Kamares, Beach located in SIFNOS
Kamares is the largest township on the island and
its port since the end of the last century. The
main district is located to the right of the bay of
Kamares, and here you will find, among other
things, travel agencies, shops, groceries,
restaurants, a news agency, convenience shops,
pastry shops, pottery workshops and galleries,
hotels apartments and rooms to rent, bike & car
rentals, and a private camping ground. On the
other side of the bay, at the foothills of
mountain “Saint Simeon” is the quarter of “Saint
Marina”, also known as “Pera Panta”, where you
will find taverns and rooms to let. Between these
two districts of Kamares is a long (750 m) and
wide (15-100m) beach with golden sand which is
also a perfect spot from where you may enjoy the
sunset.Trees, bushes, floraPhragmites SSP,
Vunus maritimus, Vitex agnus-cactus, Pancratium
maritimus, Euphorbia terracina, Euphobia Paralias,
Malcolmia SPT, Wild cedar, Juniperus SP, Medicago
Marina.Type of Fauna Erinaceus concolor,
Podarcis milensis, Vipera Labetina, Phalacrocoropa
arislobellis, Ardea cinerea, Alcedo atthis, Buteo
buteo, Falco tinnunculus, falco eleanuro, Tyto alba,
Motacilla alba, owls, sparrows, seagulls, crows,
turtles... Sand dunes Beaches are
ecologically sensitive areas as they are the
meeting point of land and sea. An ecosystem of
special characteristics develops in these
conditions. Sand dunes are an important ecological
beach element and presently they are protected
by E. U regulations due to their importance to
ecology. Sand dunes host many
kinds of plant and animal life perfectly adapted to
the special climatological and ecological beach
environment. Sand dunes also protect the beach
from erosion. In the past beach sand
dunes were very common. Nowadays they are
almost vanished. Therefore the areas that still
sustain sand dunes in good condition are equipped
with significant ecological wealth and they are
obliged to protect them also for the
future.KAMARES LAKE Kamares beach has up to
this date preserved considerable natural wealth:
sand hills, beach plants (tamarisks, lilies, culms):
an overall healthy ecosystem. The recent natural
disaster owed to the heavy rainfalls led to one
good thing
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