Overview

The village of Plaka is built on the slope of a hill with a view of the Souda bay. It is a community with interesting architectural style, which is unfortunately changing due to intense building mainly for tourist purposes. The surrounding environment has maintained its character well and is ideal for walks either inland or along the coast. Plaka retains its traditional identity, which must be protected through checks on new buildings in order to prevent the alteration of the traditional architectural style.

Every summer Cretan music festivals take place in Plaka, the "Plakiana", in honour of Michael Papadakis, from Plaka, a fine lyra player of recent years.

SOURCE: Municipality of Vamos