4 Best Shopping in The Sporades, Greece

Kilims, embroideries, jewelry, icons, and hundreds of antiques from around the world are available here, all set off by proprietor Charalambos Varsaki's impressive surrealistic paintings and prints. Also noteworthy is his collection of guns and swords dating to 1780–1820 and used in the Greek War of Independence.

Silver and gold pieces that are part of collections by noteworthy Greek designers celebrate jewelry-making with an artsy twist.

Kilims, bags, hand-painted T-shirts, ceramics, and jewelry are among the antique and new wares.

The workshop of Lefteris Avgoklouris and Emmanouela Toliou, carpenters with flair, is open to visitors. They will show off their chairs and other pieces and tell you about other master carpenters and craftspeople on the island who make original Skyrian furniture, famous around Greece for its intricate technique. They ship their distinctive pieces abroad.