Greek Author Vassilis Alexakis is searching for the “First Word”
Greek Author Vassilis Alexakis searches for “the First Word” humans ever spoke. What was the first word you learned in Greek? About the author V. Alexakis
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My Greek Language Journey
My Greek Language Journey, still ongoing ! When I decided to move to Greece with my Greek partner, now more than 25 years ago, I was looking forward to putting all my knowledge of Greek words and grammar into practice! My desire to speak Greek fluently and to be able to communicate with Greeks would […]
Greek movie: Ouzeri Tsitsanis
The Greek movie, Ouzeri Tsitsanis, was released in December 2015, and is based on the book by the same title, written by George Skarbadonis. The story takes place in Thessaloniki during the winter of 1942-’43. In spite of funding issues during the financial crisis in Greece, fortunately, the Greek cinema was still productive.
Author Petros Markaris and his book about Athens
Many students learning Greek love to read books written by Petros Markaris. He mostly uses daily language and his stories are related to contemporary Greece.
Greek speaking villages in Southern Italy
You can find several Greek speaking villages in Southern Italy, so not only in Greece! Read the story below, see a documentary and listen to a song in Grico dialect.
Greek choir in Stockholm, Orfeas
Greek choir in Stockholm, Orfeas, and the magic of Greek music! An Omilo student from Sweden, Gail Ricksecker, writes about her passion, Greek music and learning Greek.
Multilingualism: a documentary about languages in the EU and at Omilo!
Omilo was contacted by the Greek ERT TV-station, in March 2013, with the question to interview the owners of the Omilo-school (Maya and Dimitris Andreadis) about multilingualism.
Greek dances with Dora Stratou : A living museum
Greek dances can be found in many places in Greece, also at Omilo! But in Athens you find a special museum, a living museum dedicated to the Greek dance. What makes it special is that it is not just housed in a building. It is a living museum with dancers, lots of spectacle and a […]
The Athens Festival : June till September
The Athens Festivals are something all Athenians are looking forward to ! In summer, everybody gets into a great mood and tries to enjoy the nice things of life. The cultural life in Athens is just amazing: exhibitions, concerts, music bands, street dancing, theater performances, book fairs, nights of open air cinema, bike rides and […]
Lefkada and Scorpios; Ionian islands
Lefkada and Scorpios belong to the Ionian islands. Scorpios is a small island of 800 km2, very close to the east of Lefkada island, which was owned by the Onassis family till May 2013. While organizing the Greek course on the island of Lefkada, students regularly ask about Scorpios, its history and who has bought […]
