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Shops and museums in Greece - working hours

When you are planing a trip to Greece, surely you want to visit some museum or archaeological site. Shopping is also a part of every trip to Greece.

Before every trip to Greece, in order to make the best plan that besides resting is consisted of shopping also, take a look at non-working days in Greece and work hours of shops and shopping malls during the week and year.

**All the shops,

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Opening hours of shops and shopping centers in Thessaloniki and Greece

When traveling to Greece, many tourists also enjoy shopping in large shopping centers we write about in text HERE. Not knowing the opening hours of shopping centers and stores can surprise us and affect changes in plans.
 
Whether you’re planning a visit to the Cosmos shopping center, Jumbo department stores or a tour of the shops on Tsimiski or Egnatia Street, in this text you will find opening hours that will

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Prices in Greece

Although every year there is a discussion about the increasing prices in Greece, it always turns out that there are price differences from season to season, but there is no so much difference. .

This year, the Greek government asked the big supermarket chains to reduce or not increase the prices of basic foods. Most supermarkets have accepted this request and created a list of products with low prices.
On this link:

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Lidl supermarkets in Greece

Famous German supermarket chain Lidl has a large number of stores in Greece. Stores are open from Monday to Friday from 8-21h, on Saturdays from 8-20h.

Lidl in Neos Marmaras is closed in February 2022. If you like shopping at Lidl, you can still shop at Lidl in Nikiti.
Masutis is still there, and it is better supplied but a little more expensive. However, Greek markets are perfect for purchasing fresh fruits

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Shops and malls for shopping in Thessaloniki

Small resorts in Greece on Halkidiki, Thassos, and Lefkada are not the right places to buy clothes and shop in general. Shops in these resorts have mostly Chinese goods, but at higher prices than in Thessaloniki, and there are no branded stores or a large selection.
If you are by car, we do recommend Thessaloniki for shopping. If you have limited time, the best is to start from the center of

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Easter in Thessaloniki 2024 and stores operation hours

Every year there are more and more tourists who spend Easter holidays in Thessaloniki.

In Greece, there is an unwritten rule that Easter is spent on countryside and Christmas in the city. For Easter holidays the Thessalonians really go to the cottages or houses that their parents or they themselves own in the villages around Thessaloniki. Cottages are mostly on one of the fingers of Halkidiki. Many of our friends from

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The road to Greece via the Dojran border crossing

It often happens that large crowds form at border crossings to Greece during the summer season. There are no rules or a sure way to avoid the crowd, but a general piece of advice is to avoid traveling on weekends and before holidays. Typically, there are fewer crowds at night and at alternative border crossings. This last statement does not always hold true, as sometimes there are crowds even at

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Traditional villages in Sithonia

Whenever we visit a new region or island in Greece, we are in search of traditional villages.

Tourist places on the coast are tailored to tourists, while places inland are usually the soul of the region and the island.

Off-season, life unfolds precisely in those places. In Thassos, Teologos has more inhabitants during the winter than Potos, Panagia more than Golden Beach…

In Sithonia, Agios Nikolaos is completely insignificant to tourists because it

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