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A wide variety of items, from throughout Greece,
can be purchased in the center of Athens to take back
home as souvenir. Specialties include handicrafts, gold and silver jewelry,
flokati rugs of fluffy sheep wool, pottery, onyx, marble, alabaster, leathergoods,
furs, art items, and local culinary delights. These items are available in the main shopping area downtown around Syntagma, Plaka and Monastiraki, the flea market. Your best bet to find souvenirs and jewelry is at Pandrossou pedestrian walkway. A myriad of small stalls carry everything from first-class junk to quality cooper, brass, antique jewelry, icons, paintings, rare books, coins and leather-goods. Monastiraki comes alive on Sundays from 08.00 to 13.00. Other interesting gift idea is museum copies of ancient Greek art, sold in many shops and at the National Archeological Museum. Greek food specialties found at mini markets near Syntagma square. Shopping hours are normally 09.00-15.00 Monday, Wednesday, Saturday and 09.00-13.30, 17.30-20.30 Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Sundays most shops are closed except those in tourist areas. Beyond normal shopping hours various kiosks around town are open for the sale of cigarettes, newspapers, magazines etc. Bakeries, florists and confectionery shops as well as some fast-food restaurants remain open most of the time. Boutiques in the majority of Athen's bigger international hotels stay open too for the sale of items such as jewelry and souvenirs. In addition the shops in tourist areas such as Plaka and Monastiraki remain open until late in the evening as well as all day Sunday. |
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