Buying gold jewelry in Athens
Aug 6th, 2004, 11:24 AM
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we were ripped off by a place at the foot of the acropolis (thanks to a tour guide who marched us all in there!) and later found another place in the plaka by just walking in and having a discussion with the owner( i am hunting for the name and hopefully will find it)....but the very best gold prices we found were in delphi if you are going there....there was a $100 difference between identical necklaces from athens and delphi (bargained by the same person both places!)....and definitely bargin- they start our very high!
Aug 6th, 2004, 02:06 PM
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yclarke123, when in athens, go to Voukourestiou Street for the best jewelry shops in the city! If you have a map of the city, you will find this street at the left of the central square of Athens which is called Syntagma (Constitution) Sq. Hope I helped a little!
Aug 6th, 2004, 02:11 PM
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Behind Hotel Grande Bretagne where I stayed on my recent trip to Athens, there is a marvellous jewellers who have a fabulous selection of coloured diamonds, as well as other pieces - their windows were nearly as good as Graff's.
Aug 6th, 2004, 02:47 PM
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I agree the stores behind the Grande Bretagne are the best, but they are also the most expensive and not really the kind of place where you go in and bargain.
In Plaka, you can bargain freely, but I don't like the quality or style of the jewelry there as much, and most of the store owners creep me out. Matt Barrett in his www.athensguide.com heavily promotes one particular jewelry store where he has made friends with the owner, so you might want to check his recommendation.
In Plaka, you can bargain freely, but I don't like the quality or style of the jewelry there as much, and most of the store owners creep me out. Matt Barrett in his www.athensguide.com heavily promotes one particular jewelry store where he has made friends with the owner, so you might want to check his recommendation.
Aug 6th, 2004, 10:46 PM
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If you are a non-European union resident your are entitled for a full refund of the VAT when exporting the goods.
If you pay cash you should normally get a discount of 3 to 6%...!
An if you 'bargain' 3 to 5% more.
Never buy gold in tourist areas or places suggested by tour agents etc...
The most reliable places are:
Near Synatagma Voukourestiou :All of them specially Lalaounis,Zolotas,Kessaris, Anagnostopoulos,Vildiridis
In Kolonaki
erkos
In Kifissia :Kartaki (1 st floor of the main shopping center) and Gofas.
One more tip when in Athens near the Acropolis do not miss to visit the Lalaounis museum!!It is fabulous!
If you pay cash you should normally get a discount of 3 to 6%...!
An if you 'bargain' 3 to 5% more.
Never buy gold in tourist areas or places suggested by tour agents etc...
The most reliable places are:
Near Synatagma Voukourestiou :All of them specially Lalaounis,Zolotas,Kessaris, Anagnostopoulos,Vildiridis
In Kolonaki
erkosIn Kifissia :Kartaki (1 st floor of the main shopping center) and Gofas.
One more tip when in Athens near the Acropolis do not miss to visit the Lalaounis museum!!It is fabulous!
