Founded in 1995, Accademia del Giglio is a private Italian language and culture school based in Florence in the Tuscany region of Italy, approximately 3 hours north of Rome. Our courses are specifically aimed at helping international students to gain proficiency in the Italian language, understand the many aspects of Italian culture and acquire artistic skills.

The school places considerable emphasis on the quality of its teaching. All our teachers have a degree from an approved Italian university, are native Italian speakers who can also speak English and / or French, and have at least 4 years’ teaching experience. They are prepared to help the students with any problem they may experience during their stay at the Accademia del Giglio.

Our classes are very small with a maximum of 6-7 students, and are held in a peaceful, quiet area in the city. We feel that small class sizes are essential to facilitate the learning process and ensure that focus is placed on the learning requirements of the individual student, and on helping him / her to overcome any difficulties in a friendly environment.

Italian Language Courses:
- For beginner to advanced levels:

- Intensive Italian language courses

- Super-intensive Italian language courses

- One-to-one Italian language tuition

- Home tuition Italian language programme

- On-line Italian language courses

Also taught:
- Seminar on Italian Art History
- Drawing & Painting courses

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2. English Studio

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English Studio offers a various range of Italian one-to-one or small group courses, which combine Italian language teaching and cultural itineraries around the beautiful area of Verona and Lake Garda, in the north of Italy. Our school is situated in the town of Villafranca di Verona, sourrounded by hills and countryside.

The school can also help students find their accomodation, either at host families, hotels or B&B. Our teachers are qualified Italian native speakers, with experience in teaching Italian as a foreign language. Classes will be taught in Italian and authentic materials (articles from newspapers, videos of TV programs, songs) will be used, to give students a total exposure to the Italian language.

English Studio offers also courses of other European (Spanish, French, German, Dutch) and non-European languages (Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese) as well as translation and interpreting services.

- Small group Italian language courses for adults and students
- CILS exam preparation
- Private (one-to-one) Italian lessons
- Conversational Italian classes
- Summer Italian courses
- Homestay accommodation with Italian host family

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3. A Door to Italy, Genoa

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Learn Italian with A Door to Italy - the oldest established Italian language school in Genoa! We provide a range of Italian courses to students from around the world of all levels - from beginner to advanced. Our courses include Intensive Italian, Italian Crash Courses, and private Italian lessons.

We specialise in organising every aspect of Italian language courses, including additional social activities such as guided tours of the city, visits to museums and different opportunities to enjoy the local culture and the local cuisine and products of Genoa. In addition, we can arrange a variety of accommodation options, for all needs and budgets.

All of our Italian language courses are offered all year round in our premises in the heart of the town. Courses are scheduled on 6 different levels, following the Common European Framework of languages.

We keep our class sizes small (average of 5-9 students) with an interesting melting-pot of culture, languages and people from all over the world. Teachers are native speakers, highly qualified and experienced. Thanks to our flexible structure and to the continuous contact between students and professors, everyone has the possibility to participate actively to the lesson.

The school provides students with all books and teaching materials, related to the appropriate level. Some are developed by our teachers. Material is continuously updated.

- Standard Italian group course
- Intensive Italian courses with different combinations
- Duo course
- Private Italian lessons
- Italiano Facile group course
- Certification courses
- Course for interpreters
- Extensive courses
- Long Term courses (three months, semester, academic year)
- Italian crash courses
- Italian programs for juniors
- Italian programs for 50+
- Special cultural courses (Cooking, Opera singers, Photography, Diving, Cultural Seminars)

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4. 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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5. Romanica - Accademia Italiana di Lingua e Cultura

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Romanica is an Italian language school in Modena, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy. Modena is located approximately 200 miles from Rome and 100 miles from Milan. Since 1998, Romanica has offered Italian courses to students of all ages and all nationalities, as well as a rich variety of activities during students’ free time.

Our Italian courses include: Italian group standard courses, individual lessons, afternoon courses, Italian culture seminars: Italian songs, arts, literature, history, pronunciation and phonetics, dialects, cinema, restoration and bookmaking, Italian cuisine and wines... The goal of the school’s program is communication. Pronunciation, vocabulary, and the grammatical structures are always presented in context, in order to develop comprehension, reading, speaking, and writing skills.

Romanica is recognized by the Italian Ministry of the Public Instruction and certified by the associations of Italian language schools for foreigners ASILS and AIL.

- Intensive Italian group courses (20 hours weekly)
- Semi-intensive Italian group courses (10 hours weekly)
- Individual Italian courses
- Small group Italian courses
- Twice-weekly Italian classes

As well as general Italian, Romanica offers:
- Italian lessons for specific purposes
- Preparation of exams for certificates of knowledge of Italian

Romanica offers a programme of complementary activities for 6-8 additional hours each week, that allows students to better know Italian culture.

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6. Nausicaa Lingua E Cultura Italiana, South of Italy

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Learn Italian and enjoy a marvellous holiday on one of the world's most beautiful coasts in the South of Italy: Nausicaa offers you the very best means of discovering the real Italy. Our teachers play as great a part in this as the region which is also bound to enrapture you with its sun, warm climate and sea. Nausicaa awaits you in the historic centre of Pizzo in close proximity to a sea promenade and several fine beaches. Just a few metres away from the school there are trattorias, ice-cream parlours, cafés and shops where you can test out and improve your language skills in an authentic language environment. The warm and hospitable locals will certainly make sure that you learn more than just "schoolboy Italian".

There are six different course levels: Elementary 1 & 2, Intermediate 1 & 2, Advanced 1 & 2. Maximum of 6 people per course, to create the opportunity for intensive, personally applicable courses.

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7. Ellci Ente Lombardo Lingua E Cultura Italiana, Milan

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We have been an Italian Language School in Milan since 1980's. Located in the central shopping area of Milan, close to two underground stations, our school offers students and companies from around the world, any type of course in order to learn about Italy and the Italian language. We have courses for students of any age, standard courses and intensive or individual courses. We also provide personalized courses to businessmen at very flexible schedules.

Ellci is an Italian Language School in Milan - Italy specialized in teaching Italian Language as a second Language to foreigners of any nationality. Our Italian language Courses are addressed to students, companies and managers who want to learn or improve their knowledge of the Italian Language in Italy, in Milan, Italian capital in business, fashion and design, and city of vast cultural and economic traditions.

Standard Italian Courses; Individual Italian Courses; Evening Italian Courses; Courses for Companies; Intensive Italian Courses; Online Italian Courses.

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8. Istituto Linguistico Mediterraneo, Tuscany

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Istituto Linguistico Mediterraneo, a wonderful Italian language school in Tuscany offers Italian courses for foreigners. Semester and summer study abroad programs can be taken in Pisa and in seaside city Viareggio (two famous towns by the Tyrrhenian Sea, conveniently linked by rail and motorway to the most important towns such as Florence, Rome, Milan and Venice). Also features intensive courses, individual tutoring, and classes in cooking and art.

Both schools are in the town centre, close to train and bus stations. Pisa is 12 km from the sea and the beach can be easily reached by bicycle or bus, while Viareggio is right by the sea and the school is about 150 metres from the beach.

Holiday Italian courses; General Italian Courses; Intensive Italian courses; Mini-Intensive Italian Courses, Super-Intensive Italian Courses; Preparatory course for the CILS exam.

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9. Accademia Di Italiano, Milan

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Accademia di Italiano, the Italian language school in the city centre of Milan, northern Italy offers all you need to study the Italian language in Italy. AI provides you with much more than just a simple Italian language course.

Founded in 2003 by Pinuccia Cipullo and Sergio Serra, AI is a private language school with the aim to teach Italian as a Foreign Language and has established itself as one of the most prestigious Italian Language Schools in the city today. We have a wide experience in language teaching, company training, translating and interpreting, and we offer our services for both companies and private individuals.

Located in an elegant building in the heart of the city, Accademia di Italiano is an Italian language centre offering to students who wish to learn Italian in Italy a variety of courses and services, including accommodation, in-house free internet café, movie room, the interactive multimedia language laboratory and a very efficient help desk: all in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere.

We also offer Modern Language programmes including English, Chinese, French, German, Russian, Spanish and Japanese.

- Full Immersion Italian
- General Italian
- Intensive Italian
- Part-time and Long-term Courses
- Exam preparation CELI, CIC, CILS
- Professional Italian
- Corporate Training
- Italian for Banking
- Italian for Economics
- Italian for Marketing
- Italian for Hospitality
- Italian for Law
- Italian for Medicine
- Italian for Fashion and Design
- Italian for Cooking
- Group Courses
- Individual Tuition
- We also offer Courses in English, Chinese, French, German, Russian, Spanish and Japanese

The minimum age is 18

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10. Lucca Italian School

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Lucca Italian School, located in 30 minutes from Pisa in Lucca, Italy, is an Italian Language school offering several study abroad Italian Lessons for students of all ages and levels. Lucca Italian School offers not only established and effective courses of general Italian, but also personal solutions to meet the needs of the student. In our school you will find everything you need, from grammar, conversation and specific language areas, to a more “holiday” approach if you choose the course option that includes various outside activities.

Studying the Italian spoken language in Tuscany, and especially in Lucca, you will learn one of the varieties of Italian language that is more similar to standard Italian.

- General Italian Language Group Classes
- Mixed Courses (Group & One-on-One)
- Allegro con Brio (groups with music)
- Practical Italian Course
- “As You Like It” Course - One-on-One at school or home
- Italian Vacation Course
- Italian Countryside Course
- One-on-One Lessons
- Courses for Children
- Family Courses or Small Groups
- Business Italian