Italian schools in Venezia
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3 selected schools in Venezia, Veneto. Compare course hours, housing and accreditations, then write directly to the school you prefer.
Venezia at a glance
This is Venezia (Veneto): 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 3 schools in Venezia
Of the 3 schools in Venezia, 1 hold an accreditation checked by an independent body and 1 are exam centres. Classes range from 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ca' Foscari School for International Education | 15 hours | 12 | 45 min | — |
| Easy Italian Language & Art | 11 hours 15 min | 5 | 45 min | — |
| Istituto VeneziaASILS, Bildungsurlaub, EDUITALIA, CSNCILS, CELI, PLIDA | 15 hours | 12 | 45 min | — |
Where the schools are in Venezia
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Venezia Marco Polo (VCE), 8 km away
Day trips nearby
At the weekend, without a car:
- Padova34 km
- Lignano Sabbiadoro69 km
Trenitalia regional trains from Venezia station. Intercity buses from the station for towns the train doesn't reach.
Distances are as the crow flies.
The Italian you hear in Venice
Venetian gave Italian and the world a word you use every day without knowing it: ciao. It comes from s-ciavo, «your servant», the greeting with which Venetians put themselves at each other's disposal. From there it travelled across half of Europe.
Venetian is a language in its own right, and the first thing you will notice is that double consonants disappear: bello becomes belo, mattina becomes matina. For a learner that is good news and a trap at once, because in Italian the opposite changes the word.
Two very useful evening words: ombra, which in Venice means a glass of wine, and bacaro, the bar where you drink it standing up with cicheti.
For an A1 learner Venice is comfortable: clear pronunciation, slow rhythm, and a city used for a thousand years to speaking with people from elsewhere.
Three Venetians. Marco Polo (about 1254), whose Travels were dictated in prison and written down in French. Carlo Goldoni (1707), who reformed Italian theatre by writing in Venetian. Antonio Vivaldi (1678), priest and violinist, music master at a girls' orphanage.
Frequently asked questions about Venezia
- How much does accommodation cost in Venezia?
- A host family with breakfast usually costs about €230–320 per week for a single room; a room in a shared flat generally starts at €200–280. 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 Venezia?
- We have selected 3, with courses from 15 to 20 hours a week. They are all compared above.
- How do I choose between the schools in Venezia?
- 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 Venezia are exam centres?
- You can sit the exam where you study at these: Istituto Venezia (CILS, CELI, PLIDA).
- Do the schools in Venezia help you find accommodation?
- Yes, all 3 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 Venezia 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.
Carnevale In February Venice puts on masks and eighteenth-century costumes for one of the most famous festivals in the world. Total immersion through the alleys and squares: vocabulary of traditions, costume and Venetian history. | January–February |
Festa del Redentore On the third Sunday in July Venice celebrates with a votive pontoon bridge and spectacular fireworks over the water. A deeply Venetian festival: excellent for experiencing the city with locals, far from the tourist clichés. | third weekend of July |
Mostra del Cinema In late August the Lido hosts the oldest film festival in the world. Directors and actors take over Venice: perfect listening practice with the Italian of cinema and interviews. | late August–September |
Biennale The great international art and architecture exhibition animates Venice for months. For students it is a walk through the vocabulary of contemporary art and one more reason to explore the city in Italian. | May–November |
Regata Storica On the first Sunday in September the Grand Canal hosts a procession of historic boats and rowing races. Authentic Venetian spectacle: ideal for the vocabulary of traditions and of life on the water. | first Sunday of September |
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