Italian schools in Trieste
Italian language schools in Friuli-Venezia Giulia →︎
2 selected schools in Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Compare course hours, housing and accreditations, then write directly to the school you prefer.
Trieste at a glance
This is Trieste (Friuli-Venezia Giulia): 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.
Compare the 2 schools in Trieste
Of the 2 schools in Trieste, 1 hold an accreditation checked by an independent body and 0 are exam centres. Classes range from 12 to 12 students and lessons last 45 to 45 minutes: those two numbers change the real value more than the price does.
| School | Real hours a week | Students per class | Lesson length | Google reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Istituto Venezia TriesteASILS | 15 hours | 12 | 45 min | — |
| Piccola Università Italiana Trieste | 15 hours | 12 | 45 min | — |
Where the schools are in Trieste
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Trieste Ronchi dei Legionari (TRS), 30 km away · Venezia Marco Polo (VCE), 112 km away
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Day trips nearby
At the weekend, without a car:
- Lignano Sabbiadoro49 km
Trenitalia regional trains from Trieste station. TPL FVG buses to the coast and the Karst.
Distances are as the crow flies.
The Italian you hear in Trieste
Trieste was for centuries the port of the Austrian empire, and the language remembers it. Triestino is Venetian at its base, but it holds German and Slovene words that exist nowhere else, and the local Italian has a cadence that sounds almost foreign to other Italians.
You notice it immediately at the bar. Coffee in Trieste has a vocabulary of its own: a nero is an espresso, a capo is a macchiato, a capo in b is a macchiato in a glass. Ordering «un caffè» marks you as an outsider in three seconds.
Two local words: goto, the glass, and mularia, the young crowd, kids in a group.
For an A1 learner it is comfortable: people speak slowly, and in a city used to three languages nobody expects you to have them all.
Three people from Trieste. Italo Svevo (1861), who wrote in an imperfect Italian and turned it into a style. Umberto Saba (1883), a poet of the most difficult simplicity. Claudio Magris (1939), who told the story of Mitteleuropa from its border.
Frequently asked questions about Trieste
- How much does accommodation cost in Trieste?
- 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 Trieste?
- We have selected 2, with courses from 20 to 20 hours a week. They are all compared above.
- How do I choose between the schools in Trieste?
- 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 Trieste are exam centres?
- No school in Trieste is an exam centre: you sit the exam at a nearby venue, and the school helps you register.
- Do the schools in Trieste help you find accommodation?
- Yes, all 2 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 Trieste 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.
Barcolana On the second Sunday in October more than two thousand sailing boats set off together from the gulf of Trieste. The most crowded regatta in the world, with the whole city down on the waterfront: spectacular. | October |
Trieste Film Festival In January the festival brings cinema from central and eastern Europe, in the original language with subtitles. Excellent for listening practice and for grasping Trieste's border vocation. | January |
Bloomsday On 16 June Trieste remembers James Joyce, who lived here for ten years, with readings and literary walks. A curious occasion for literary Italian and for a very European city. | 16 June |
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