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This tiny alcove manages to stock a fine selection of traditional wooden tavli (backgammon) boards. Prices from as low as €10.

This tasteful little shop sells a select choice of gifts, including highly individual, signed and numbered artworks by some of the country’s latest talents.

The humble origins of this natural-based, environmentally and animal-friendly cosmetics brand that is taking Europe and the United States by storm lie in this small homeopathic pharmacy. The full collection of haircare, suncare, face and body lotions is available here at very reasonable prices. Delight the senses with refreshing citrus body water spray, the sweetly spicy coriander shower gel or the orange blossom facial cleanser. Being a chemist, this shop is closed on Saturdays (as well as Monday and Wednesday afternoons, like many other shops).

Some of the world’s most glamorous gold creations are still to be found at Ilias Lalounis’ celebrated jewellery house.

Lambropoulos is one of the few department stores in this country of small shops and boutiques, with an impressive range of local and international goods.

Lena Katsanidou’s Kolonaki boutique and upstairs atelier sells highly desirable items including her signature line of bold, heavy-weight earrings fashioned in silver and bronze.

Greece is famous for its leather goods, and no one designs them better than talented young Lena Katsanidou. Her sought-after heavy hide belts, breathtaking (literally) corsets and directional bags all from the softest, quality skins are available from the designer’s funky Kolonaki boutique, along with her signature one-shoulder satin tops, inspirational jewellery and a whole host of one-off high-fashion garments.