The settlement of Kamares is built on a small hill with unlimited views of the artificial lake of Amourgeles and the entire surrounding area. Today it is in ruins and nothing reveals that a centuries-old history is hidden behind the half-demolished walls of its buildings. According to historian and director at the Institute of Historical Research of the National Research Foundation, Charalambos Gasparis, written references to this village date back to 1227. This practically means that it must have existed at least during the last century of the Byzantine period. 

After the Venetian domination, when Crete fell into the hands of the Ottomans, Kamares was inhabited by converted Cretans. The last records of the Ottoman occupation mention the presence of eight Muslim families. It seems that, at the time, the cruelest of people lived in this village and stories testifying to their ferocity survive to this day. The last Muslim residents reportedly left Kamares sometime between 1910-1912. The village has not been inhabited since and many of the stones of its buildings were used to build houses in nearby villages. 

The ruins of the church that can be spotted in Kamares belonged to a temple dedicated to the Taxiarches. Nearby, there is also a tank that collected the spring water and watered the village. The ruins of a tall building, which looks like a tower house, stand out on the top of the hill. A little further down, there are signs of a wall. Scattered piles of stones are found over a large area, testifying to the presence of houses and other buildings.