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10 Great gifts from Greece

January 13, 2017December 4, 2012 by Athensguide

  Got a Grecophile in your life? Friends with a Philhellene? Just want a wonderful souvenir from Greece? Here’s 10 great ways to give ’em Greece from your holiday (and you don’t have to actually be in Greece to buy them). Gifts from Greece … Read More

Categories Absolutely everything, Featured, Travel tips Tags food, Gifts, Greece, Wine

Sample the flavors of Greece

February 6, 2017December 6, 2011 by Athensguide

As readers of this blog know, I love food, and it’s also one of my favorite things to bring back to friends and family when I’m returning to Chicago from Athens.  One of my favorite one stop shops for all … Read More

Categories Greek Gastronomy Tags food, Gifts

Marathon-Mania: New 2 euro coin issued for Greece

October 29, 2010October 25, 2010 by Athensguide

The Central Bank of Greece issued a new €2 euro commemorative coin -“2.500th anniversary of the Battle of Marathon” today. The coin commemorates the 2,500th anniversary of the Battle of Marathon. The center of the coin shows a composite of … Read More

Categories Beginners' Guide, Featured Tags Athens, Gifts, Greece, Shopping, Souvenirs, Travel

Offbeat souvenirs: What to buy in Athens

October 13, 2010October 13, 2010 by Athensguide

Guidebooks are full of ideas for what to buy in Athens. And a quick stroll down Adrianou Street in the historic center will confirm the guidebooks suggestions: Worry beads (koboloi), beautiful, but will you really carry them around after your … Read More

Categories Beginners' Guide, Featured Tags Athens, Gifts, Greece, Shopping, Souvenirs

Cheap art in Athens, a unique holiday sale

December 3, 2008 by Athensguide

Looking for a unique souvenirs from your trip to Athens? Do you cringe at walking through the streets of Plaka and the Flea Market, seeing store after store with the same hokey Acropolis pencil sharpeners and faux ceramic vessels?  How … Read More

Categories Beginners' Guide Tags Art, Christmas shopping, Galleries in Athens, Gifts, Souvenirs

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