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Maria Gonidou's handwoven scarves are beautiful and inspired by the city's long weaving tradition. She makes shawls, scarves, and ties as well as taking private commissions such as tablecloths and bed spreads.
Shopping in Nafplion is pleasant business, with a nice array of wares filling attractive shops tucked into old houses on shady lanes. Many shops sell clothing and decorative items geared to well-heeled Athenians who visit Nafplion for a day or weekend, while others specialize in some distinctly Greek goods.
Maria Gonidou's handwoven scarves are beautiful and inspired by the city's long weaving tradition. She makes shawls, scarves, and ties as well as taking private commissions such as tablecloths and bed spreads.
This family-run business has dispensed fine wines, ouzo, and other spirits since 1869 and offers tastings and a great deal of knowledge about local vineyards. Karonis also has a distillery on the outskirts of the Old Town.
A shop on the ground floor of this museum in an old home sells antique and new worry beads and attractive beaded key chains. The museum's exhibits of historic worry beads are fascinating and provide a little insight into the national male pastime of fiddling with a string of them.
Elegant handmade pieces are made on-site by Greek-Australian jeweler Peter Alexopoulos in this workshop-cum-store.
Ceramist Polytimi Biliona creates stylish lanterns, vases, and cups inspired by the Grecian sculptors of old—worthy souvenirs.