The main shopping went on by the commercial ports. Part of this area has gradually submerged under the sea level, as seen in our photos. There were also workshops scattered here and there in the same area, including a few olive-oil presses. To really imagine what that marketplace looked like, one must remember that, at some point, more than 30,000 people used to live on Delos! The actual shops were used to store goods, but the actual market activities took place in the open, exactly in the same way as in Cyclades today! During the hot summers, shade was provided by provisional awnings supported by wooden poles secured in holes still visible in the granite flagstones paving the pedestrian ways. Taking into consideration the strong winds prevailing here throughout summer, one can almost hear the flapping sound of all canvas shades streched out into the wind.