Italian schools in Naples
Italian language schools in Campania →︎
1 selected schools in Naples, Campania. Compare course hours, housing and accreditations, then write directly to the school you prefer.
Naples at a glance
This is Naples (Campania): the streets you'll walk every morning on your way to class, and the places where you'll need real Italian, the kind spoken at the bar and the market.
Where the schools are in Naples
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Napoli Capodichino (NAP), 6 km away
The Italian school in Naples
There is one selected school in Naples. Here are the numbers that actually matter: real hours, class size and lesson length.
| School | Real hours a week | Students per class | Lesson length | Google reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centro Italiano | 15 hours | 12 | 45 min | — |
The Italian you hear in Naples
Neapolitan is a Romance language in its own right, with eight centuries of literature and international recognition as heritage worth protecting. In Naples people slide from Italian into Neapolitan inside a single sentence, and nobody notices.
The first thing that throws you is how words end: final vowels soften into a neutral sound, so guaglione sounds like guagliónë and napoletano ends almost without a vowel. The articles change too: 'o and 'a instead of il and la.
Words you hear every day: guagliò (lad, used as a call), jamme (let's go) and sfizio, the small free pleasure you take just because you feel like it, a word so useful that standard Italian borrowed it.
For an A1 learner it is the most demanding city on this list and the most generous: in Naples, someone trying to speak Italian gets helped, not corrected.
Three Neapolitans. Eduardo De Filippo (1900), who took Neapolitan to the stage without translating it. Antonio de Curtis, known as Totò (1898), master of a comedy made entirely of language. Pino Daniele (1955), who put the blues inside it.
Frequently asked questions about Naples
- How much does accommodation cost in Naples?
- A host family with breakfast usually costs about €180–260 per week for a single room; a room in a shared flat generally starts at €150–220. These are rough figures: the price changes with the season, the distance from the centre and the meals included. Almost every school on this page books accommodation for you, so ask for a quote covering course and room together.
- How many Italian language schools are there in Naples?
- We have selected one, with courses of 20 hours a week.
- How do I choose between the schools in Naples?
- Look at three numbers, not the price alone. The real lesson length: 20 hours of 45 minutes are 15 actual hours, of 60 minutes they are 20. How many people are really in the class in high season, not the stated maximum. And the total including enrolment, materials and accommodation, not the weekly rate.
- Which schools in Naples are exam centres?
- No school in Naples is an exam centre: you sit the exam at a nearby venue, and the school helps you register.
- Do the schools in Naples help you find accommodation?
- Yes, all 1 of them. Host family, shared flat or residence: the host family is the most useful for the language, because it makes you speak Italian every evening.
- How much does an Italian course in Naples cost?
- Rates vary a lot and should be asked of the school. When you do, ask for the total: a one-off enrolment fee is almost always added to the weekly rate, usually 50–90 euros in Italy, and books, accommodation, cultural activities and exam fees may be charged separately.
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.
Maggio dei Monumenti Throughout May Naples opens churches, palaces and courtyards that are normally closed, with tours and concerts often free. An extraordinary chance for art vocabulary and for exploring the city with locals. | May |
Miracolo di San Gennaro On 19 September the cathedral fills with people waiting for the patron saint's blood to liquefy, amid prayers and applause. The Neapolitan rite par excellence: intense, and revealing about the city's relationship with faith. | 19 September |
Napoli Pizza Village In June the seafront fills with pizza makers, ovens and concerts for a week devoted to Neapolitan pizza. Delicious and crowded: perfect for food vocabulary and for ordering without shyness. | June |
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