Accademia Europea di Firenze (AEF) is an Italian language, culture, art and music school situated right in the heart of historic Florence in the Tuscany region of Italy. AEF offers a variety of Italian language courses for beginner, intermediate and advanced students, allowing you to choose the one that best suits your needs.

A range of standard Italian courses are available depending on how many hours per week you wish to study. You can also take intensive Italian courses, Italian for Business & Commerce, exam preparation courses for the CILS, CELI, DELI and DALI exams, private Italian lessons or combine group classes with one-on-one tuition. Our music, art and culture courses can be taken on their own or combined with Italian courses.

At AEF, our main objective is to offer high quality courses in every subject we teach, through fully qualified and highly trained instructors. The teachers at AEF are highly qualified professionals with plenty of teaching experience enabling you to make the most of your studies in Florence. For full Italian immersion, homestay accommodation with local host families is available.

- Standard Italian courses (10, 12, 16 or 20 hours of Italian lessons per week)
- Intensive Italian course
- Private Italian lessons
- Combined Italian course (Group classes + individual tuition)
- Yearly Italian program
- CILS, CELI, DELI and DALI exam preparation
- Business Italian
- Italian for Tourism
- Italian for Business & Commerce
- Art courses
- Music courses
- Italian cooking classes
- Italian culture courses
- Homestay program with an Italian host family

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2. Centro Mediterraneo Pintadera, Sardinia

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Located in Alghero on the North West coast of Sardinia, the Centro Mediterraneo Pintadera offers Italian language and culture courses all year round. From the very beginning, we take language out of the classroom and onto the streets of Alghero. We also offer a special Vacationer's Course - AllegraMente is for visitors here only a short time and its purpose is to teach basic notions of Italian, to ease communications with locals, in restaurants, bars and shops, to gain more insight as to the way of life in Alghero, and just generally for a more enjoyable holiday.

Our Italian language courses are small in size, max. 8 persons and we offer a welcoming, relaxing atmosphere, perfect for the learning of Italian and familiarising with this country's culture. Italian cooking sessions, culture courses, summer courses for children as well as a special vacationer's course called AllegraMente.

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Italian Cooking Classes

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3. Scuola Toscana, Florence

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Scuola Toscana is an Italian language school located in the historical centre of Florence in the Tuscany region of Italy (approximately 3 hours north of Rome).

Recognised by the Italian Ministry of Education, we provide a wide range of Italian language courses including intensive communication, university preparation, business, culture, art history and many more.

There are 6 levels from absolute beginners to advanced allowing you to reach the various levels of the European Language Portfolio.

Our Italian language courses open the doors for our students from all over the world, in order to get to know each other and their different cultures.

In the past 15 years, more than 8,000 students have discovered the Italian culture at our Italian language school.

Our classes consist of small groups, but we also cater for individuals offering private tuition courses. We organise extra-curricular activities in Italian language: visits of history of art, seminars, video evenings, excursions and more.

Student Testimonial:
Scuola Toscana me taught me Italian grammar in the morning, found me a place to stay, and showed me where they have the best breakfasts and lunches at a fraction of the cost anywhere else in Florence..... The teachers are so nice and helpful, they're also experts on local history! You're in the best of hands with Scuola Toscana!
- Dawn

Italian Language Courses - Beginner to Advanced levels:

- General Italian courses
- Intensive Italian courses
- Private Italian classes
- Homestay Program (with a local Italian family)
- Italian University Preparation
- Family Holiday Italian courses (children & adults)
- Italian for Business
- Italian for Tourism
- Internship program (work experience placements)
- Italian Culture courses
- Italian Art History courses
- Italian Language + Jewellery courses
- Italian + Fashion & Design
- Italian + Music & Opera
- Italian + Wine & Cooking

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4. Scuola Romit, Rome

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Conveniently located close to the centre of Rome, Italy, Scuola Romit provides a wide range of beginner to advanced level Italian language and culture courses throughout the year to students from around the world. Participants can choose to improve their Italian, learn more about Italian culture and art, prepare for exams, have fun, and experience new and exciting Italian adventures.

We provide General, Intensive and Extensive group classes, as well as one-on-one / private lessons and exam preparation courses. Students can also avail of our comprehensive culture-based classes such as Italian Art and History courses.

In our courses, the student is considered the protagonist of the language acquisition process. For this reason, we set a maximum of 8 students in each group class. This ensures that our qualified teachers can follow every single student closely. They always highlight the students' learning style and encourage them to make progress, step by step.

Beginner to Advanced Level Italian Language & Culture Classes for Adults:

- General Italian Group Classes (max 8 per class)
- Intensive Italian Lessons
- Extensive Italian (minimum 1 month)
- One-to-one / Private Italian Lessons
- Exam Preparation Courses (Cils, Plida e Celi)
- Traveller's Italian Language Course
- History of Italian Art Class
- Italian History Course

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5. Piccola Università Italiana, Southern Italy

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The Piccola Università Italiana, offers professional organized Italian language courses recognized by the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research. The Italian language school is situated in the picturesque, medieval Tropea, directly on the Mediterranean Sea in southern Italy. The ideal place to combine studies and holidays! Tropea is a charming medieval town of 7000 inhabitants not far from Capo Vaticano, and is situated at the neck of the "Boot" at the same latitude as the famous Eolean islands. Italians refer to it affectionately as the "Pearl of Calabria".

Italian language courses given to small groups of 4-6 students. Special courses for the hotel and tourism industry, individual crash courses in business Italian, Italian for fashion and style can be organized as well.

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6. The Italian School

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The Italian School of Casale is a language school in Casale Monferrato, a town in the Piedmont region of north-west Italy, part of the province of Alessandria. The school is part of The English School of Casale. You will learn Italian in a beautiful 16th century renaissance palace, located within the perimeter of the city centre near the biggest park of the city. It has a friendly atmosphere and enjoys many facilities such as a "coffee corner", a video-library, a library, a language laboratory where you can spend extra time practicing the language. Casale Monferrato is located less than an hour from Turin, Milan and Genoa.

We specialize in suggestopedia, an effective way to learn a language. Endorsed by UNESCO “There is consensus that suggestopedia is a generally superior teaching method for many subjects and for many types of students, compared with traditional methods.” You will learn in half the time and retain more.

- General Italian Courses

- Group Italian Courses

- Individual Italian Courses
* 1 to 1 Italian Course
* Tandem Italian Course

- Homestay Program with a Local Family

- Teenagers' Italian Courses

- Special Italian Courses
* Business Italian Courses
* Teachers Refresher Courses
* Italian for Musicians / Wine- Lovers

- Pronto Italiano Course
*Learn Italian from your home, no travelling, only your Italian lesson with Skype.

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7. EST OVEST SRL, Rome

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The Est Ovest School is an Italian language school conveniently situated in via Nazionale, one of the most central and prestigious streets in Rome. We offer Italian courses year-round to students from all over the world. We teach students at all levels - from total beginner to advanced.

All the teachers are Italian native speakers, with a University degree and a long experience in teaching the Italian as a foreign language. We guarantee small class sizes, with a maximum of just 6 students. This means that everyone has the opportunity to always talk directly to the teacher and get the individual attention they need. We merge all the advantages of individual learning with the liveliness and vivacity of learning in a small group!

Our common aim is very clear: to learn the spoken modern and living Italian language in the shortest time, without boredom and without unnecessary delays. One hour of an academic lesson consists of 60 minutes, registration fee and taxes are included in the price and students don't have to pay extra for books. Accommodation can also be provided if required and is free of charge!

- Intensive Italian courses offered year-round. Standard duration is 2 weeks but there are special offers for students who wish to attend for a longer time.

- Extensive Italian courses offered year-round to students living in Rome who want to learn Italian gradually. Classes are held 2 or 3 times per week for a total of 60 hours of attendance.

- Private Italian lessons

- Combined Italian course (group classes + private lessons)

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8. Istituto Michelangelo, Florence

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The Istituto Michelangelo is a school of Italian language for foreigners / international students conveniently located in Florence in Tuscany, Northern Italy. The school is open all year round and Italian language courses are offered on six levels, according to the student's knowledge of Italian. Besides these, the school also offers history of art, applied art courses, Italian culture courses, Italian cooking courses, as well as organising free-time activities, such as city visits and out-of-town excursions. Accommodation is offered in families, flats and studios.

Visits to museums, participation in concerts, excursions in Tuscany and to other art towns in Italy, showings of films, towns of cultural and artistic interest conferences about Italian culture, dinners in restaurants, meetings with Italian students, visits to markets, and evening entertainment are organised by the school staff, who, besides teaching, give special attention to student ‘get-togethers’.

- Intensive Italian language courses, six levels, from beginner to diploma
- Specialisation course in Italian language
- Italian course for business
- Italian course for the tourist industry
- Italian history of art course
- Italian cooking course
- Painting and Drawing course
- Fresco course
- Sculpture and ceramics course
- Mosaic course
- Digital and analog photography course

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9. inlingua Alghero - Learn Italian in Sardinia

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inlingua Alghero is a school in Alghero, northwest of Sardinia, specializing in Italian language and culture. Our wide range of courses is tailor-made to your needs and guarantees the ideal balance between the rigors of study, flexibility of schedule and the relaxation of a holiday.

As you learn, you will be welcomed and helped along by a friendly and knowledgeable staff and will benefit from effective inlingua lessons that get you speaking Italian immediately without lots of long and pointless grammatical explanations.

Italian Holiday Courses; Combined Italian Courses; Italian Crash Course; Private Italian Lessons.

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10. Scuola Portofino - Language School in Florence

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Scuola Portofino is an Italian language school that offers beginner to advanced level Italian language courses in the historic center of Florence.

Taught by experienced Italian tutors, the Italian language courses offered by Scuola Portofino are for small groups of students, and care for the needs of each student, granting a fast and efficient learning.

Italian Language Courses
- Beginner to advanced levels

- Italian Standard Course (15 Lessons Per Week)

- Italian Standard Course (20 Lessons Per Week)

- Intensive Italian Course (30 Lessons Per Week)

- Holiday Italian Courses - Ma Che Bella Vita!