Punto e Virgola
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Punto e Virgola is an Italian language school for foreigners in Grottaglie (Puglia): 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 Grottaglie to plan your stay, and a form to write to the school directly.
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Ciao gentile staff di Punto e Virgola, 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
★★★★★(7)by Alessio, a teacher since 2018
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Why choose this school
- 20 hours of class a week
- The school arranges your accommodation
- Courses start every Mondayfrom 1 week
What's around you
not to be missed
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.
Brindisi Salento (BDS), 46 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:
- Alberobello32 km
Trenitalia regional trains from Grottaglie station. Ferrovie del Sud Est for the Itria Valley villages.
Distances are as the crow flies.
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Grottaglie at a glance
Punto e Virgola is in Grottaglie (Puglia). Outside the classroom this is where the language gets practised: at the coffee counter, in the square, at the market.
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What not to miss in Grottaglie
- Quartiere delle CeramicheDozens of workshops carved into the rock: walk in, watch the wheel, buy something.
- Castello Episcopio e Museo della CeramicaIn the castle cellars, eight centuries of Grottaglie ceramics.
- Gravina di Riggio e le chiese rupestriA canyon with a waterfall and frescoed crypts, minutes from the centre.
Planning your Italian course in Grottaglie: fly into Brindisi (BDS), 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 Grottaglie, start from home.
With the ti app you arrive in Grottaglie 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
★★★★★(7)by Alessio, a teacher since 2018
Start with A1 ↗︎Search for amo Italian
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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.
Mostra della Ceramica In August the castle hosts the historic ceramics exhibition and competition, with work by local masters and throwing demonstrations. Perfect for the vocabulary of craft and materials. | August |
Festa di San Ciro On 31 January Grottaglie celebrates its patron saint with a procession, illuminations and stalls in the cold of the Apulian winter. A real festival with no tourists: excellent for hearing everyday southern Italian. | 31 January |
Presepi e Natale nelle grotte In December the caves and workshops of the ceramics district host artistic nativity scenes and markets. An ideal occasion for the vocabulary of Christmas and religious traditions. | December–January |