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Gastronomy and Shopping
 Traditional Greek recipes in their Peloponnesian version make good use of
the olive oil, lemon juice and other natural ingredients, which are in
abundance in this region. For example, in the Peloponnese a refreshing Greek
salad will be extra oily and will have extra oregano seasoning, while
roasted, grilled or oven meat and fish, will normally acquire the beneficial
touch of fresh lemon taste. The vines, which are cultivated in a variety of
climates and terrains throughout the Peloponnese, turn out some of Greece's
finest wines. Most renown wine producing areas are Achaia, Arcadia and the
region of Nemea in Corinthia, which also produces the famous sultana raisins.
For shopping jewellery and antiques the best quality and variety can be
found in the cosmopolitan towns of Nafplion, Monemvasia and Gythion. In many
towns and villages, on the mountains of the interior, you'll come across
several fascinating shops of handcrafts and everyday life items, which were
on use on the Greek countryside just a couple of the decades ago. These
shops sell traditional farming tools, pots, lamps, guns, small items or
furniture, church ornaments, old stamps and coins, all legally exported.
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