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Italian language schools in Italy: find your course, plan the trip.

This directory lists 108 Italian language schools for foreigners in 56 Italian cities, selected from the official ASILS, EDUITALIA and IALC listings and from the CILS, CELI and PLIDA exam centres. For each one you will find the numbers that really change what a course is worth: how many minutes a lesson lasts, how many people are in the class and what the price includes. We take no commission: you write to the school directly.

Choose the city, the period and your study pace. For every destination: the school, hours per week, housing and a short guide with the three must-sees and this year's events.

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Schools by city

South Tyrol

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Bolzano 1Merano 1

Calabria

Reggio Calabria 1Tropea 2

Campania

Naples 1Salerno 2Sorrento 1

Emilia-Romagna

Bagno di Romagna 1Bologna 4Modena 1Ravenna 1Reggio Emilia 1Rimini 1

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Lignano Sabbiadoro 1Trieste 2

Lazio

Rome 11Tuscania 1

Liguria

Genoa 2Sanremo 1Sestri Levante 1

Lombardy

Milan 4

Marche

Recanati 1Urbania 1

Piedmont

Turin 2

Puglia

Alberobello 1Grottaglie 1Otranto 1

Sardinia

Alghero 1Cagliari 1La Maddalena 1Olbia 1

Sicily

Cefalù 1Milazzo 1Palermo 1Palermo (Mondello) 1Taormina 1Trapani 1

Tuscany

Arezzo 1Florence 24Isola d'Elba 1Lucca 2Montepulciano 1Orbetello 1Pisa 1San Giovanni Valdarno 1Siena 3Viareggio 2

Trentino

Riva del Garda 1Trento 1

Umbria

Assisi 1Orvieto 1Perugia 2Todi 1

Veneto

Padua 1Venice 3Verona 3

Frequently asked questions

How do I choose an Italian language school in Italy?
Look at three numbers before the price. The real lesson length: twenty hours of 45 minutes is fifteen real hours, of 60 minutes it is twenty. How many people are actually in the class in high season, not the stated maximum. And the total including enrolment, materials and housing.
How much does an Italian course in Italy cost?
An intensive group course runs about 200–300 euros a week. A one-off enrolment fee is almost always added, in Italy between 50 and 90 euros, and books, housing, activities and the exam fee may be charged separately. Always ask for the total.
Which Italian certificate should I choose?
The four recognised by the Italian state are CILS, CELI, PLIDA and CERT.IT: they are worth the same, only the exam format and sessions differ. Italian citizenship requires level B1, university enrolment usually B2.
How long does it take to move up a level?
The usual reference is about two hundred hours of guided lessons to move from one level of the European Framework to the next: with an intensive course of twenty hours a week, roughly ten weeks. One or two weeks will not change your level, but they unlock speaking.