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Ano Poli…and Rebetiko!

The north of Thessaloniki lies the Upper or Old Town, the only part of the city that survived the big fire of 1917. The Upper Town will make you feel as if time stood still. Υou will immediately be stricken by its unique style, so different from that of the rest of Thessaloniki that will travel you back to the city’s Byzantine or Ottoman past. Because of its location, it is where the city’s main fortress and other defensive structures, such as Eptapirgion or Trigonio Tower, were built during the Byzantine and the Ottoman period. A large part of the Byzantine Walls that surrounded Thessaloniki have been well preserved at this area, including the beauty of the city’s Acropolis. The old buildings, the narrow alleys, the small taverns with the traditional cuisine reflect the history of this area and its cultural identity. Rebetiko (or Rebetika) is the name of the Greek urban folk music that appeared in the late 19th century and the early 20th. It started from the big ports of Greek cities where the working class lived (Piraeus, Thessaloniki, Volos) and then moved to other urban centers. In 1922 the refugees from Asia Minor brought their own musical […]

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Registrations are open!

As autumn has arrived, we are getting ready for a new, creative year with many surprises. We can’t wait to share with you all of our new ideas, as language teaching is for us something more than just memorising rules and words. We are inviting you to a tour in the language and culture of our country. We enjoy teaching Greek, walking the streets of our country, learning its history, cooking and chatting with locals, as we come into contact with the Greek nature, art and entertainment. We discover together the language that is hidden in our songs, movies, tales and recipes. We come, therefore, out of the limits of the standard class and we learn Greek while traveling, hiking or while making a historic walk. Registrations are open!

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Visiting Rotonda…

Visiting Rotonda it’s not just another cultural activity. It’s a journey through the multicultural past of the city. It’s always a chance to teach Greek. It’s a cool and enjoyable stop when you drift into the city during the summer, as well. Rotunda, built in the early 4th century, is an ancient impressive roman monument inscribed in the World Heritage List of Unesco. The exact reason why it was built is not known to us today. Maybe it was first constructed as a mausoleum for the Emperor Galerius, who had his seat at Thessaloniki at the end of the 3rd century and the beginning of the 4th, or as a temple dedicated to the gods. It was part of the impressive building complex which included the Galerius Palace (Navarinou Square), the Hippodrome, the Arch of Galerius (Kamara) and other buildings in Thessaloniki. In the end of the 4th century, the Emperor Theodosius the Great (379-395), was baptised as Christian in Thessaloniki and converted this monument into a Christian church. During the Ottoman period, it was turned into a mosque and the minaret, which stands in front of it, was built in 1591. The name Rotunda prevailed due to the cylindrical […]

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