Athens
This fresh entry on the Kolonaki gallery scene, founded by art specialist Christina Androulidaki, has a stable of emerging and midcareer contemporary…
Must-see shopping in Greece
Syntagma & Plaka
Two designers share the space here. Matalou at Home creates an appealing range of affordable bags and accessories from leather, cotton and natural fibres,…
Acropolis Area
There's a relative dearth of local designers creating contemporary menswear in Athens, so it's nice to see George Soumpasis filling in the gap at this…
Iraklio
An Iraklio landmark since 1974, this little shop stocks an expertly curated selection of Cretan and Greek music, from old and rare recordings to the…
Athens
Ifestou is signed as the 'Athens flea market', but the street mostly has souvenir shops. The true flea feel is on Plateia Avyssinias and in nearby small…
Iraklio Province
This isn't your average souvenir shop. Local artists Katerina and Vasilis flip driftwood into rustic 3D wood art as well as clever hand-painted signage…
Thrace
If you're exploring Thrace by car, stop at this women's cooperative to stock up on organic local foodstuffs such as trachanas (the Thracian variety of…
Rethymno Province
Along the main tourist drag is this store selling organic beauty products made using ingredients grown in its nearby garden. There's an interesting…
Naxos
The know-how has been passed down to Penelope through at least four generations – one of two such families of weavers in Halki – and her fingers and feet…
Athens
If you're in the market for a very special set of that old-school Greek accessory, komboloï (worry beads), check this oh-so-elegant showroom. It stocks…
Naxos
Gun-metal amphorae with a twinkle of mica line the street by this ceramics shop on the main pedestrian drag. They are locally made, as are the beautiful…
Hania
Food and wine lovers are spoilt for choice at this excellent shop, which stocks more than 800 Greek wines as well as its own wines and liquors, along with…
Syntagma & Plaka
There are plenty of shops in Athens selling traditional Greek foods, but this one is notable for its scale and scope. 'Everything for the Mediterranean…
Acropolis Area
This branch of the ceramics, homewares and accessories boutique set up by former French lawyer Eleonore Trenado-Finetis stocks a traditional – but very…
Athens
With rowdy traders working against lovely neoclassical buildings, this is one of Athens' most atmospheric renditions of the laïki agora, the market that…
Tziblakis Local Products of Naxos
Hora (Naxos)
The pungent aromas will bowl you over as soon as you get through the door of this colourful wonderland, a family store dating from 1938. It’s where locals…
Ioannina
This third-generation handmade knife shop has kept up with the times nicely. You can pick up a beautifully crafted chef's knife, sturdy scissors, even an…
Kythira
Exquisite one-off pieces of bespoke jewellery are available in this boutique, overseen by the eponymous fish tank. It's not always open and hours vary,…
Hania Province
The Women’s Cooperative, on Gavalohori's main square, sells a few rare pieces of kapaneli (intricately worked silk lace) made by local women. You can…
Fira
A block north of the cable car, this gallery features colourful glasswork from the prioprietor, Mary, as well as silver jewellery, paintings and ceramics…
Preveza
Established in 1949 by a family from Lesvos, this distillery and shop has barely changed since. Its fan-cooled interior is a dreamworld of grey-and-white…
Athens
Honey, propolis and other bee-made stuff are the wonder ingredients in many of Apivita's natural beauty products. You can also try Greek herbal teas or…
Woodcarving by Lefteris & Emmanouela
Skyros
Just 1km south of Skyros Town, husband-and-wife team Lefteris Avgoklouris and Emmanouela Toliou create excellent Skyrian woodcarving, both traditional and…
Agios Nikolaos
Although unequivocally tourist geared, Pepi's little shop is crammed with Cretan-made quality souvenirs you're likely still to enjoy back home. Things to…
Lasithi Province
If you're into organic spices, herbs, teas, oils, dried fruit and other pantry stockers, you'll feel like a kid in a candy shop in this doll's-house-size…
Athens
Votsi is renowned for her big and bold designs using exquisite semiprecious stones. So sculptural is her work that she was selected to design the 2004…
Colours of Skopelos – Keramika
Skopelos
Long-time Skopelos resident Elizabeth McGhie crafts gorgeous hand-painted bowls, mugs and other ceramic tableware, all inspired the island's sky-blues,…
Fira
This small fashion boutique, run by designer Sophia Hatzigeorgiou, draws inspiration from Santorini's unique landscapes, colours and lifestyle. The…
Hydra Town
Youthful beach- and loungewear created by Greek designers fill this sparkling white shop just back from Amalour, on the way to the Bratsera Hotel. Prices…
Corfu Town
This standout shoe store, on the narrow lane that holds Corfu Town’s heaviest (and tackiest) concentration of souvenir shops, sells well-priced handmade…
Hania
This is one of the few places in Crete where you can buy genuine, hand-woven goods (note, though, that they're not antiques). Amiable Mihalis Manousakis…
Northeastern Aegean Islands
This wonderfully designed shop, packed with multisized jars, sells unusual homemade preserves – spoon sweets, made of all kinds of fruit and vegetables,…
Hora (Naxos)
Hidden in the maze of small streets behind the waterfront, this is a good spot to purchase jewellery made from the Eye of Naxos, the hard shell that…
Fira
This chic boutique in a white-cave shop on the steps down to the Old Port is a friendly family business. It offers colourful leather bags handmade in…
Thrace
Every Saturday at the base of Old Xanthi, a massive market converges, drawing a great cross-section of the city and surrounding villages. Vendors of giant…
Gazi, Keramikos & Metaxourgio
Press the buzzer to gain entry to this hip concrete warehouse-style art gallery that displays a variety of works over two levels. Every year they reinvent…
Fira
This gallery next to the Megaro Gyzi Cultural Centre at the northern end of town displays gorgeous pieces by some of the island's top artists. Expect…
Samos
A duo or – as they call it – an alloy of female artists, Alek Lindus and Maria Karavatou produce mesmerisingly beautiful, prehistoric-looking jewellery…
Maria Sanoudaki Ceramic Studio
Iraklio Province
The antidote to mass-produced souvenirs in Old Hersonisos, Maria's creative pottery designs, often in soothing Greek blues, are a beautiful local craft…
Rhodes Town
A breath of organic in the artificial tittle tattle of Sokratous, this shop features natural products from around Greece, including olive, almond and…
