Beginning this summer, the Voio Greek Language & Cultural Summer Program will take place in co-operation with the Voio Municipality in Tsotili, Macedonia, Greece.
The program includes daily Greek language study, cultural dance instruction, local cooking/baking demonstrations and excursions to the traditional picturesque villages and towns as well as to the monasteries and historic landmarks of Voio.
In addition, there will be day trips to the world renowned archeological sites of Vergina and Pella as well as to the cities of Edessa, Florina, Grevena, Kastoria, Kozani, Naoussa, Siatista, Thessaloniki and Veria. In this way, participants will visit a large part of the Greek Province of Macedonia famous for its majestic mountains, calm and rough waters, lakes, waterfalls, nature trails and graphic landscape. There will also be a weekend excursion to the idyllic Ionian coast.
The Voio Greek Language & Cultural Summer journey begins in Greece’s 2nd largest City of Thessaloniki and runs for 3 full weeks from July 14 to August 4, 2019.
The program is currently open to people 18 years of age and older and is aimed for people of Greek descent as well as non-Greeks who would like to study the Greek language as well as discover the sites, landmarks, archeological museums and traditions of the North-Western area of Greece.
The program cost for this unique summer opportunity includes all Greek language and cultural classes, presentations, bus excursions, historical sites/museum tours, hotel accommodations, breakfast and lunch daily.
For all of the above, the cost is $1,000.00 in USD/person.
Participants are required to pay for their flight to and from Greece, travel costs to and from the pick-up/drop off location at the historic landmark of the White Tower in Thessaloniki, daily dinner & personal expenses.
For more information and to request an application form, all interested applicants are asked to contact voiosummer@gmail.com
Final date for submission is Sunday, May 12th, 2019. Accepted applicants will be informed by May 17th, 2019.
For further info, please contact Ms. Athena Tagidou at
+1.905.615.8062 or email at
voiosummer@gmail.com or visit the blog
voiosummer.blogspot.com