Alpha Beta Piccadilly Bolzano
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Alpha Beta Piccadilly Bolzano is an Italian language school for foreigners in Bolzano (Alto Adige): 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 Bolzano 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
- 39 years of experienceteaching since 1987, without a break
- Exam centre on siteyou can sit CELI where you study
- 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
- The school arranges your accommodationfree service
- Course materials included
- Placement test before you startonline: you join the right class from day one
What's around you
not to be missedairport
Compact centre: you can walk almost everywhere. For the rest there are city buses: buy the ticket at a tobacconist or newsstand before you get on.
Bolzano (BZO), 5 km away · Verona Villafranca (VRN), 128 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:
- Merano24 km
- Trento51 km
- Riva del Garda79 km
Trenitalia regional trains from Bolzano station. The südtirolmobil network: one ticket for trains, buses and cable cars.
Distances are as the crow flies.
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Bolzano at a glance
Alpha Beta Piccadilly Bolzano is in Bolzano (Alto Adige). Outside the classroom this is where the language gets practised: at the coffee counter, in the square, at the market.
Events 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.
Mercatini di Natale From late November Piazza Walther hosts Italy's most famous Christmas market, with mulled wine and South Tyrolean crafts. A bilingual Italian-German setting: fascinating to experience while you study. | December |
Bolzano Film Festival In April the festival brings independent cinema from the Alpine region, often in the original language with subtitles. Great listening practice and a chance to talk about films in Italian. | April |
Südtirol Jazz Festival Between June and July jazz is played in mountain huts, cellars and squares across South Tyrol, often for free. An international, relaxed crowd: easy to strike up a conversation in Italian. | June–July |
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Good to know before you enrol
What not to miss in Bolzano
- Museo Archeologico e ÖtziThe man who came out of the ice.
- Passeggiate e funivia del RenonThe mountains above the city, twenty minutes away.
- Piazza Walther e i porticiBilingualism you can touch: perfect if you study languages.
Planning your Italian course in Bolzano: fly into Bolzano (BZO) or Verona (VRN), 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.
Before you leave for Bolzano, start from home.
With the ti app you arrive in Bolzano 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
