Top 9 Greek Gift Items

1. Greek Wines to Buy Online

Choose from a big selection of wines from Greece. Owe someone a "special" gift? You can claim you brought the bottle home on your lap all the way from Greece - just because you knew they would enjoy it so. Some of my reliable favorites are Boutari wines and the dessert wine Mavrodaphne from Achaia Clauss.

2. Greek "Key" Design Jewelry

Select from a wide range of Greek "key" or "chi" designs produced by Kalopedis Jewelry in the Republic of Cyprus. Change price listings to reflect your currency; initial prices are in Cyprus Pounds.

3. Museum Gifts from Greece

The Hellenic Museum Shop is located in New York City, but provides a rich selection of museum gift shop items from Greece. High quality, good prices, and easy to order. My favorite? The turtle coin pendant from Aigina, part of the Benaki Museum collection, in sterling silver for $73 plus shipping.

4. Greek Flokati Rug

Expensive to ship from Greece, this U.S. alternative is one way of getting the famed original Greek "shag rug" home on your own floor. Other colors are available.

5. Personalized Greek Doormat

The Greeks are never "doormats" - but this is one way to decorate your doorway with a personalized doormat with the Greek meander design around the edges.

6. Greek Fishermen's Hats

Go Greek with these "classic" Greek fishermen's hats.

7. Haba Wooden Greek Columns

Add to wooden building block sets for that Greek temple look.

8. Large Greek Flag

Go for Greece all the way with this large, light Greek flag. It's 3' by 5' - big enough to make a big statement.

9. Greek Pattern Silver Plated Bread Plate

Serve up your bread in style on this beautiful silver-plated bread plate. But no pita please!