About halfway along the path that leads from Kato Zakros to Karoumes Beach and close to the Cave of Pelekita, lies the ancient quarry of the same name. This quarry is developed in compacted, aeolian Pleistocene sandstones, which are relatively easy to extract as they are a soft rock due to their numerous pores. There are many traces of the mining activity that took place in the past on the rocks of the area. At a distance of about 3.5 kilometers north of the palace of Zakros, by the sea, past the cave of the same name, there is an open-air quarry in coastal sandstone (aeolianite). It was used for the extraction of cornerstones, which were loaded from the small bay below the quarry (the fastening holes for the boats on the ancient shoreline are preserved) where the transport vessels departed for the Palace of Zakros.
The geosite description is a result of the research project Joint Innovative Activities for Outdoor Tourism-JoinOut. The project entitled "Partnership of Innovative Rural Tourism Actions" and distinctive title: "JoInOuT", is implemented within the framework of the Action "Cooperative Innovation Formations/SCC" - 2nd Call: Businesses" and is financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and by National Resources in the context of the Operational Program "Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Innovation (EPANEK)" of the NSRF 2014-2020" (Project code: ΓΓ2CL-0359457).
