack bars and shops, largely serving the local community.
Below the modern town square at the top of the hill is old Vamos. Here a group of locals set up Vamos SA, an enterprise devoted to preserving local buildings and customs and attracting a sustainable form of tourism. Several of the old houses have been rebuilt as tourist accommodation. There is a well-regarded taverna – the Cistern of the Bloumosifi – as well as an art gallery, a café and a general store selling local products.
Vamos' population is estimated at 600.
, Almirida
, Kambia, Kokkino Horio
, Kaina
, Kefalas
, Paleloni
, Drapanos
, Xerosterni, Litsarda
, Sellia
, Souri
, Likotinara and Kalamitsi Alexandrou. Approximately 2,900 residents live in the municipal unit.
Then the school, step by step, become a four-class (1911–1912), a fifth class (1912–1913) and
a six-class the next year (full high school).
The existent building is the second building of the high school, and it was completed in 1936, during the Sifakis' head-mastership. It is located in a high place of Vamos, where used to be the Ottoman Principality Building.
During World War II the building was under Nazis' control and used for their purposes.
In 1949, with a donation of Dimitrios Lambrakis (ancestor of the Media-Tycoon Christos Lambrakis), two more classes were added, and his name was given to the high school (since then the school is unofficially called "LAMPRAKION GYMNASION VAMOU").
Crete
Crete is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, and one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. It forms a significant part of the economy and cultural heritage of Greece while retaining its own local cultural traits...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Apokoronas
Apokoronas
Apokoronas is a municipality and a former province in Chania peripheral unit, north-west Crete, Greece. It is situated on the north coast of Crete, to the east of Chania itself. The seat of the municipality is the village Vryses.-Geography:...
, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located 26 km from Chania
Chania
Chaniá , , also transliterated Chania, Hania, and Xania, older form Chanea and Venetian Canea, Ottoman Turkish خانيه Hanya) is the second largest city of Crete and the capital of the Chania peripheral unit...
in north west Crete, and is the chief settlement of the Apokoronas
Apokoronas
Apokoronas is a municipality and a former province in Chania peripheral unit, north-west Crete, Greece. It is situated on the north coast of Crete, to the east of Chania itself. The seat of the municipality is the village Vryses.-Geography:...
area.
The area around Vamos is a lush landscape a few kilometres from the coast. Very much a working village, many tourists nevertheless visit or stay in the village and in the surrounding villages of Gavalohori
Gavalohori
Gavalochori is a village of the Chania Prefecture on the northwest coast of the island of Crete, in Greece. It is located on Cape Drapan in the Vamos municipality of the Apokoronas region. It is named after the Gavalas family who lived here during the reign of the Venetians. Gavalohori is four...
and Kalives
Kalives
Kalyves is a large village in Crete, Greece, the main village in the municipal unit of Armenoi. It is now a popular tourist resort that has maintained its Cretan character.-Description:...
. There is much infrastructure in the village including the town hall of the Vamos municipality that covers several other villages, a large medical centre, the court and the high school for the region, and several restaurants, snack bars and shops, largely serving the local community.
Below the modern town square at the top of the hill is old Vamos. Here a group of locals set up Vamos SA, an enterprise devoted to preserving local buildings and customs and attracting a sustainable form of tourism. Several of the old houses have been rebuilt as tourist accommodation. There is a well-regarded taverna – the Cistern of the Bloumosifi – as well as an art gallery, a café and a general store selling local products.
Vamos' population is estimated at 600.
Vamos municipal unit
The municipal unit consists of the communities of Vamos, Douliana, Gavalohori, Agios Pavlos, Koprana, Agios Vasilios, PlakaPlaka, Crete
Plaka is a village located in the Apokoronas region of the northwest coast of the island of Crete, Greece. It is located in Chania Prefecture. Plaka is two kilometres from Almirida, a resort which it overlooks. Situated high up the hill there are wonderful views over the Mediterranean Sea...
, Almirida
Almirida
Almyrida is a resort located in the Apokoronas region of the northwest coast of the island of Crete, Greece. The village is approximately 25 kilometers from Chania, in Chania Prefecture. Traditionally a fishing village Almyrida has a long beach that is popular with families. Wind surfers, kayaks,...
, Kambia, Kokkino Horio
Kokkino Horio
Kokkino Chorio is situated in the Chania province of Crete. It was used in 1964 film Zorba the Greek starring Anthony Quinn, Alan Bates, Irene Papas and many locals also featured in the classic. It also plays host to a tunnel complex which was used in World War II by the Nazis as an artillery...
, Kaina
Kaina
Kaina is a small hillock in Manipur sacred to Hindus. It lies about 29km from the capital, Imphal. It lies on the Imphal - Yariripok road. It is said to be the place where King Bhagya Chandra received an epiphany to carve a statue of Lord Govinda on a jackfruit tree.-External links:* - ebharat.in*...
, Kefalas
Kefalas
Kefalas is a village on the island of Crete, Greece, 282m above sea level.Kefalas owes its name to the first residents there, called the Kephalades, the leaders of the Byzantine settlers sent to Crete in 1182...
, Paleloni
Paleloni
Paleloni is a very small rural village, between Kefalas and Drapanos in the Apokoronas region of the Greek island of Crete. It is located in Chania Prefecture. Many old, traditional buildings still remain on the main street which is lined with large eucalyptus trees...
, Drapanos
Drapanos
Drapanos is a small, traditional village which is slowly growing, it is high up on Cape Drapano, on the Greek island of Crete in Chania Prefecture. It is in the Apokoronas region. The village has three tavernas; Irene's, Maria's and The Spirit in the Sky, two of which owned by Greek people and one...
, Xerosterni, Litsarda
Litsarda
Xirosterni is a village and a community located in the Apokoronas region close to the northwest coast of the island of Crete, Greece, in Chania Prefecture. The community consists of the settlements Xirosterni and Litsarda. It is approximately from Chania....
, Sellia
Sellia, Chania
Selia is a small village in Crete, Greece, in the municipality of Vamos, in the prefecture of Chania. The village is located in between the towns of Vamos and Georgioupolis on the Drapano Peninsula, close to the north coast of the island, in the Apokoronas region. It has a winter population of 50...
, Souri
Souri
Souri is a town in the Alibori Department of Benin....
, Likotinara and Kalamitsi Alexandrou. Approximately 2,900 residents live in the municipal unit.
The historic "Lambrakeion" High School of Vamos
The High School of Vamos was established in 1901, during the Cretan Republic, as a Greek school of three classes (tritaxio ellhniko sxoleio Vamou, THREE-CLASSES GREEK SCHOOL OF VAMOS) and it was one of the twenty Greek schools which were established during this era.Then the school, step by step, become a four-class (1911–1912), a fifth class (1912–1913) and
a six-class the next year (full high school).
The existent building is the second building of the high school, and it was completed in 1936, during the Sifakis' head-mastership. It is located in a high place of Vamos, where used to be the Ottoman Principality Building.
During World War II the building was under Nazis' control and used for their purposes.
In 1949, with a donation of Dimitrios Lambrakis (ancestor of the Media-Tycoon Christos Lambrakis), two more classes were added, and his name was given to the high school (since then the school is unofficially called "LAMPRAKION GYMNASION VAMOU").
Historical population
| Year | Village population | Municipality population |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 633 | – |
| 1991 | 569 | 2,536 |
| 2001 | 665 | 2,932 |
External links
- GTP Travel Pages (Municipality)
- Photographs of Vamos Vamos
- Vamos high school official website
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Vamos | East: Sea of Crete Sea of Crete thumb|300px|Map of the Sea of CreteThe Sea of Crete is the sea south of the Aegean Sea, north of the island Crete, and south of the Cyclades. The sea also stretches from Kythera east to the Dodecanese islands of Karpathos and Kassos. The bounding seas to the west are the Ionian Sea as well as... |
| Southwest: Fres Fres Fres is a village and former municipality in the Chania peripheral unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Apokoronas, of which it is a municipal unit. Fres with a population of around 400, has a large main square surrounded by several kafenions... |
South: Kryonerida Kryonerida Kryonerida is a former municipality in the Chania peripheral unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Apokoronas, of which it is a municipal unit. The seat of the municipality of Kryonerida was the large village of Vryses. Vryses became the seat of... |
Southeast: Georgioupoli Georgioupoli Georgioupoli is a resort village and former municipality in the Chania peripheral unit, Crete, Greece.Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Apokoronas, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located 43 km east of Chania, about 22 km west of Rethymno and... |