Souvenir Trade Show ‘Parousies’ Kicks Off in Athens

Popular Art – Technima – Parousies, one of the country’s leading tourism trade fairs featuring folk art and souvenirs, kicks off on January 7 through to January 11 at the Metropolitan Expo near the Athens International Airport.

Featuring everything from silver jewelry and leather wares to woven fabrics and wood-carved art, the annual Parousies show brings together over 800 exhibitors (manufacturers and importers) from the mainland and the islands, in efforts to strengthen bonds between wholesalers and retailers.

Trade show organizers Rota stress the importance of the exchange of views and ideas particularly ahead of the 2015 tourist season and at a time when Greece has reemerged as an international travel destination of choice.