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 […]
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 […]
Do you also love cheese? When you visit another country, it is always part of the fun to also explore the local cuisine, or…trying the locally produced cheese. Often foreigners visiting Greece only have heard of or tasted the Greek “feta cheese”, but today Greece produces a wide variety of cheeses, all of excellent quality. […]
Greek Singer Yannis Charoulis is a known Greek singer, songwriter, and musician whose music brings together elements from entekhno (orchestral music with elements from folk songs and lyrics often based on the work of famous Greek poets), rock, and traditional Cretan music. Continue reading to learn more about his career and Greek music, and listen […]
If you are not able to travel to Greece at the moment but would like to get that feeling again, then why not reading some travel diaries? And even better…If you are at the advanced level in Greek, then you can also improve your Greek reading and listening skills at the same time. Below more […]
It is never cold in Greece! Is it a myth or the truth? What do you believe? Μύθος ή όχι; Κάνει κρύο στην Ελλάδα ή όχι;
The „Easy Greek Stories“ podcast – Episode 1 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 at a slow reading […]
Playing Tavli or Backgammon is a very popular Greek habit. Almost every Greek has enjoyed a sunny morning with cold coffee (preferably a frappe) and a round of “Portes” or a summer afternoon with a glass of ouzo accompanied by a “meze” and a round of “Plakoto”. Το τάβλι είναι μία ιδιαίτερα δημοφιλής συνήθεια […]
We selected 10 important Greek Proverbs for you, which are used very regularly in the Greek language. Every culture and language has a collection of wise sayings that gives advice about how to live your life. These are the so-called proverbs. In Greek, they are called: οι παροιμίες. Of course, when you start learning Greek, […]
