# Natural Kalymnos Sea Sponge (bath size, ~12-14cm)

Genuine sea sponges from the island that invented the trade, at a third of US spa-shop prices.

Price: 12 EUR (Typical price for a medium honeycomb bath sponge at Kalymnos and Athens sponge shops — best knowledge)

Where to buy: Kalymnos harbor sponge shops, Monastiraki and Plaka stores in Athens, Rhodes old town

Price checked 2026-07-03

- Kalymnos is Greece's legendary sponge-diving island — buy honeycomb (melati) grade, denser and longest-lasting
- Real sponges are irregular and beige-brown; suspiciously uniform bright-yellow ones are bleached or synthetic
- Weightless in luggage — the perfect packable souvenir