Kamilari

The village of Kamilari is located 2.5km west of the archeological sight of Phaistos and 2.5km from the sea, where the resort of Kalamaki is sited.
The name of the village is of Bysantine origin, and is derived from the word "kamilari" is meaning the one who rides a camel.
Kamilari is a quiet, traditional village with a panoramic view to the endless olive groves of the "Messara valley"  on the one side, and to the Libyan
sea on the other side. It has been inhabited since the Minoan period. One of the seven wise men of the ancient world, Epimenidis, a great wise man and a soothsayer, lived in a small community outside Kamilari, called Metochi.