Kalamaki is a large sandy beach in South Crete where one can, in addition to touring the beautiful settlement, see the sand dunes that bloom during the summer months.
Also in Kalamaki the visitor can:
- To enjoy a wonderful sunset, unique in southern Crete.
- To walk to the immediately adjacent and completely protected NATURA beach of Kommos, to see the nests of the sea turtle CARETTA CARETTA that every year goes out to lay its eggs along the coastline. If he is lucky one night, he can also see the turtles that, after hatching, begin their first journey to the sea.
- Find paths to explore walking around the area.
-Try the traditional Cretan food cooked with the quality products produced in our place in the taverns of Kalamaki or enjoy coffee or a drink in the cafes located by the sea. Three kilometers from Kalamaki is the well-known village of Kamilari and many choose to walk this distance.
- Visit the archeological site of Phaistos (testimony of the ancient culture of Crete, the Minoan civilization, which began to flourish 4000 years ago) which is located about five kilometers from Kalamaki.
- Tour the neighboring beaches of southern Crete which are of exceptional diversity. There is, for example, the beautiful enchanting beach of Agiofarago, which one reaches only after crossing a small, easily accessible gorge on foot. Additionally, at a distance of only a few kilometers there are the famous beaches of Matala and Agia Galini.
- Do water sports.

- And if one loves changes, Southern Crete covers all tastes. In a few kilometers (about 25) distance away, one can meet another completely different site of Crete, equally hospitable and interesting; the mountainous Crete of the village of Zaros with its small lake, but also the beautiful gorge of Rouvas which generously offers the beauty of nature to the lovers of hiking who seek to explore it.
- With Kalamaki as a base, which is only 45 minutes away from Heraklion thanks to the new road, you can go on excursions throughout the island - although without any exaggeration, this place around Kalamaki in Southern Crete, offers to fill your entire vacation time enjoyably and with quality no matter how many times you choose to return.