Amnatos is a traditional settlement and is classified in Class II, that is of "average cultural value" (Government Gazette 728/21-9-1995).

The location of the village appears to have been inhabited since ancient times and it is believed that the name Amnatos has Minoan origin.

[5] Ancient Greeks used to call amnion all those vessels used at their time to collect the blood of sacrificed animals.

The crown of the gable has the inscription: "INITIUM SAPIENTE TIMOR DOMINI" (in English: "The Beginning of Wisdom is Fear of the Lord").

[3] Amnatos is the home village of Harikleia Daskalaki, a heroine of the Arkadi holocaust.