Learn Greek in Athens, Greece

Athens’ destiny sums up that of Greece as a whole. The birthplace of Western civilisation, to which it bequeathed the foundations of democracy, Athens exerted an immense fascination in the ancient world. Today, the Hellenic metropolis and capital of modern Greece for about a century has over four million inhabitants, almost a quarter of the entire Greek population, and easily rivals the largest cities of Mediterranean Europe: Madrid, Rome or Istanbul. Picture yourself, seated on a terrace of the Plaka, contemplating the Tower of Winds and savouring a cool glass of retsina, after having visited the beautiful Caryatids. The Temple of Zeus Olympios, the Church of Panagia Gorgoepikoos, the Theatre of Herodes Atticus, the Ancient Agora… Athens’ treasures are innumerable, even without including those housed in the famous National Archaeological museum of Athens. Athens is best discovered with patience and lends itself perfectly to long walks, from Mount Lycavittos to the National Gardens, a real oasis of greenery in the heart of the city. No doubt that from the heights of the Acropolis, the goddess Athena watches jealously over the city that she stole from her uncle, Poseidon, but Dionysus has his theatre here, so… make way for the parties! Hurry and get dressed at Kolonaki, meet your friends in a restaurant in Thisios to try a delicious psarotavérna and watch out because in Athens, the nights are long… Return to introduction...