A Door to Italy
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A Door to Italy is an Italian language school for foreigners in Genova (Liguria): intensive courses of about 20 hours per week plus lighter options, usually starting every Monday. The school also helps you find accommodation. Below you will find the key facts, a mini guide to Genova to plan your stay, and a form to write to the school directly.
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With the ti app you read graded stories with support in 14 languages. Five minutes a day between now and departure.
Half of the A1 path is open, no sign-up
€5,83 a month on the yearly plan
★★★★★(6)by Alessio, a teacher since 2018
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Why choose this school
- 24 years of experienceteaching since 2002, without a break
- Classes of no more than 12 studentsbelow the industry average, so more time to speak
- 20 timetabled hours are 15 real hoursa lesson lasts 45 minutes, not 60
- Quality checked by an independent bodyASILS accreditation
- The school arranges your accommodationfree service
- Course materials included
What's around you
not to be missedairport
A metro, but above all public lifts and funiculars: this is a vertical city.
Genova Cristoforo Colombo (GOA), 7 km away
What is worth knowing before you book
Prices, enrolment fee, real lesson hours, accommodation and cancellation: the same questions apply to every school. Read the full guide →
Day trips nearby
At the weekend, without a car:
- Sestri Levante40 km
Trenitalia regional trains from Genova station. Intercity buses from the station for towns the train doesn't reach.
Distances are as the crow flies.
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Genova at a glance
A Door to Italy is in Genova (Liguria). Outside the classroom this is where the language gets practised: at the coffee counter, in the square, at the market.
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Scuola TricoloreEvents this year
The city's big festivals, food fairs and cultural seasons through the year. They're not just entertainment: they're the best training ground for your Italian. At a local festival you end up ordering, asking directions, chatting with locals: the real language, the kind books don't teach. If you can, line up a week of your course with one of these.
Rolli Days Twice a year the aristocratic Rolli palaces, a UNESCO site, open their doors with free guided tours. A perfect chance for art and architecture vocabulary, listening to Italian guides. | spring and autumn |
Salone Nautico In September Genoa hosts the largest boat show in the Mediterranean and the city fills with visitors. Useful for the vocabulary of the sea, boats and commercial Italian. | September |
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Good to know before you enrol
What not to miss in Genova
- Acquario e Porto AnticoItaly's largest aquarium, in Renzo Piano's harbour.
- Palazzi dei RolliThe UNESCO palaces of via Garibaldi.
- I caruggiThe largest medieval centre in Europe: get lost in it.
Planning your Italian course in Genova: fly into Genova (GOA), book the course 2–3 weeks ahead (classes fill up faster in high season, June–September) and, if you can, match your study week with one of the city events listed below: using your Italian at a local festival is worth a week of lessons. And between lessons, there's the sea.
Before you leave for Genova, start from home.
With the ti app you arrive in Genova already understanding what you hear: graded stories with translation in 14 languages, exercises and an A1–C2 path.
Half of the A1 path is open, no sign-up
★★★★★(6)by Alessio, a teacher since 2018
Start with A1 ↗︎Search for amo Italian
