Kamares (
Greek: Καμάρες) is a village and a community in the east-northeastern part of
Achaea
Achaea () or Achaia (), sometimes transliterated from Greek as Akhaia (, ''Akhaïa'' ), is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Western Greece and is situated in the northwestern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. The ...
,
Greece. Kamares was an independent commune until 1994 when it became part of the municipality of
Erineos
Erineos ( el, Ερινεός) is a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Aigialeia, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 98.710&nbs ...
, of which it was the seat. Erineos became part of the municipality
Aigialeia in 2011. The community Kamares consists of the villages Kamares, Bouka and Pefka. Kamares is situated near the
Gulf of Corinth
The Gulf of Corinth or the Corinthian Gulf ( el, Κορινθιακός Kόλπος, ''Korinthiakόs Kόlpos'', ) is a deep inlet of the Ionian Sea, separating the Peloponnese from western mainland Greece. It is bounded in the east by the Isth ...
, 9 km northwest of
Aigio. The
Greek National Road 8A (Patras - Corinth) and the railway from Patras to Corinth ( not in operation anymore since
OSE announced the suspension of all the rail service in the Peloponnese in January 2011) run through the village.
Historical population
External links
Official website of the municipality of Aigialeia(in Greek)
Official website of the municipal unit of Erineos(in Greek)
Erineos on GTP Travel Pages
References
{{Erineos
Populated places in Achaea