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Μελομακάρονα – Παραδοσιακά, Ελληνικά, Χριστουγεννιάτικα Γλυκά

Κατά τη διάρκεια του Δεκεμβρίου οι Έλληνες ανυπομονούν να αγοράσουν, να ψήσουν, να φάνε ή να κεράσουν τα παραδοσιακά χριστουγεννιάτικα γλυκά. Ένα από τα πιο χαρακτηριστικά χριστουγεννιάτικα γλυκά που μπορείτε να βρείτε σε κάθε φούρνο, ζαχαροπλαστείο ή σπίτι είναι τα μελομακάρονα.  Omilo Greek Language and Culture | Omilo.com · Greek Christmas Cookies – recipe – […]

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 […]

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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 […]

Walking in Athens, while discovering beautiful art

During one of the Omilo Intensive Greek Language and Culture courses in Athens, in 2015, the participants had Greek lessons in the morning and a 3 hour guided walk in Athens during the afternoon. We decided to start the guided walk from Psirri, in order to show some beautiful Street Art by day-light. When we reached […]

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Το νησί της Σύρου: ελληνικός πολιτισμός, ελληνική μουσική και μαθήματα ελληνικών!

Από το 2005 το Ομιλώ υποδέχεται κάθε καλοκαίρι πολλούς μαθητές από όλον τον κόσμο στο νησί της Σύρου. Οι μαθητές μας έχουν τρία κοινά πράγματα: αγαπάνε τον ελληνικό πολιτισμό, θέλουν να μάθουν ελληνικά και θέλουν να εξερευνήσουν την «πραγματική Ελλάδα». Για αυτόν τον λόγο, επιλέγουμε να μεταφέρουμε το σχολείο μας στην Σύρο κατά τους μήνες […]

The famous Rio-Antirrio Bridge

The Rio-Antirrio Bridge is one of te world’s longest multi-span cable-stayed bridge. It crosses the Gulf of Corinth near Patras, linking the town of Rio on the Peloponnese to Antirrio on mainland Greece. For students taking a course in Lefkada and travelling from Athens, they will need to cross this bridge.

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 […]

A stroll in Gazi area, Athens

What about a walk in the Athens «Gazi area»? Thiseio, Plaka, Psirri and Monastiraki are beautiful neighborhoods and maybe more known, since they are also the famous touristic areas. But Athens has more neighborhoods close to the city center, which are excellent for a walk and entertainment. One of them is «Gazi».