The Municipality of Phaistos hosts natural areas of wildlife and has great anthropological and cultural elements covering installations from the Late Minoan period until today. The municipality is known as the alternative gate with beaches of rare beauty, such as, Matala, Kommos, Kalamaki and Kokkinos Pyrgos.

Guests may reach the area to discover cultural attractions, beaches, and mountains and the lake of Zaros, surrounded by the mountain of Psiloritis. Apart from the palace at Phaistos, the municipality includes the archaeological site of Agia Triada, the Kamares Cave of the Minoan Labyrinth.