The Greek movie “Notias” (Greek for « southern wind ») , by Tassos Boulmetis, was released in 2016. A beautiful movie, filmed mostly in « Athens of the sixties » and for sure liked by our students learning Greek!
Greek Herbs And Spices are natural products, and have been used since Ancient times in Greece. The variety of herbs and spices in the Greek countryside gave the Ancient Greeks the ingredients to flavor their food, as well as the possibility to cure people. This reflected in the famous quote of Hippocrates (c. 460 – […]
Do you also love Greece? Wouldn’t it be nice if you could say a “Greek wish” to a Greek-speaking friend or acquaintance? Being able to say a typical wish would make you feel part of Greek society.
The advents calendar for Greek Easter, is made by Kiria Sarakosti! A calendar counting down 7 weeks until Easter. It is not easy to translate the Greek “Kiria Sarakosti”, but we propose to call her “Lady-Lent” in English! It is an old tradition in Greece and a way to count the weeks from Clean Monday […]
Cooking a Greek lentil soup, is popular in Greece. It is an easy, tasty and a rather fast dish. And also very healthy.
The Sygrou Park in Maroussi, North Athens, belongs definitely to one of the nicest parks in Athens. Let’s learn more about this park, which is at walking distance from the Omilo School, and extended over the suburbs of Maroussi and Kifissia,
Thessaloniki, or often called “Salonika”, is the second largest city in Greece, after Athens. As we have written already many times about Athens, it is now time to introduce you to some secrets of Thessaloniki!
People learning Greek, as a hobby, are really special, and you do not meet them every day! However, Omilo was founded in 1996 and has welcomed so many students from every corner in the world, all wanting to learn Greek. Over the years, we have heard the most amazing reasons why somebody wants to learn […]
What has changed in Athens? It is a question many visitors ask. In general, somebody that visited Athens before 2000, has seen a different Athens, than the Athens of Today. Julie Crain from the USA also wrote an article about it, following her experience. She improved her Greek at the Omilo school , while living […]
In Greece, many Christmas songs are sung; some are very known all over Greece, and some very specific for every region. However, there is also a song that is internationally known, but of course, in Greece, they sing it with Greek lyrics. Are you ready to learn how to sing « jingle bells » in Greek?
