Zaros

{{Infobox Greek Dimos

|name = Zaros

|name_local = Ζαρός

|type = municipal unit

|image_map = DE Zarou.svg

|image_skyline = Crete Zaros1 tango7174.jpg

|caption_skyline = Landscape around Zaros

|city_flag =

|city_seal =

|coordinates = {{coord|35|7|N|24|54|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation = 340

|map_caption = Location within the regional unit

|periph = Crete

|periphunit = Heraklion

|municipality = Faistos

|demonym =

|population_as_of = 2021

|pop_municunit = 2565

|pop_community = 1756

|area_municunit = 71.8

|postal_code = 70002

|area_code = 28940

|licence =

|website = [http://www.zaros.gr/ www.zaros.gr]

}}

Zaros ({{langx|el|Ζαρός}}) is a village and a former municipality in the Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Faistos, of which it is a municipal unit.{{Cite web|url=http://www.et.gr/idocs-nph/search/pdfViewerForm.html?args=5C7QrtC22wGYK2xFpSwMnXdtvSoClrL81-32jgAMSfbnMRVjyfnPUeJInJ48_97uHrMts-zFzeyCiBSQOpYnT00MHhcXFRTsb2fGphpq4MKX2ZkaHobySNnvZCNHXvYVvlf80XevW0Q.|title=ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities|language=el|publisher=Government Gazette}} The municipal unit has an area of {{convert|71.803|km2|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|url=http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf|publisher=National Statistical Service of Greece|title=Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)|language=el}} Population 2,565 (2021). Zaros village, at an altitude of 340 metres, is a village with a lake and gorge nearby. The village has a couple of hotels and it is 44 km from Heraklion at the southern foothills of Mount Psiloritis. The population produce olive oil, sultanas, vegetables and spring water. There are a couple of tavernas that serve trout. Close by is Rouvas Gorge, which is part of the Psiloritis mountain range and is on the hiking route known as the E4 European Walking Path. Nearby Zaros village are traditional water mills which have been working since the 16th century, as well as archaeological sites and monasteries. Zaros is also famous for its bottled water derived from Lake Votomos.