Since 2005 Omilo welcomes every summer many students from all over the world on the island of Syros. Our students have three things in common: they love Greek culture, they want to learn the Greek language and they want to explore the “real Greece”. For that reason, we chose to organize our summer courses in Syros.
How To Use Greek Proverbs in Everyday Conversations? Proverbs are popular sayings that provide nuggets of wisdom. Every culture and language has a collection of those. They illustrate how people within this culture think and are often influenced by its history. The Greek word for ‘proverbs’ is ‘οι παροιμίες’. Οι παροιμίες είναι σύντομες εκφράσεις που […]
When visiting Greece, it is not just about eating delicious food in taverns and going to the beach, but many travelers, including Omilo students, also love to visit ancient Greek sites, attend Greek concerts, or theatre productions, while learning more about Greek culture and history. Well, here is the good news, by visiting the beautiful […]
What about learning Greek on Naxos island? Learning to speak Greek is usually more fun and easier when you are in Greece, and that is also the reason why the Omilo school started organizing Greek Language and Culture courses in Greece. Since 1997 we have welcomed participants in various locations, such as Athens, Nea Makri, […]
Easy Greek Stories podcast – Where in Greece there are still drachmas? If you are at an intermediate level in Greek, then boost your Greek listening skills with the Omilo Podcast. It also helps you learn common everyday Greek vocabulary and life situations in Greece. In this podcast you can listen to every story first […]
Celebrating Greek Easter on Corfu island is a bit different and more extravagant than in other locations in Greece. Easter is one of the most important holidays in the Greek Orthodox calendar, and it is celebrated with great joy and enthusiasm all over Greece. The island of Corfu, located in the Ionian Sea, is known […]
The Greek Netflix Series, Maestro in Blue, is the first Greek TV series to make it to Netflix and it’s been localised into several languages, which means you can watch it with subtitles for a little bit of help if you’re a beginner or intermediate student of Greek. From what we hear from our Omilo […]
Easy Greek Stories podcast – A Different Easter in Greece Boost your Greek listening skills with the Omilo Podcast. It also helps you learn common everyday Greek vocabulary and life situations in Greece. In this podcast you can listen to every story first at a slow reading pace, followed by the same story, narrated at […]
How Do Greeks Celebrate Easter? And what are the Greek Easter Traditions? Greek Orthodox Easter is probably the biggest celebration of the year for most Greeks, with a lot of special traditions and family gatherings. It is also one of the reasons Omilo organizes every year a Greek Easter course. For 26 years in a […]
The Greek author Nikos Themelis, is know for his Trilogy, but not only… If you are looking to learn more about Greek history of the 19th and 20th century in a way that does not remind you of school textbooks, we would recommend giving Themelis’ trilogy a try. The three novels describe the socio-political conditions […]
