If you want to buy spearfishing gear in Greece or Croatia rather than fly with it, you're in luck: both countries have well-stocked, knowledgeable dive shops where you can pick up a gun, wetsuit, weights and fins on arrival. Buying locally means no fragile gear in your hold luggage, no oversize fees, and advice from people who dive the exact water you're about to fish. This guide covers the trusted shops and how to decide.
It's the logistics-light alternative to flying with a speargun, and it fits into the wider plan in our travel spearfishing in the Mediterranean guide. Shop names and details below are accurate as of mid-2026 — always confirm opening hours and stock before you travel.
Buy Ahead or Buy on Arrival?
The core decision is simple. Buy ahead if you want a specific model, total certainty of fit, and time to practise before the trip. Buy on arrival if you're travelling light, want to avoid hold-luggage hassle, or value local knowledge over brand choice. Many travelling spearos split the difference: bring a mask and wetsuit that must fit perfectly, and buy the gun and weights locally.
What Local Mediterranean Shops Stock
A typical Med dive shop carries a couple of speargun brands (often Cressi, Salvimar, Mares or local makers), a range of wetsuits suited to the regional water temperature, weights and belts, fins, masks, knives and floats, plus consumables like bands, shafts and tips. You won't find every model online retailers list, but you'll find everything a beginner needs — and the staff can rig and tune a gun on the spot.
Buying Gear in Greece (Athens and Online)
Greece has a deep spearfishing culture and excellent shops. In Athens, MASTRO SUB is a long-established name (trading since 1980) with serious stock and expertise. SpearShop.gr carries a broad range from carbon and wooden guns to hybrid rollers, while Tsouros Marine stocks both sling and pneumatic guns from international brands. BlueGreen.gr is worth knowing if you want a handmade carbon speargun built in Greece, and DiveShop.gr is a reliable general retailer for guns and accessories. Several of these ship nationwide, so you can order ahead and collect.
A note on the islands
On smaller Greek islands, dedicated spearfishing shops are rarer — general fishing or marine shops will have basics, but for a real choice of guns, buy in Athens (or online for island delivery) before you island-hop.
Buying Gear in Croatia (Split and the Coast)
Croatia's Adriatic coast is well covered. In Split, Seriola Diving is a central, well-regarded store carrying spearfishing, apnea and scuba gear from many world brands. Divestore.hr is a full dive shop and service centre covering freediving and spearfishing. For something special, Croatian Island Spearguns (CIS) and Neocarbone both build high-quality guns in Croatia. Between them, the Split area and online ordering cover everything a visiting beginner needs.
Prices, Bands and What to Ask in Store
Local prices for entry guns are broadly in line with online (roughly €60–100 for a budget sling gun), and you save the shipping and the airport stress. When you're in the shop, ask the staff to set the band length for your strength, recommend a shaft diameter for the fish you'll target, and point you to legal, beginner-friendly spots. A good shop will happily do all three. For the full kit checklist, see our beginner gear kit list.
Renting vs Buying for a Short Trip
For a single short trip, some dive centres rent basic gear, which can be cheaper than buying if you won't dive again soon. But rental spearguns are often tired and the selection thin, so for a two-week trip where you'll dive most days, buying an inexpensive gun usually wins — you get better kit, and you keep it. Whatever you choose, make sure you're clear on the regulations, which we cover in our Croatia-versus-Greece destination guide.
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