Lessons in language and life on the Greek island of Ikaria
By Anna Hestler January 31, 2013 At a mini-market on the Greek island of Ikaria, I study the labels on various items, trying to decipher their meaning. It’s been three days since I left my Greek husband back in New York and dove headfirst into a local language immersion course. I’m feeling a tad out of my depth. Read more in Read More
Cooking evenings
Participate in our cooking evenings, cook Ikarian dishes and eat like a local! Read More
Meet the locals
[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id="11" gal_title="visit artisans"] Let's meet some locals: Let's work for a while together with local farmers, let's visit wineries and taste their wine, let's visit beehives and talk with their beekeepers, and let's learn about herbs and essential oil production by local producers. After all, Ikaria is well known for its honey, it's wine, it’s herbs and its wild Read More
Excursions in Ikaria
Excursions to other areas of the island, sightseeing, archaeological sites and museums combined with swimming in the sea, or eating are also organized. In early spring or late autumn and winter we swim in the “thermal springs“, the springs that spring up hot water directly to the sea, and keep the sea water always warm! Read More
Traditional dance lessons
Traditional Greek dance lessons are given for an hour or two in the afternoon. In the lessons we teach the local dance (Ikariotiko); also dances that are danced in the traditional festivals (panigiri) of Ikaria. After the lessons you can try to dance in a local panigiri! The dance teacher is from Ikaria and also teaches traditional dances in local Read More
May 2018
Una bellissima esperienza in un posto magico. Due settimane di corso intensivo con Mihali a Ikaria valgono come un anno di lezioni private ma, in più, in una cornice straordinaria come quella di un paesino sperduto nella natura in un’isola dell’Egeo. Grazie, ευχαριστώ πολύ !Alberto (Trieste, Italy) Read More
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What can I say about my experience that nobody has already expressed? For me, when the time came to leave, I couldn’t remember what life was like anywhere else in the world. But that’s just it… in Ikaria, you are able to forget the world and focus on what it is that you came for… Each morning, I awoke to Read More
The guesthouse in Ikaria
Location and accommodation facilities of Ikarian Centre Read More
Free Greek literature course
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Pathways: Hiking Ikaria’s mountains with our map.
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There are places where one stays and places that stay in one
Send by María Teresa Montaño Martín - Find María Teresa Montaño Martín at social media http://www.facebook.com/mariateresa.montanomartin I attended classes in September 2017 and I really enjoyed the experience. I never thought that in just two weeks you could learn a lot, thanks to the great organization and the great professionalism of the teacher. It has been a great experience, both Read More
