Kalamoti is a
traditional village comprised of two stored stone
houses and beautiful carved doors. The village has approximately 850 people,
whose main occupation is the cultivation of the fragrant mastic and the horticulture
in the fertile plain that extends from the village to Komi.
North of Kalamoti stands the medieval tower of Zyvos,
which was destroyed during the earthquake of 1881. This tower was the scenery
of the representatives' election and of the general meetings of the
"Public of Mastic-villages". Near the tower's remains, there is still
the Byzantine church Panayia of Sicelia, dated in the 13th century and the home
of a beautiful ceramic decoration.
Komi is the enchanting beach of Kalamoti, which in
recent years has rapidly become a significant independent sea resort.
Besides, south of Kalamoti there is also the significant church of Panaghia
Agrelopoussaina, which constitutes a dependent monastery of Nea Moni.
