8 Best Places to Shop in Attica and Delphi, Greece

Clearly, artists are behind the dazzling selection of gift items at Ostria. Beautifully displayed pieces include nautical objects like brass compasses and model ships, but also an array of toys, clocks, icons, and jewelry. There's also a huge selection of ceramics, some by owner Petros Skourtis. He and co-owner Katie Kapi, who is a painter, also invite customers to visit their nearby workshop, where they can even take a pottery course.

A traditional grocery shop on the waterfront that not only stocks all the essentials, most of them locally sourced, but also transports you back in time with its old-fashioned, romantic decor. It has been lovingly created by the family behind the Archontiko Art Hotel.

Typical of the high-end bits and bobs shops that you'll find in Arachova. This "concept store" is filled with everything from Molton Brown products to jewelry, to an array of ceramic evil eyes and rather gauche objets d'art.

The town's bottle shop has a decent mix of local wines, which the owner is happy to sift through and recommend according to your tastes; he also sells sweets.

A fine spot to pick up a few tastes of the area, with huge rounds of Mastello cheese, dangling smoked lountza (pork tenderloin) and shelves full of local jams and pastas tempting passersby.

The biggest ski school in Greece operates a couple of well-equipped ski shops, including one in the east end of Arachova's main street.

A curio's collection of unique wooden creations. Carved from live wood and tree trunks, most examples use the natural shape of the tree as a base for seats, hat stands, lamps, and all manner of bowls and objets d'art. You're bound to find something unique.

Founded in 2006 on Kiprou by a pair of twin brothers, Zerar and Teo, their signature "evil eye" runs across much of their designs, and they've since opened boutiques in a number of high-end hotels. Go where it all started.