Lucca Italian School
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Lucca Italian School is an Italian language school for foreigners in Lucca (Toscana): 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 Lucca to plan your stay, and a form to write to the school directly.
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Ciao gentile staff di Lucca Italian School, I'd like to know the price of your Italian courses. Could you send me the total cost including enrolment fee, materials and accommodation, and the available start dates for the coming months? Grazie infinite del vostro aiuto e ci vediamo presto!
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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
- 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
Where you'll be
schoolsnot 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.
From the school to the three places above it is usually a short walk: the schools are in or near the centre.
Pisa Galileo Galilei (PSA), 20 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:
- Pisa16 km
- Viareggio21 km
- Firenze61 km
- San Giovanni Valdarno88 km
Trenitalia regional trains from Lucca station. Autolinee Toscane buses for towns without a railway station.
Distances are as the crow flies.
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Lucca at a glance
Lucca Italian School is in Lucca (Toscana). Outside the classroom this is where the language gets practised: at the coffee counter, in the square, at the market.
More schools in Lucca
Centro Koinè LuccaEvents 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.
Lucca Summer Festival Between June and July Lucca's walls host concerts by international stars in Piazza Napoleone. A young, informal crowd: ideal for colloquial Italian and concert slang. | June–July |
Lucca Comics & Games In late October Lucca becomes Europe's comics and gaming capital, with a hundred thousand visitors in costume. Joyful chaos: perfect for youth slang and for making friends fast. | late October |
Luminara di Santa Croce On the evening of 13 September Lucca turns off its lights and a candlelit procession crosses the city to the cathedral. A hushed, very local atmosphere: lovely for religious and traditional vocabulary. | 13 September |
Frequently asked questions
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Good to know before you enrol
What not to miss in Lucca
- Le Mura4 km of tree-lined walk along the top of the ramparts.
- Piazza dell'Anfiteatro e Torre GuinigiThe Roman oval, and the tower with holm oaks on top.
- Duomo di San MartinoThe Volto Santo and Ilaria del Carretto.
Planning your Italian course in Lucca: fly into Pisa (PSA), 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 Lucca, start from home.
With the ti app you arrive in Lucca 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
