Reviews of Hellenic Language School Alexander the Great, Thessaloniki, Greece
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4.6
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Hellenic Language School Alexander the Great, Thessaloniki, Greece
Hellenic Language School Alexander the Great, Thessaloniki, Greece
Based on 47 reviews of former students of Hellenic Language School Alexander the Great
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Overall school rating by student age group
Students < 18 years (0 ratings)
Students 18-30 years (1 rating)
Students 31-49 years (9 ratings)
Students 50+ years (36 ratings)
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Individual Reviews
Hellenic Language School Alexander the Great
23. Sep. 2025
Birgit (61 years) 
Course: General Greek - 2 weeks
Course: General Greek - 2 weeksOverall rating
Value for money
Positive aspects of school
"The school is small and the lessons are therefore intensive."
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"Everything is within walking distance. That's nice."
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"Very pleasant."
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23. Sep. 2025
Kerstin (58 years) Course: General Greek - 1 week
Course: General Greek - 1 weekOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Ano Poli is easily accessible on foot, by metro and by bus. We were given a very warm welcome. The teachers are very nice. I really enjoyed the lessons and found them very informative. As I was the only complete beginner, I had one-to-one lessons. Christos is a likeable, competent, friendly and humorous teacher. He answered all my questions. The leisure activities on offer were very varied. For example, the visit to the Church of Agios Nikolaos Orphanos was very interesting and well worth seeing. The teaching materials are completely legitimate and help me a lot with consolidation and self-study. I would definitely recommend the school. Absolutely! I'll be back next year."
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"Thessaloniki is a very lively, exciting port city. The city has many sights to offer. One very beautiful place is Platia Aristotelous. The Archaeological Museum, the White Tower, Hagios Demetrios, the old town of Ano Poli."
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"Private lessons: very informative, understandable, structured."
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30. Jun. 2025
Jose Angel (61 years) 
Course: General Greek - 4 weeks
Course: General Greek - 4 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Personalized attention. The way teachers are involved in the student's evolution."
Negative aspects
"None."
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28. Apr. 2025
Katharina (60 years) Course: General Greek - 8 weeks
Course: General Greek - 8 weeksOverall rating
Value for money
Positive aspects of school
"The quality of the teaching. The ability of the teachers to recognise areas that needed improvement and to support me in the right places. I particularly liked the fact that a high linguistic standard was exemplified. I was encouraged to take on challenges and to go where it ‘hurts’.
The school is absolutely animal-friendly and I am very grateful that my dog Fips was able to accompany me and was looked after at school during afternoon lessons when I was at the museum."
Negative aspects
"The rooms were sometimes too small. It depends on how many students are there at the same time."
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"Organise your own excursions to Halkidiki"
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"I learnt more than I could have imagined and will definitely be back."
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"I was given very individualised attention and various learning forums were used."
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14. Apr. 2025
Mercedes (54 years) Course: 2 weeks
Course: 2 weeksOverall rating
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"Very good teachers who catered to the individual level and met each participant where they were at. Not only technically but also interpersonally top."
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"Superbly organised."
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29. Jan. 2025
Raimund (66 years) Course: General Greek - 2 weeks
Course: General Greek - 2 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Very individual approach to the language level of the students, very patient and extremely friendly, courteous and helpful. Top professional and didactic ..."
Negative aspects
"No weak points!"
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"Top grades!"
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"More than worth a visit."
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29. Oct. 2024
Martina (62 years) Course: General Greek - 8 weeks
Course: General Greek - 8 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Every level is catered for, teachers are calm and competent."
Negative aspects
"Everything ok."
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"It is a lively city with a lot of traffic."
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"I started from scratch and can now read and write, and speak a little."
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16. Sep. 2024
Klaus Course: General Greek - Compact Program - 2 weeks
Course: General Greek - Compact Program - 2 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"The school's programme was a success all round. The teachers were very committed and competent. I also enjoyed the leisure activities. The overall atmosphere was good."
Negative aspects
"The learning material was useful, but could have been better."
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"Great city. Even though I was there as a tourist myself, I thought it was good that the city itself wasn't overrun by tourists. Life in the city was shaped by the locals."
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"Very good."
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22. Jul. 2024
Ralf (63 years) Course: Individual Lessons - 1 week
Course: Individual Lessons - 1 weekOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"As I had individual lessons, I was able to communicate directly with Sofia. Unfortunately, the afternoon activity of the parallel group was cancelled."
Negative aspects
"Nothing"
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1. Jul. 2024
Patra (72 years) Course: General Greek - 4 weeks
Course: General Greek - 4 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"The teachers were all very friendly."
Negative aspects
"Having three different teachers in four weeks was not only favourable for me.
The course book is not suitable as a reference book for A1+2 students."
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"Top! Thessaloniki has a firm grip on my heart."
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10. Jun. 2024
María Asunción (65 years) Spain Course: General Greek - 1 week
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"There are only two teachers, one teaches in a small room and the other at the entrance. So it's not possible to organize students into their levels. In my class, there wasn't any organised work. We only spoke, about politics and history. We had a book, but in a week we only did 5 or 6 pages. The progress I made, I did on my own."
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4. Jun. 2024
Reimund (74 years) Course: General Greek - 4 weeks
Course: General Greek - 4 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"This is the assessment of the school in Thessaloniki:
Very professional,
Very competent,
Very good learning atmosphere.
Again and again."
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"Interesting city with international flair and appealing nightlife. No hustle and bustle and friendly people. I had my bike with me and was able to ride through the city without any problems, even in heavy traffic."
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"The teachers are very responsive to the needs of the individual students"
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27. May. 2024
Florence (73 years) 
Course: General Greek - 1 week
Course: General Greek - 1 weekOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"The teaching quality, knowledge and sense of humour of our teacher Christos. The fact that we were in a small group (3 other students), each more friendly than the last."
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4. Mar. 2024
Rusudan (36 years) Course: 1 week
Course: 1 weekOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"The teacher taught me the content according to my level, yet in a very structured way."
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"Good organisation, great teacher!"
City/place
"I did the online course."
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"I am very happy with the teacher!"
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12. Sep. 2023
Annette (67 years) Course: General Greek - Compact Program - 1 week
Course: General Greek - Compact Program - 1 weekOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"1. I had great chemistry with the teacher in private lessons! 2. the director of the school was nice."
Negative aspects
"Too little care by the management for the teaching equipment, which should have been available to the teacher: Board, marker, wiper, ...didn't fit together or were broken. For the fact that there were only 10 hours of lessons for me, there was too little on offer."
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"In comparison to the expense (flight and hotel costs) for 10 hours of private lessons, the hotel was too expensive at 75,-/night!"
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Hotel - 3 Stars (C)
4. Jul. 2023
Frank (61 years) Course: General Greek - 4 weeks
Course: General Greek - 4 weeksOverall rating
Value for money
Positive aspects of school
"The teachers, their competence, helpfulness and friendliness"
Negative aspects
"Only a few classmates on site during my stay."
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"Always worth a trip"
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22. Mar. 2023
Mercedes (52 years) Course: Bildungsurlaub Program - 2 weeks
Course: Bildungsurlaub Program - 2 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"The lessons and teachers were great."
Negative aspects
"The additional activities have not taken place enough."
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4. Nov. 2022
Michel (70 years) Course: General Greek - 4 weeks
Course: General Greek - 4 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"The warm welcome, the human and pedagogical qualities of our teacher, Christos, his method of progression which is not too rapid to consolidate the basics, the emphasis on oral expression and written homework to check whether you have understood correctly."
Negative aspects
"RAS"
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"The Castro is worth a visit with an exceptional panoramic view of the city and its surroundings: sea and mountains (especially Mount Olympus)."
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"City rich in history, lots to discover but quite dirty."
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28. Oct. 2021
Theresa (36 years) Course: General Greek - Compact Program - 2 weeks
Course: General Greek - Compact Program - 2 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Very good class with a dedicated teacher. It was fun and educational. Anastasia responded to all questions and adapted the level to the learners. Since nobody was on site with my level, private lessons and additional exercises were added so that everyone learns as much as possible."
Negative aspects
"Compared to other language schools, there are hardly any leisure activities on offer. The school is quite small and there is no separate room for doing homework, reading or similar."
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22. Aug. 2021
Manuela (43 years) United Kingdom Course: Individual Lessons - 1 week
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Positive aspects of school
"Teacher, location"
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Hotel - 4 Stars (B)
31. Aug. 2020
Guillaume (43 years) Egypt Course: Individual Lessons - 2 weeks
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Positive aspects of school
"Perfect."
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"Very nice city with friendly population, easy going and very good history."
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"Efficient and very friendly teacher."
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22. Oct. 2019
Leon (61 years) 
Course: General Greek - Compact Program - 2 weeks
Course: General Greek - Compact Program - 2 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"The teachers are very involved and knowledgeable."
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"Bring a laptop, so you can work out what you have learned in a structured way. You will receive information and follow-up information about this during the week and it is therefore nice if you can easily put that together. There is also a program to learn words: wozzol.nl. Works great and can be used for training. Another reason to bring a laptop: you feed this program the fastest from Excel."
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"I wouldn't book a transfer to and from the airport. That is more than twice as expensive as if you arrange taxi transport yourself. By bus and from the bus station in Thessaloniki by taxi is much cheaper."
City/place
"The city has stolen my heart. It is a very large and busy city, but I could live there as long as it is outside the center. I did not take advantage of the nightlife. I rarely or never do in NL. I felt safe there, but of course I have not been in the middle of the center at night or in probably also existing lesser neighborhoods. There were beggars (handicapped and elderly) and gypsies selling or begging. For a city of this size, there were extremely few. Public transport is cheap and frequent, but a taxi is only slightly more expensive, so that is my preference. You have to speak Greek, because drivers hardly speak anything. I did manage well and never once in the city felt that I was being dropped off. The museums in the city are worth a look, but important museums like the ethnographic are not open at the specified times. Unfortunately, the musical instrument museum is completely closed to the public. You can enjoy excellent food in Thessaloniki for a very reasonable price, somewhere between 6-20 euros including drinks. The shops are expensive. Buying clothes is not a good idea, the prices are excessively high. Supermarkets have a Dutch or higher price level."
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"I am very pleased with the teachers, but the location is very simple. Doesn't really look like a school, at least not in the perception I expected. More like a conference room. It's sufficient. I have not seen a library."
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31. Jul. 2019
Niki (51 years) Germany Course: General Greek - Compact Program - 2 weeks
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Positive aspects of school
"The teachers do great work."
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"As for Thessaloniki:
Besides seeing the white tower, a trip with one of the tourist "pirate boats" at night is very much recommended. There you get a nice view of Thessaloniki from the seaside."
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"Hellenic Language School is very nice located in Thessaloniki."
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11. Feb. 2019
Karin (31 years) Israel Course: General Greek - 1 week
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Positive aspects of school
"My teacher Elena. Thank you!"
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Hotel - 4 Stars (B)
5. Feb. 2019
Kristian (23 years) Course: General Greek - Compact Program - 4 weeks
Course: General Greek - Compact Program - 4 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"The great atmosphere with the people. You can always ask questions."
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"You should travel to Greece. And go to this school."
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"I want to go back there again, but in the summer."
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29. Oct. 2018
Rosemary (rosie) (67 years) United Kingdom Course: General Greek - Compact Program - 1 week
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Positive aspects of school
"Friendly teaching atmosphere. Small classes tailored to individual needs."
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"Can’t wait to return next year to continue my Greek studies."
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Hotel - 4 Stars (B)
29. Oct. 2018
Isabel (55 years) Belgium Course: General Greek - Compact Program - 2 weeks
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"The school was very flexible in accommodating my needs (private tuition) and promoted me so I met other students in the school."
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"My teacher had very good teaching skills and was really helpful and friendly. The lessons were very useful and a pleasure to attend. I learned a lot and became more fluent in Greek, which was my primary interest."
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30. Aug. 2018
Catherine (54 years) Course: General Greek - Compact Program - 2 weeks
Course: General Greek - Compact Program - 2 weeksOverall rating
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"Conviviality and availability of teachers. Very interesting courses on Greek culture and the history of Salonica and Greece. Interesting course support."
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11. Jul. 2018
David (32 years) Course: General Greek - Compact Program - 1 week
Course: General Greek - Compact Program - 1 weekOverall rating
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"Highly motivated teachers"
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19. Feb. 2018
Robert (64 years) Course: General Greek - Compact Program - 1 week
Course: General Greek - Compact Program - 1 weekOverall rating
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"The Greek grammar can be explained very well especially by the teacher Anousso. But overall, the lessons with Christos were very 'cozy' and conservative. That means the teacher talks 80 percent of the time, the students a maximum of 20 percent. When we asked him to encourage more speaking (we were only 2 students), he said that it was not yet possible in one week. The other participant (a Protestant pastor) and I had a good basic vocabulary. Apparently he had neither looked at the test nor at the few sentences one should write to oneself. Not a word was said about the test. - I know language schools in England and in France and have experienced wonderful, learning-intensive lessons there. - But the teaching in Thessaloniki is didactically stopped a long time ago. Unfortunately, the initial professional impression was deceptive. Humanly, the two teachers were okay and very nice. But there I can unfortunately not recommend anything. For information about my motivation: In addition to the 5 hours of lessons, I invested a total of another 5 hours of learning per day in the evening and early in the morning. - I was happy to skip the last day because the Thursday class was extremely boring."
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27. Feb. 2017
Elena (54 years) 
Course: General Greek - Compact Program - 2 weeks
Course: General Greek - Compact Program - 2 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Method of teaching"
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20. Jun. 2016
Marita (57 years) Finland Course: General Greek - 3-Month Course - 1 week
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"Very good teacher, Αnouso."
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23. Mar. 2015
Beate (59 years) Course: General Greek - Compact Program - 2 weeks
Course: General Greek - Compact Program - 2 weeksOverall rating
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"The teacher adapted the lessons with great sensitivity to the different levels and needs of the students."
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"The old town of Thessaloniki with the many ancient Byzantine churches."
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18. Sep. 2019
Juan (74 years) France Course: General Greek - 2 weeks
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"The weather was too hot to enjoy completely. My level was too low. However, the courses were excellent."
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28. Oct. 2025
Marlies Netherlands Course: General Greek - 1 week
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14. Jan. 2025
Marc Course: General Greek - 1 week
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29. Apr. 2024
Mercedes (53 years) Course: General Greek - 1 week
Course: General Greek - 1 weekOverall rating
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3. Jul. 2023
Bruno Mexico Course: 2 weeks
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15. Jun. 2022
Dietke (39 years) Course: General Greek - Compact Program - 1 week
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18. Oct. 2021
Ksenia Poland Course: General Greek - Compact Program - 2 weeks
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16. Aug. 2021
Wolfgang (54 years) Course: General Greek - Compact Program - 2 weeks
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1. Jul. 2021
Chantal Germany Course: Individual Lessons - 2 weeks
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23. Jun. 2019
Sabine (65 years) Germany Course: General Greek - 2 weeks
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Hotel - 3 Stars (C)
29. Oct. 2018
Mery (50 years) Course: General Greek - Compact Program - 1 week
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23. Oct. 2017
Eliane (63 years) Course: General Greek - Compact Program - 1 week
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29. Dec. 2016
Marianna (49 years) Course: General Greek - Compact Program - 2 weeks
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17. Oct. 2016
Ricordel (62 years) Course: General Greek - Compact Program - 1 week
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Hotel - 4 Stars (B)
