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23 July - 20 August 2023
Thessaloniki - Greece |
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Sun
Jul 23 |
Arrival in Thessaloniki and registration at the
Grand Hotel Palace. |
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Mon
Jul 24 |
8.00-15.00 |
Modern Greek language examination
The examination will take place at the hotel. The
results will be posted on the ISS Bulletin Board in
the evening. Students are requested to note the
group in which they have been placed, their
instructor’s name and their classroom. |
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19.30-20.30 |
Inaugural Session of the International Summer School |
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Grand Hotel Palace |
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Tue
Jul
25 |
8.00-11.30 |
Modern Greek language courses |
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12.00-13.30 |
Courses in Greek history and culture |
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17.30-20.00 |
Sightseeing Tour of Thessaloniki.
Buses will leave the Grand Hotel Palace at 17.30 |
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Wed
Jul
26 |
8.00-11.30 |
Modern Greek language courses |
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12.00-13.30 |
Courses in Greek history and culture |
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Free evening |
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Thu
Jul
27 |
8.00-11.30 |
Modern Greek language courses |
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12.00-13.30 |
Courses in Greek history and culture |
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Free evening |
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Fri
Jul
28 |
8.00-11.30 |
Modern Greek language courses |
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12.00-13.30 |
Courses in Greek history and culture |
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16.30-20.00 |
Guided Tour of the Museum of Byzantine Culture.
Buses will leave the Grand Hotel Palace at 16.30 |
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Sat
Jul 29 |
8.00-11.30 |
Modern Greek language courses |
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12.00-13.30 |
Courses in Greek history and culture |
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Free evening |
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Sun
Jul
30 |
Excursion to Amphipolis, Philippi and Kavala
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Buses will leave the Grand Hotel Palace at 8.00 for
the archaeological sites of Amphipolis and Philippi.
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15.00: Departure for Kavala and a visit to the
Byzantine fortress in the old town.
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Those who prefer not to visit the fortress may
spend the whole afternoon at the
Rapsani
Beach.
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Mon
Jul
31 |
8.00-11.30 |
Modern Greek language courses |
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12.00-13.30 |
Courses in Greek history and culture
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18.30-20.00 |
“Mapping Contemporary Greek Queer Literature”
(In Greek)
Introduction by Prof.
Tassos A. Kaplanis
Grand Hotel Palace |
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Tue
Aug 1 |
8.00-11.30 |
Modern Greek language courses. |
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12.00-13.30 |
Courses in Greek history and culture
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Free evening |
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Wed
Aug
2 |
8.00-11.30 |
Modern Greek language courses |
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12.00-13.30 |
Courses in Greek history and culture
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20.00-22.00 |
A performance of traditional Greek dances by
Peraia Cultural and Ecological Association.
Grand Hotel Palace |
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Thu
Aug
3 |
8.00-11.30 |
Modern Greek language courses |
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12.00-13.30 |
Courses in Greek history and culture
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18.30-20.00 |
“Mount Athos”
(In English)
Introduced by Dimitrios Oikonomou,
Professor of Byzantine Studies
Grand Hotel Palace |
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Fri
Aug 4 |
8.00-11.30 |
Modern Greek language courses |
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12.00-13.30 |
Courses in Greek history and culture
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17.00-20.00 |
Greek folk-dancing lessons
Introduction by
Mrs Eleonora Koltsiaki
Grand Hotel Palace |
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Sat
Aug 5
1st Day |
Two-day Excursion to Western Macedonia
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7.00: Departure
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9.00:
Arrival
in Siatista
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12:30: Visit to Dispilio lake
settlement. Lunch
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14.30:
Arrival
in
Kastoria
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16.00-18.00: Guided Tour (Koumbelidiki,
Agios Nikolaos, Mavriotissa)
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20.00: Reception
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Sun
Aug 6
2nd
Day |
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7.00-07.45: Breakfast
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8.00: Departure
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9.30:
Visit to Agios Ahilleios
(Prespes)
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11.00:
Visit to Agios Germanos (Prespes)
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12.30: Departure
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15.00: Arrival
in
Edessa
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19.00: Arrival in Tessaloniki (Grand
Hotel Palace)
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Mon
Aug
7 |
8.00 -11.30 |
Modern Greek language courses |
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12.00-13.30 |
Courses in Greek history and culture
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Free
evening |
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Tue
Aug
8 |
8.00 -11.30 |
Modern Greek language courses |
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12.00-13.30 |
Courses in Greek history and culture
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17.00-19.00 |
Greek folk-dancing lessons
Introduction
by Mrs
Eleonora
Koltsiaki
Grand Hotel Palace |
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Wed
Aug
9 |
8.00-11.30
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Modern Greek language courses |
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12.00-13.30 |
Courses in Greek history and culture
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Free
evening |
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Thu
Aug 10 |
8.00-11.30
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Modern Greek language courses |
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12.00-13.30 |
Courses in Greek history and culture
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17.00-19.00 |
Greek folk-dancing lessons
Introduction by Mrs Eleonora Koltsiaki
Grand Hotel Palace |
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Fri
Aug
11 |
8.00-11.30
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Modern Greek language courses |
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12.00-13.30 |
Courses in Greek history and culture
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Free evening |
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Sat
Aug 12 |
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8.00-11.30
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Modern Greek language courses |
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Free evening |
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Sun
Aug 13 |
Excursion to Dion, Vergina (Aigai) and Pella
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Buses will leave the
Grand Hotel Palace
at 8.00 |
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Mon
Aug 14 |
8.00-11.30 |
Modern Greek language courses |
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12.00-13.30 |
Courses in Greek history and culture
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17.00 - 19.00 |
Greek folk-dancing
lessons
Introduction by Mrs Eleonora Koltsiaki
Grand Hotel Palace |
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Tue
Aug
15 |
Eve of the feast of Dormition of the
Virgin Mary. There will be no classes and no
extracurricular activities today |
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Wed
Aug 16 |
8.00-11.30 |
Modern Greek language courses |
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12.00-13.30 |
Courses in Greek history and culture |
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18.30-20.00 |
Shadow theatre show by Yannis Hatzis
“The Ghost of Saloniki” (In Greek)
Grand Hotel Palace |
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Thu
Aug
17 |
8.00-11.30
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Modern Greek language courses |
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12.00-13.30 |
Courses in Greek history and culture |
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Free evening |
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Fri
Aug 18 |
8.00-11.30 |
Greek language examination
Each group will take the examination in its own
classroom under the supervision of its
instructor. |
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12.00-13.30 |
Courses in Greek history and culture
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15.00-17.00 |
Examinations in Greek history and culture (Room
A,
“Kallipateira”) |
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Sat
Aug 19 |
8.00-11.30 |
Modern Greek language courses |
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20.00-24.00 |
Closing ceremony of the International Summer
School
2023
Awarding of certificates – Farewell dinner
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Sun
Aug 20 |
Departure of the participants in the
2023
ISS.
The Council and the Staff of the Institute for
Balkan Studies, as well as the Director and the
Teaching Staff of the
50th
International Summer School
wish you all “Have a good journey!” |
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