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A wonderful sight in its own right, this huge old wrought-iron market hall is dedicated to fish and meat, especially row upon row of lamb carcasses,鈥
Must-see shopping in Athens
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Billing itself as Greece's first activist bookshop, the Free Thinking Zone specialises in books on LGBT issues, refugees, violence in society and so on鈥
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Meaning 'raft', Shedia is Greece's version of street-vendor magazines such as the Big Issue. Unsold copies are now being upcycled into an appealing range鈥
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A Greek-Spanish duo specialising in silkscreen designs inspired by classical motifs. Especially nice are their leather notebooks, wallets and more, where鈥
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This impeccable small store (two shops, one upstairs and one down around the corner) stocks super-cool gear, from fashion to housewares and gifts, all by鈥
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Eleftheria Domenikou is the young designer whose minimalistic, elegant yet comfortable clothes and accessories are stocked here. She cooperates with鈥
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Evripidou is Athens' traditional street for spices, a couple of highly aromatic blocks of Mediterranean herbs and imported seeds, barks and other wonders鈥
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Mastic (mastiha in Greek), the medicinal resin from rare trees only found on the island of Chios, is the key ingredient in everything in this store, from鈥
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This Monastiraki landmark opened in 1890 and has an excellent, sometimes museum-quality selection of Greek and European antiques and collectables,鈥
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Wedged between more-modern, generic shops on Ifestou, this shop is the place to buy the bouzouki of your dreams; handmade ones cost around 鈧180. It has鈥
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Charming store crammed with wooden toys, karagiozi (shadow puppets), ceramics, embroidery and other Greek folk art, as well as carved wooden furniture鈥
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Great travel bookshop with an extensive range of Greece maps and walking and activity guides.
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Occupying the beautifully restored 1882 Deligeorgis Mansion, designed by Ernst Ziller, this gallery made a splash on the local art scene when it opened in鈥
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Whether you want a moss-green fedora or a nontouristy Greek fisherman's cap, this shoebox of a shop will have it, along with many other felt hats in鈥
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Many pharmacies stock some of this popular line of natural beauty products, but you can get the full range at the company's original location, where it鈥
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This organisation collects excellent traditional craftwork and stocks its shop with ceramics, sculpture and handicrafts from around the country.
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Niko and Taso design the simple, elegant Athens- and Greece-inspired graphics that adorn the T-shirts, accessories and art prints sold in this tiny shop鈥
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An Athens classic, open since 1912, with classic designs 鈥 T-straps, ballet flats, elegant Oxfords (their only style for men) 鈥 all custom-fit just for鈥
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This charming jewellery store is a delight before you even enter: turn the handle on the window display and watch as gears and pulleys animate the scene鈥
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From a family of goldsmiths, Ioannidis merges Greek and other global folkloric elements into jewellery that is light, bohemian and sometimes even a little鈥
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This charming bookshop and gallery, run by Julia Tsiakiris and hidden at the back of cafe-bar Noel, is a wonderful find. Browse locally published books鈥
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This cute shop has a tightly curated collection of souvenirs and travel gear. Get your hand-stamped '蠁位伪谓苇蟻' (that鈥檚 'fl芒neur' spelled in Greek) notebooks鈥
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Pantelis Melissinos continues the sandalmaking tradition started by his grandfather in 1920 and made famous by his poet/cobbler father Stavros, who built鈥
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The sausages hanging from the ceiling may be plastic (thanks, health codes), but this deli near the central market is the real deal. It makes its own鈥
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This gallery, established in 1977 and occupying this grand old home since 1999, showcases prominent Greek artists and an impressive list of international鈥
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Set in an arcade with several other music shops, this treasure trove is run by the family of legendary Cretan composer Nikos Xylouris. They can guide you鈥
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Most Athens neighbourhoods have a weekly la茂ki agora, a street market for fruit, veg and household miscellany, and Kolonaki's is a good one. Leafy鈥
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The Pagani family selects all the unique decorative items, handmade jewellery, ceramics and art featured in their shop in Monastiraki鈥檚 buzzing shopping鈥
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In the winding streets of Plaka, the finest wines can be found in this small terracotta-hued building that鈥檚 a bit worn around the edges. It's a welcoming鈥
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An excellent selection of limited-edition prints and posters by leading Greek artists, including Yannis Tsarouchis, Dimitris Mytaras and Alekos Fassianos,鈥
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A scion of the legendary poet/sandalmaker Stavros Melissinos (along with brother Pantelis, who has a separate shop), Olgianna has a line of custom-fitted鈥
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One of the most creative and exciting Greek jewellers, Fanourakis designs delicate, quirky pieces: gold folded like pencil shavings, unicycle charms, pav茅鈥
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Artisan Errikos Aidinis' unique metal creations are made in his workshop at the back of this charming store, including small mirrors, candlesticks, lamps,鈥
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Stylish Graffito combines a few Greek homewares, fashion and other high-design items with mainly imported items 鈥 it all looks very chic and totally鈥
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Browse a full range of Greek indie comics, graphic novels and zines. Conveniently, there's another comics shop across the street too.
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The so-called 'Gypsy market' is not for everyone. The city's trash-pickers and junk dealers, plus sellers of vegetables, new clothes and bulk items, lay鈥
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This fresh entry on the Kolonaki gallery scene, founded by art specialist Christina Androulidaki, has a stable of emerging and midcareer contemporary鈥
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Two designers share the space here. Matalou at Home creates an appealing range of affordable bags and accessories from leather, cotton and natural fibres,鈥
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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鈥
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If you're in the market for a very special set of that old-school Greek accessory, kombolo茂 (worry beads), check this oh-so-elegant showroom. It stocks鈥
