Carnival in Greece is a big winter celebration, during which Greeks enjoy themselves, organize parties and eat a lot of meat! In 2024, the festivities will take place between February 25th and March 17th. Followed by “Kathara devtera” on March 18th. The aim of Carnival is to encourage all citizens, and visitors, to be a […]
Where to stay in North Athens? – Close to the Green Metro Line 1 Omilo students booking a Greek course in Athens stay all over the city and commute by public transport to Marousi (North Athens) where the Omilo Greek Language school is located. For directions to the Omilo, please click here
Greek Mythology combined with Halcyon days! You might wonder what this means, but as in every country and season, there are natural phenomena. A Greek winter can be cold and in the mountainous areas, it always snows. However, every year there are also some very warm days with a lot of sunshine. They are called […]
Athens Neighbourhood Guide, areas close to the Green Metro Line 1 Omilo students booking a Greek course in Athens stay all over the city and commute by public transport to Maroussi (North Athens) where the Omilo school is located. For directions to the Omilo school, please click here We very often get the question in […]
Let’s watch a Greek Movie; Christmas Tango! It looks like the ideal movie to watch around Christmas! Here we’re presenting you a Greek drama film, Christmas Tango (in Greek: Το Τανγκό των Χριστουγέννων), which was directed by Nikos Koutelidakis and based on a novel by Yannis Xanthoulis. It is a story about love, loss and […]
Did you have the chance to ever see a life concert with Machairitsas, before 2019? If so, you are lucky! Unfortunately, in 2019 the Greek music scene mourned the loss of one of the greatest performers and songwriters, Lavrentis Machairitsas. Now it is time to explore his life, his legacy and listen again to some […]
The Greek National Holiday of October 28th – or the OXI Day, is a public holiday or a “national anniversary” because this day reminds everybody of important historical event.
In May 2019 the Greek Easy Reader was published at Omilo, and since then proved to have made Greek language learners very happy! The ‘Λυδία: Ένα καλοκαίρι στην Ελλάδα!’ (Lydia: A summer in Greece!) is written for students at the Beginner levels in Greek.
Manos Eleftheriou , is a famous Greek author and songwriter. He wrote poems as well as short stories. Since he was born and raised on the island of Syros (1938-2018), the Omilo students often hear his name while attending a course on the island. Manos Eleftheriou loved Syros and edited books about his island, specifically […]
The Greek verb “to become bad” might not seem very useful, but you actually hear it a lot in Greek. This is, because this verb is used also in various expression. But let’s start to learn the verb and conjugate it. When you learn a language, you will soon understand that you need to learn […]
