What to bring from Greece

Going to Elladu, each tourist thinks over to bring from Greece to make the memory then warmed up and put in the planned budget. It is unlikely that the fur coat is suitable for this desire, but it is precisely with it that many shopping in Greece is associated. What else will be taken to Russia and where our tourists are purchased - read below.

Outlets of Greece

Outlets are huge shopping centers in which there are practically a discount. Among the popular outlet eldlats can be noted:

• McArthurglen in Athens. This complex includes 110 stores, 2 restaurants (one of which offers dishes exclusively from Mediterranean cuisine) several cafes, 2 cinemas, children's playground. Here are the leading branded brands from all over Europe: Lacoste, TrussArdi, in circles of our own, hugo oscillate, savalli.
• Factory Outlet - 2 trading complexes located in the outskirts of Athens. To attract the attention of tourists, they can not only with a wide variety of goods, but also by the fact that only here in a wide range and large quantities presented products of the local manufacturer. Here you can buy clothes of Greek designers or buy unique handmade jewelry.
• Mega Outlet is the biggest outlet in thessaloniki and in Northern Greece, in particular. Its area - 17 thousand square meters, shops and fashionable boutiques More than 100. You can safely come here with a child, being calm for his non-sleeping time.

Hike in Greek stores - always a small holiday

Helpful information: Greek outlets work from 8:00 to 21:00 on weekdays and on Saturdays. However, in resort cities, in season from May to September, outlets function all week.

Greece supermarkets

Among the popular and relatively budget can be called supermarket chains: AB Vasilopoulos, Marinopoulos (in Athens), Masoutis. These trade giants not only themselves are manufacturers of certain types of goods, but also have their own "representative offices" in the form of shops in almost every town.

Attention! On Sundays, all Greece supermarkets are closed. On the other days they work from 8:00 to 21:00. In some resort cities, Greece, supermarkets work without days off and only from September they are moving to a staff mode of operation.

Duty Free in Greece

Purchase in Duty Free is always favorable in price, and the probability is practically reduced to zero. In Greece, the most interesting and rich in the choice are the Duty Free stores in the metropolitan airport (Hillnic Duty Freps) and on the islands, in particular, on Rhodes (at Diaja Airport) and Crete (at Heraklion Airport).

Duty Free at Santorini Airport is favorably features a large area and many different shops.

In the stores Duty Free, you can find a truly unique gift

Taks Free in Greece

Smart shopping in Greece can save up to 24% of the family budget, if you use Tax Free Shopping. In 2018, the minimum purchase amount for registration of the return of VAT from the cost of goods (in other words, Tax Free) in Greece is 50 €. It is important to consider that it is possible to count on a partial refund possible only if all the following conditions are observed:

• goods must be purchased in stores, on the windows of which there are special stickers confirming the participation of the store in the Shares of Tax Free;
• cigarettes, food and alcohol do not fall under the category of goods Tax Free;
• only by filling out the profile in the store and giving it on customs control, you can count on a partial refund;
• the goods purchased on the Shares of Tax Free at the time of inspection by the Customs Service should be with checks and are not unpacked.

"Fireplace" places of Greece

Most tourists from Russia go to Greece exclusively at the fur coat. It is important to know where, when and for how much to buy it.

Castoria

Castoria is often called the "fur capital" of Greece, because there are about 1,500 thousand factories and workshops, one way or another related to the production of fur coats. The largest store specializing in selling fur coats, Castorian is "Edika". Fur for every taste and wallet are presented here in a huge assortment. If you are lucky, you can get to show a new collection, or visit the exhibition hall, where the best models of the past season are presented.

Useful information: Addiction Address in Castoria, Rn Chloe, 52100, Tel.: +302467027771

Athens

The capital of Greece is traditionally famous for the luxurious shops and boutiques of leading brands of the world. It is estimated that each fifth girl takes off from here a fur product of local production. Among the best shops of fur coats in Athens can be noted: Takisfurs, Avantifurs.

Paralia Katerini

Once in Pieria Prefecture, it is impossible not to visit a small resort town. In addition to the golden beach and a plurality of interesting attractions in this town, there is a specific "Magnit" for tourists - about a hundred boutiques and fur shops. It was under the sale of a largest cosmetics and fur products given the main street of Parallia - Nikis.

Attention! You can learn the country-producer of this or that product in the first three digits of the barcode. So, the bar code on the Greek products begins with 520, on Russian - from 460 to 469.

The fur coat of his dream is that you can still bring from Greece

What and in which volume can be removed from Greece

In each country, there are a number of items of goods prohibited for export. Going to rest, it is worth learn that it is impossible to export from Greece:

• currency - no more than 10,000 € without a declaration;
• the objects of antiquity and everything that is found at the bottom of the sea is strictly prohibited;
• alcohol - there are no restrictions on the part of Greek customs on its export, only 3 liters will be allowed on the Russian customs, for the 4th and 5th - it will have to pay a fee of 10 € *;
• tobacco products - they can be exported in any volume, the main thing is to immediately import to Russia - here are the limitations: up to 200 pieces of cigarettes and up to 50 cigars;
• olive oil - no more than 5 liters;
• food and personal hygiene included in the list "For Personal Use" can be taken up to 10 kg;
• the fur coats are allowed to export 3 pieces per person from the settlement.

Import is allowed, but ...

A person who has at least once in the European Union, Greek customs control will seem "to pain acquaintances." Yes, and significant differences in the rules of import and export of goods are not traced. And yet, it is important to know what you can take with you to Greece and in which volume:

• medicines - they should not be narcotic and / or psychotropic. It is extremely important that the necessary medicines in the packaging and checks, a doctor, and a recipe for a doctor are also extremely important. Grabbing a medical card, the tourist will largely facilitate the passage of customs control;
• money - the principle of "how many do not take - everything is not enough" can sang the mood at the border, because you can take 50 € 1 per day and not more than 10,000 € without a declaration;
• food - no more than 10 kg;
• baby food - no more than 2 kg;
• alcohol is no more than 1 l;
• cigarettes are no more than 200 cigarettes, up to 50 cigars .

Good to know: EU citizens can bring with them twice as much alcohol and tobacco products.

Food from Greece

It is estimated that each 4 tourist who visited Greece is an experienced housewife that knows exactly what gifts should be for her girlfriends. The most common from those who bring young family women and housewives from Greece, the following products:

• olives (they are also olives) - tasted in a restaurant or even in the tavern stuffed olives, few of the self-taucker culinary will not want to repeat the houses of such a delicacy;
• olive oil - its quality depends on several factors, but it is easiest to determine the taste than an acid, the worse. It is worth seeing to brand Gaea, Lelia, Terra Creta, Agreso;
• honey - it is equally well to buy both private entrepreneurs and markets - the quality is no different. Pine, sage, heather, chestnut - which one choose each decides on the basis of its own preferences;
• cheese, oil - what a Greek dish costs without it. The shepherds of ancient Greece were made by Feta cheese from the purest goat milk. In some private cheese cars, Greece still holy Recipe for a real fette. The leading brands of the Greek Fethe are Olympus, Delta, Dodoni;
• sweets - their wide range will delight any child and impresses even an avid sweet tooth. Having tried on the first day of arrival onions and Pahlav (about 10 € * for 1 kg.), It will not be very easy to part with them.

Olive oil - one of the brands of Greece

Alcohol as a souvenir from Greece

Unusual, authentic alcoholic beverages - that's what the men are brought from Greece.

Historians have proven that the strengths of this world used wine not only as a relaxing drink, but also took wine baths. If you take a bath from the famous Greek "Metaxes", it will not be at high costs (the price of a liter is from 15 € *), then you must acquire as a gift.

The price per liter of anise Greek vodka (in local - "UZO") will vary from 8 to 12 € *. Grape vodka (in Greek - "Cracks") traditionally for 3 - 4 € * more expensive. The Greeks were the first to learn to make vodka from Honey - now she is called "Racommell".

A wild gift from Greece will be a bottle of mastic - Skinos Mastiha Spirit. This is a Greek liquor based on Pistacia Lentiscus tree and 30% alcohol. In different regions, the price of it will vary from 10 to 13 € *.

Souvenirs from Greece

Special comfortable atmosphere of Greek markets has to shop

All tourists without exception are carrying souvenirs from the Greek cities in which they visited. Someone is lucky as a souvenir cosmetic set, someone original shell is a memory of wonderful summer. What other souvenirs can be:

• urban growing on a tree - Of course, this is not a gift, but if you eat it yourself and ask local residents to process before bringing to your homeland, then something will be unusual in this;
• from the "cosmetic series" - bring olive soap "own" production. A cute gift of long-friendly acquaintance will be a set of volcanic pumice, towels and olive soap (about 4 €);
• spices - such a souvenir is better to buy in a double copy - for yourself and mom. Packets for every taste and color, steals, plastic jars ... In which tare will not meet these fragrant dried herbs;
• magnets are not even a souvenir, it is "proof of stay" in Greece. It is difficult to imagine that the Magnet with Manti Beauty Eldlas do not shine on the door of the refrigerator, whose happy owner returned from Greece;
• ceramics - the connoisseurs of the wonderful not bypass by any bench and the more shop where ceramic dishes are for sale, decorated with a unique Greek ornament;
• famous Greek sandals, capes, tunic, T-shirts and T-shirts where you can write your own name - all this can be easily purchased in any souvenir stall.

Council on the road! In order not to spend more superfluous on souvenirs, it is better to familiarize yourself with prices and goods on the Internet.

Not yet one century, Greece will be famous for its authentic goods, and it is unlikely that the state will be able to make competition in this.

* Prices listed in the article are valid for September 2018.