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,
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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 and working in Athens for some years.
We believe her view about Greece is inspiring, positive and very accurate. We are happy to share this article with you.
Do you like riding your bicycle? In the last 10 years, biking became steadily more popular in Athens and Greece. It is healthy, cheap and many times quicker than using public transport, to reach your destination! Even better, every year more biking roads are becoming part of the city and biking shops are popping up in every neighborhood of the capital.
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Athens today, is becoming very popular for short city trips. However, we personally believe that a stay of minimum 7 days is the best option, if you are interested to see more than the Acropolis, the Acropolis Museum, and surrounding streets.
Are you planning a trip to Athens or you would like to stay for some weeks, and you are looking for the best things to do and see in the Greek capital?
If so, then we, locals living in Athens, are happy to give our feedback.
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Of course, this is only a tip of the iceberg, so let this be a motivation for you to discover even more. Let’s get started!
Athens from above: 10 great rooftop bars that need to be added to your Athens visiting list!
You can find roofgardens every Athens neighborhood offering a spectacular view and special atmosphere. There are many buildings in Athens suitable to have a roof bar on top.
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Writing on the walls… When you walk around in the bigger cities of Greece, you will quickly notice brightly colored street art, political slogans or animated figures splattered across the walls of nearly every concrete building.
Greece gave rise to the word graffiti, the term coming as it does from the Greek root graphie (to write)
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Athens Spotlighted is a program that wants to promote the city of Athens in all its aspects: culture, food, shopping, nightlife, etc. The card is free and offers all visitors discounts to several museums, shops, restaurants etc.
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We have said it so many times to our students, Athens is great! Have a look at the New York Times video below!
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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 festivals for every taste.
They are also a great asset to those that can’t afford to go on holidays “out of Athens”.
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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 Sarri street, where you can explore beautiful pieces of art all over, we also passed from the small Sarri Gallery. And amazed we were…
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