What to buy when traveling to Greece, a brief introduction of Greek specialties

Handmade products in Greek mythology are one of the most worthwhile tourist souvenirs in Greece. Jeddanian Street in the old town of Praka is the gathering place of such handicraft shops. There are also many snack bars where you can eat and play.

Olive oil has a history of thousands of years in Mediterranean countries. It is known as "liquid gold", "queen of vegetable oil" and "Mediterranean nectar" in the west because of its excellent natural health care effect, beauty effect and ideal cooking use. Edible high-grade olive oil is a natural fruit oil juice extracted from fresh or mature olives by physical cold pressing process. It is the only woody plant oil in the world that is eaten by people in a natural state.

Unique style of gold and silver jewelry is a specialty of Athens, with a strong charm of Greek classicism, and some shapes are directly derived from the patterns on ancient Greek unearthed cultural relics. Most of these jewels are handmade by local craftsmen. There are many replicas of museums in the jewelry stores of Syntagma and Kolonaki, which are worth buying.

Greek sheepskin is famous, and leather is real. Leather bags, belts, shoes, sandals and leather clothes are simple and affordable, and they are a good choice. Hand-woven pure wool carpets and knitwear are cheaper than those in other European countries. The only drawback is that they are too heavy to carry.

Alcohol. The local characteristic wines in Greece include fennel spirits (ouzo), Cipro (tsipouro), rich Greek wines (retsina), musk wines, tsikoudia (a kind of spirits produced in Crete) and Metaxa. "

Greece * * * Republic of China (Greek: ε λ λ ν ι κ? Δημοκρατ? α), referred to as Greece (Greek: ε λ λ? δ α) is a harmonious country located in the southeast corner of Europe and the southern tip of Balkan Peninsula. It consists of more than 3,000 islands in the Peloponnesian Peninsula in the south of the peninsula and the Aegean Sea. Greece is a strategic place connecting Europe, Asia and Africa. It borders Albania, Macedonia and Bulgaria in the northwest and Turkey in the northeast. It is surrounded by Aegean Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Ionian Sea from east to west.

The history of Greece can be traced back to ancient Greek civilization and is regarded as the birthplace of western civilization. Minoan culture appeared in Crete from 3000 BC to 1 100 BC, and Mycenae culture appeared in Peloponnesus from 1600 BC to 1050 BC. The Kingdom of Greece was founded in 1832. 1974 was changed to * * * by referendum.

Greece is the birthplace of western philosophy, Olympic Games, western literature, history, politics, democratic system, principles of science and mathematics, and western drama.

Greece is a developed capitalist country, a member of the European Union and NATO, and the largest economy in the Balkans. Its shipping, tourism and remittance are the three pillars of foreign exchange income. Moreover, agriculture is developed, and the industries are mainly food processing and light industry.