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Students rated schools in Athens overall:

4.4/5.0 (45 reviews)

Hellenic Language School Alexander the Great

Among the Top 20% most popular Greek schools in Greece in the last 12 months

Average student rating for this school was the best or in the top 20% among all schools in Greece

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Located in the center of Athens, in a student area, next to the Park of Pedion Areos, the Athens University of Economics and Business, the Victoria Square and the Exarchia Square, a lively... More

Quality of teaching:	4.7/5.0
Social activity and excursion program:	4.1/5.0

4.4/5.045 reviews

General Greek - Extended program(Greek Course 20 lessons per week)

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Total 2 weeks incl. taxesPrice breakdown

Special!	Offer!	710€	675€
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Athens: Athens is named after Athena, the goddess of wisdom, who according to legend, won the city after defeating Poseidon in a duel. Athens, a metropolis of four million people, has an appealing village-like quality which becomes evident in the cafés, tavernas, markets and the maze of streets around the Pláka. The city has the finest restaurants and the most varied nightlife in the country and remains a major European centre of culture, celebrated each year at the Athens Festival.

Key Facts about Athens

Population: 665,000

Elevation: 70 m. above sea level

Time zone: +12h. (GMT +2)

Region: Attica,

Currency: EUR (1 EUR = 1.1420 USD)

Name of city in Greek: Αθήνα

Athens quality of life rating:

4.4/5.0 (45 reviews by our former students)

Visa: Nationals from USA do not require a visa to study short term courses up to 90 days. Check visa requirements for nationals from other countries.

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Cost of Living:

* 100 = prices in New York

Student price index excluding rent:59* (41% cheaper than New York)
Student price index including rent:48* (53% cheaper than New York)

Price index food only:54* (46% cheaper than New York)
Big Mac price (Greece average):3.07 € (31% cheaper than in USA)

Mains electricity:

Residential voltage: 230 V
Frequency: 50 Hz

Arrival Airport

Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International (ATH) - 20 km. from Athens city center

Public transportation to city center:

Every 30 minutes, 10,00 €, 54 minutes.

Main stops: Doukissis Plakentias, Katehaki, Syntagma , Monastiraki, Omonia, Victoria

Every 15 minutes, 7,00 €, 70 minutes.

Main stops: Athens Airport, Panagitsa, Plampelokipon, Rigillis, Starting point – Constitution, Academy, Concord, University, Egypt

Taxi: 45 €, 30 minutes drive to city center of Athens

Direct international flights from:

United Kingdom: Birmingham, Edinburgh, London Gatwick, London Heathrow, London Stansted, Manchester
Ireland: Dublin
USA: New York John F. Kennedy, New York Newark, Philadelphia International
Canada: Toronto Pearson International

Weather in Athens

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Events in AthensBest time to take a language course in Athens

January

Apokries

Jan. 2019 - Feb. 2019Apokries is Greece's Carnival season, in the three weeks leading up to Lent, Greeks celebrate the end of winter and honour the ancient god Dionysos. The people of Athens dress up in costumes and enjoy the parties and festivities around the city.

June

Athens and Epidavros Festival

Jun. 2019Music, theatre, dance and cultural events. This annual summer festival hosts artists from around the globe and many of the performances take place in the ancient amphitheatres of Athens: the Epidaurus and the Herodeon.

November

Athens Classic Marathon

Nov. 2019The race begins in Marathon, the town from which ALL of these races get their name. It takes place every year in early November and commemorates the legend of the 5th century B.C. soldier, Pheidippides, who ran these 42 kms to announce the victory of the Greeks over the Persians.

What to do in Athens

Acropolis

Arch of Hadrian

Odeon of Herodes Atticus

Panathenaic Stadium

Mount Lycabettus

Areopagus

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