Ancient Instrument Learning: The Lyre of Apollo with World-renowned Lyricist, Lina Palera

Learn to play the ancient Lyre of Apollo with world-renowned lyricist Lina Palera. Get expert guidance from a talented musician with international performing and teaching experience.

Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Filippou 5 - // While you live, shine. - Seikilos Epitaph
    Experience the opportunity to hear and play the ancient Greek lyre, a musical instrument invented thousands of years ago! How will this be achieved?
    First, participants will explore the sound and aesthetics of a reconstructed ancient Greek lyre, learn about the music system of antiquity,…
What's Included
  • Ancient Greek lyre provided for each participant
  • Private access to the SEIKILO museum with included tickets
Additional Information

Lina Palera, your guide for this event, is a globally recognized song composer who has graced historical amphitheatres in Greece, museums, and international music events like MusikMesse in Germany with her performances. Beyond her remarkable musical prowess, Lina proves her skills as an outstanding educator with scholastic and instructional credits in…

Location
Seikilo
Vasileos Irakleiou
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Devyn_j
Sep 22, 2025
Learn the Lyre in 1 hr or less! - The experience/lesson was amazing! The instructor was very sweet and while the museum was small -- its filled with a bunch of historically accurate and handmade lyres and instrument. ALL OF WHICH YOU ARE ALLOWED TO PLAY! 10/10 would recommend to any music lover.
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Herve_s
Aug 13, 2025
Original informative and user-friendly - An original, friendly and cultural moment as mesmerizing as the sounds of this ancient lyre that you practice step by step on a dense and pleasant hour Thanks to the organizers and Lisa who kindly taught us
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Celine
Aug 11, 2025
Amazing experience! - I did the guided tour and ancient lyre workshop. This museum is perfect for travellers (and even locals) looking for something a bit off the beaten path! First off, they are easily reachable via online form, Whatsapp, and email, and are prompt with their reply. When we got there, Fotis was very knowledgeable and welcoming with our reservations, and Lina was an extremely talented and kind guide. (To be fair, how pleasant your visit it probably depends on what kind of people are with you on the tour/workshop, I've had a small group for both on a Monday morning.) All these factors make this such an intimate experience, and it's awe-inspiring as well watching these instruments, with thousands of years of history, come to life.
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Jazzazzaj
Jul 28, 2025
Incredible experience and absolutely experiential. - Learning the history of music in Ancient Greece is important, especially if you can touch and play the musical instruments of that time and create new music!
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Lana563
Jul 28, 2025
Amazing lyre workshop | No music background required! - We had an an amazing hour with a professional musician surrounded by wonderful reconstructed musical instruments in the heart of Thessaloniki. Passion, love into every detail, interactive approach totally adjusted in our questions. A unique experience to feel the sound of the ancient lyre and a highlight during our visit in Greece!
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Elizabeth_s
Jun 13, 2025
Great, informative, good change up - Really wonderful! Informative and a good change from seeing history, we got to participate! The map address was different to the actual location, make sure you put it in from the confirmation email
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Sherpa54730621438
Jun 12, 2025
Museum of the lyre - The staff were amazingly nice and very knowledgeable. The demonstrations were nice and we were able to try some of the instruments.
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B8121bydanielz
Feb 24, 2025
playong the Lyra - Amazing Workshop, beeing able to try and play replikas of Antichrist Lyras is a wunderful experience. We rallye had fun, thank you everyone!
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Mariakatik
Feb 6, 2025
Special experience - It was such a beautiful experience that made our trip to Thessaloniki special! Our teacher was very patient and kind and when he played the lyra the sound of the music was so dreamy-our baby fell asleep! Highly recommended!
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Joachim
Jan 23, 2025
Back in the past - Great workshop with sympathetic instructor. We played together on replicas of historical harps. The instruments sound very nice. This gives you an insight into the past.
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up to 6 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).