Zakinthos has an impressive variety of goods to offer shoppers, from top designer labels and exquisite jewelry to fine antiques and high quality leather goods.
Shops are open Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 9 am-3 pm and on Tuesday and Thursday 9 am-8 pm. Tourist shops are open 9 am-10 pm. 7 days the week.

Fine examples of folk art and crafts are displayed in shops all over the island: hand-woven textiles and embroideries with intricate designs, objects of all kinds carved out of olive wood, silver utensils and lovely jewelry.

Don't leave before tasting the famous Zakinthos "mandolato" or nougat; it's a real treat.
Other thing to buy from Zakinthos are Cologne, and local cheese.

Gift Ideas:

For your Dad
Bottle of Ouzo
Pack of cards depicting Greek Gods

For your Mum
A beautiful leather purse
Silver photo frame

For your Granny
A huge natural sponge
Natural Olive Oil soap

For your Grandad
A set of silver worry beads
Bottle of Metaxa

For your sister
Gold or silver bangles
Wind chimes

For your brother
A chess set
Panathanaikos football scarf!

for your boyfriend
A leather belt
Leather jacket (if you love him lots!)

For your girlfriend
Cold earrings
Leather handbag

For your Aunt
A Greek cookery book
A "brikki" (tiny saucepan used to make Greek coffee)
A packet of Greek coffee!

For your best friend
Designer T shirt
Leather flip-flops

For the kids
T shirts and shorts
Beach shoes

For yourself
Whatever takes your fancy!!

Duty Free

The following goods may be imported into Greece by visitors without incurring customs duty by:
(a) Residents of European countries with goods bought duty-free outside the EU:
800 cigarettes or 200 cigars or 400 cigarillos or 1kg of tobacco; 10l of alcoholic beverage or 90l of wine and 110l of beer; there is no limit for perfume.
(b) Residents of countries outside Europe with goods obtained duty-free outside the EU: 200 cigarettes or 50 cigars or 100 cigarillos or 250g of tobacco; 1l of alcoholic beverage over 22 per cent or 2l of alcohol beverages of 22 per cent or less and 2l of wine and liquers; 50g of perfume and 250ml of eau de cologne; gifts up to a value of ?175 per person.

Note : The tobacco and alcohol allowances listed above are not available to passengers under the age of 18.

Restricted items : It is forbidden to bring in plants with soil. One windsurfboard per person may be imported/exported duty-free, if registered in the passport on arrival. The export of antiquities is prohibited without the express permission of the Archaeological Service in Athens. Those who ignore this will be prosecuted.

Abolition of Duty-free Goods within the EU : On 30 June 1999, the sale of duty-free alcohol and tobacco at airports and at sea was abolished in all 15 EU member states. Although there are now no limits imposed on importing tobacco and alcohol products from one EU country to another, (with the exceptions of Denmark, Finland and Sweden, where limits are imposed), travellers should note that they may be required to prove at customs that the goods purchased are for personal use only.