| Kamares | |
| Name Local: | Καμάρες |
| Type: | community |
| Coordinates: | 35.152°N 24.821°W |
| Periph: | Crete |
| Periphunit: | Heraklion |
| Municipality: | Faistos |
| Municunit: | Tympaki |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population: | 280 |
Kamares (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Καμάρες) is a village in south-central Crete, Greece. It is the location of an archaeological site of a Minoan sacred cave.[1] The sacred cave at Kamares is slightly offset from a saddle in the Psiloriti Range virtually aligned with the location of nearby Phaistos.[2] Some of the best examples of Middle Minoan pottery have been recovered from the Kamares cave.[3] Kamares has provided the type name for Kamares ware, a ceramic type dating from MM IA, or the First Palace Period. This pottery is a light-on-dark polychrome ware, with forms including jugs and cups.