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 περιέχουν συμπυκνωμένη τη λαϊκή σοφία ενός λαού. Κάθε […]
Do you also have a sweet tooth, and do you love Greek sweets and desserts? In Greece, you can find sweets in all sizes and pastry shops on every corner. Sweets you can buy all over the year, but also very popular during the month of December to give as a gift, when visiting friends […]
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! […]
How to say “I do” in Greek and other useful sentences with this verb? One of the most important verbs that you need to memorize when starting learning Greek is the verb “κάνω” = I do or I make It is an easy verb that we use in many everyday phrases. Below you will find […]
Τι κάνετε; ‘Oλα καλά; We hope you are fine, healthy, and safe, after nearly 2 “corona years”. But even in those difficult years, time flew… We also would like to wish you a nice month of November and a beautiful Autumn. Ελπίζουμε να είστε καλά, υγιείς και ασφαλείς μετά από σχεδόν 2 „χρόνια κορωνοϊού“. Ωστόσο, […]
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, […]
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.”
Which is the most important meal of the day? Of course, it‘s the breakfast 😉 Although most Greeks do not really eat a big Greek breakfast or any breakfast at all, slowly slowly things are changing. More and more hotels in Greece now understand the value of breakfast and more and more Greeks also start […]
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 […]
There are animals that survive on the planet for millions of years. One of these species is the sea turtle. Sea turtles live on earth for more than 100 million years. They spend their lives in the sea and they come ashore to lay their eggs on sandy beaches during the appropriate season. There are […]
