Greece

Worry beads. These are everywhere though there's a dedicated store in Kolonaki, Athens, with a huge selection of antique amber, silver, and bone versions.

Tin kitchenware. Find these items in the many little artisans' shops in the Psyrri district of Athens.

Embroidered linen and cotton pillow cases, tablecloths, and curtains. The National Welfare Arts and Crafts Organisation (tel. +30 210 325 0524) in Athens is the best source. Also worth seeking out is the Women's Agro-touristic Cooperative on Chios island.

Ceramics. The Cycladic island of Sifnos is famous for ceramics. There are several good stores/workshops in the island capital Apollonia. There's also great pottery on the island of Paros called Studio Yria near Marathi town (tel. +30 228 402 9007), where marble carvers also work and sell their wares.

Handmade leather sandals. Monastiraki flea market in Athens is awash with stores selling all kinds of sandals, some made right on the premises. Stavros Melissinos, the self-styled poet-sandalmaker who sold sandals to the Beatles, is as legendary for his bad verse as his cobbling skills.