With something for all tastes, be it a few tourist trinkets, top class hand made jewellery
or hand made barrels, shopping in Kefalonia is a delight and there is something for everyone.
Particular specialities
of Kefalonia are anything to do with olives including olive woodcarvings, olive oil and olive soaps,
Kumquat (a sweet traditional liqueur particular to the island), lace, embroidery and jewellery.Many of the souvenir shops have some lovely goods if you look closely.
With
a wide variety of pottery, jewellery and small sculptures based on ancient Greek classical design, you can pick up some very attractive
and unusual items at reasonable prices. Also if you like jewellery there are some really beautiful pieces available
although you may have to look.
All of the gold is 14 carat and above and is often sold by weight. There is also a good
selection of silver jewellery or silverware in attractive designs.
It is sometimes worth stopping in the villages too. Here you occasionally find a genuine
artist selling his or her wares by the side of the road. This is particularly the case with olive wood. Often you will
find unique pieces of work this way. There are also various larger leather, wood, ceramic and shops on the main roads
around Argostoli and Fiskardo town that are worth a quick stop.
