The Town Of Nafplion And Its History | Omilo
The town of Nafplion is a beautiful Venetian town with ancient Greek roots and a lot of history. It is located in the Peloponnese, at 2 hours driving from Athens.
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Greek Grammar; Learn to say “I love … ” + Video | Omilo
How to say “I love …” in Greek and useful sentences One of those verbs you hear a lot in Greek songs, or you need when you fall in love with a Greek person, is the verb “αγαπάω” = I love It is a verb that we use in many everyday phrases. Below you will […]
Greek Chicken Soup With Rice And Lemon – Avgolemono
A nice, hot soup is something we probably like in many countries, during wintertime. Greece might be not known for its soups, but the traditional avgolemono chicken soup, made by all mothers, grandmothers and since recent years also by fathers and grandfathers, makes in the wintertime a great dish, and at the same time the […]
The Omilo Greek Diary | Dialogue About Teaching Greek To Foreigners
With the Omilo Greek Diary you can listen to the Dialogue About Teaching Greek To Foreigners Listen to Conversations and true stories in Greek, while learning a little bit of Omilo history! : ) With the extra Greek-English transcript and parallel text, which you can find under the video, you can also build your vocabulary […]
The Omilo Greek Diary | The first Greek course in Nea Makri, 1997, PART 2
With the Omilo Greek Diary you can listen to the Dialogue About Teaching the first Greek course in Nea Makri, 1997 Listen to Conversations and true stories in Greek, while learning a little bit of Omilo history! : ) With the extra Greek-English transcript and parallel text, which you can find under the video, you […]
Greek literature; The Stories Of Its ‘Power Couples’!
What about reading a Greek book, while learning about modern Greek, through stories of famous people? It’s easy to get caught up with the exciting and dramatic times of Ancient Greece, but the history of the Greek state and nation ever since the Greek Revolution in 1821 (*), can be equally fascinating – and stormy! […]
Greek listening exercise – Saffron
Listen to the Greek text, improve your listening skills, while learning more about Saffron. Saffron is a delicious spice coming from the Krokos (crocus) flower, is growing in Greece and known since ancient times! Saffron is being used in many different ways: for its flavor in the kitchen, for its color in cosmetics and paint, […]
Vamvakaris and Greek Rebetika Music
Greek Rembetika music is closely connected to the name of Markos Vamvakaris, whose great significance for this genre is also reflected in his nickname: “the patriarch of the rebetiko.”
The National Gallery In Athens
The National Gallery or Alexandros Soutzos Museum or Εθνική Πινακοθήκη (for Greek Text, see the button below) Do you enjoy art and would like to learn more about Greek art over history? Then the National Gallery in Athens is the place to be. The newly renovated museum reopened after an almost decade-long expansion and refurbishment on […]
The Electric Car of Syros Island
It may be that nowadays the electric car makes quite the impression and is funded by big industrial firms, but in Greece, it was already constructed for the first time 45 years ago! During the summer months, many Omilo students have the opportunity to admire the first Greek electric car, which was built in Syros […]
