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Athens has a wide variety of shops, and the main shopping areas are located in the downtown Plaka and Monastirika districts. The streets here are closed to motor vehicles, and the sidewalk is packed with pedestrians checking out shops of every kind you can imagine. In addition to the actual stores, you will come across many street merchants selling items such as scarves, belts, food, and souvenirs. Some well-known shopping streets with particular specializations include Ermou for shoes and clothes, Eolou for clothes, and Anagnostopoulou for designer fashion. Athenians take their shoes very seriously, and there is far more variety in footwear here than in most other cities. One interesting aspect of shopping here is that stores of one type are almost always clustered together. Rather than worrying about competition, merchants of similar items flock to one street. This is so that when people are looking for a particular item, they know where they can surely find it.
Athens has been a centre for craftsmanship since ancient times, and there are still a wide variety of beautiful handmade items for sale. You will find small craft and artisan shops selling jewellery, furs, leather products, ceramics and much more. Markets are also prevalent throughout the city, the most famous being the food markets. These are the best places to find good fresh fruits and vegetables and quality Athenian delicacies.
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