Athens is a paradise for shoppers. Finding the perfect souvenir or gift can be as fun as going to the Acropolis.
If you need help to decide what to bring home from Athens check the list below.
Sandals from Monastiraki
A great variety of leather sandals you can find in the area around Monastiraki metro station. Beatles and Jackie O bought sandals from Athens, you wouldn’t ?
Ouzo and wines
Ouzo is famous, hot and amazing for summer days. A sip of ouzo will always remind you the days you spent in Greece. It is also a great gift to bring back to your favorite ones.
Greece has also a great variety of wines. You can choose from a large range of taste, odor and cost among some great types like Aglianico, Pinot Noir, Tempranillo, Primitivo, Grenache or Sangiovese, reds or whites.
Gold Jewelry
Always a good thing to buy, appreciated by everyone, Greece is a good place to buy gold. You can find unique pieces with ancient Greek or Byzantine designs and style.
Hand painted Byzantine Icons
The actual hand painted religious art, painted by specialists of the kind is something very beautiful to give or to keep for yourself
A bouzouki or a baglama
Both are traditional musical instruments, very famous in Greece, is the base of our popular music. You can use them to decorate your house or if you are a music lover you can learn how to play with them.
Olives & cheeses
You can find them in the Central Market in Athinas Street, many variety’s, big olives from Agrinio, black olives from Amfissa, salty olives and vinegar taste olives, they are hard to find outside Greece and they are all so tasty.
Greece also producing delicious types of cheese, you can buy mizithra, kefalotyri, graviera from Naxo or Amphilochia, smoked cheese from Metsovo and of course the famous feta.
Traditional Hand Painted Pottery
Decorated with paintings of olive trees, flowers, traditional houses or landscapes you can find dishes, platters, plates, mugs, coffee and sugar bowls, cups and nut bowls all very beautiful and very useful.
Alabaster Statues
Take Acropolis, Zeus, Parthenon, caryatids, Hermes or Venus back with you, small replicas of the most famous monuments of Greece will always remind you of your trip.
Greek Ancient Vases
With representations of ancient gods, scenes from the life of ancient Athens, from events and ceremonies, in orange, black, red and ocher colors, an amazing variety in shapes and forms, you can choose between an Amphora, a classic black figure vase, a red figure base, a geometric vase, a kylix, a krater or an oinoche.
Bronze – Brass models
Small statues depicting warriors, armor, helmets, swords, athletes, and busts of famous ancient Greeks such as Pericles , Sophocles, Euripides, lovely items to give away or to keep for yourself.
A Greek Chess Set
If you're a fan of the game or if you want a special decorative object, this is ideal. Pawns are in the form of ancient gods or warriors or even athletes, all with the characteristic form of Greek statues.
A funny T Shirt
It may be a common gift or purchase but it's also classic, so choose a T- shirt in your favorite color and the right logo and keep it for yourself or use it as a gift to your friends.