LoriS

Chocolate covered pistachios, greek wines, and religous icons.

hopscotch

Bring home the max of retsina and ouzo.

mact

Greek Goddess/God - Greek goodies - same thing

Hania

Knorre Avgolemono soup and sauce. Red or yellow saffron. Pottery and clay garden things.

DenverDice

I brought home jewelry, clothing, an evil eye keychain and other assorted stuff, but what I now cherish the most are the rocks I picked up from a beach in Hydra. Free and beautiful!

Also a lovely guiter, a sas, bought in Turkey.

You can get Greek food all over the US, I wouldn't bother with that. Imagine honey exploding in your luggage!

carolyn

I brought home gold earrings and a lovely woven tablecloth bought on the slope of the Acropolis that I was assured was hand made. I'm not sure, but it is very pretty, a natural cream color and fringed.

Couldn't bring any home, but I really liked the coffee frappes.

Syl

Olive oil soap & pumice stones.

chessi2

Just wondering where you can get the pumice stones, are they available on all islands or specific ones?

Carolina

Now bringing home a Greek God... there's an idea!
Carolena

ekscrunchy

Inexpensive, loose-fitting cotton clothing separates...in white. Sold everywhere.

Dreamer2

I'm just back and I found lovely silver "eggs" on Santorini. They are decorative, and come in various sizes, ranging from 2.5" to 5", and cost between 75 EU to 150 EU, depending on size and detail. I bought one for my husband decorated with religious icons, and one for my son representing Greek history and mythology. Especially since we were there for Easter, these are wonderful momentos. They did create quite a stir with security on the way home, however. They looked like hand grenades on the xray machine! I have them in my china cabinet and they look beautiful.

NGail

Thanks for the many good ideas.
Any other suggestions that aren't too breakable?
And BTW - is our sad little dollar making everything over there wildly expensive? (restaurants, too)

spartakos

Two things you should bring back:

1) A tan (hopefully the weather will be nice enough for a modest tan)

2) Pasteli made with pure honey and no preservatives. Don't know if they're readily available throughout Greece, but in the Peloponesse they're available everywhere.

Here's one brand:
http://pasteli.gr/

brotherleelove2004

Kitron from Naxos

NGail

Brotherleelove-
What's kitron?

veramarie

Here's my contribution to this old thread. Hand-made tablecloths, lace,needlepoint and embroidered pillow covers, etc., travel MUCH better than honey and booze. But needlework done by the nuns at Meteora, and crafts from all over Greece in shops in the Plaka in Athens.

brotherleelove2004

NGail-Google is your friend!