Italian language schools in South Tyrol
2 selected schools in South Tyrol, across 2 towns. Compare them on the three numbers that decide what a course is really worth: real hours per week, how many people are in the room, and how long a lesson actually lasts.
South Tyrol at a glance
The towns where you can study in South Tyrol: the streets you'll walk every morning and the places where you'll need real Italian.
Where the schools are
schools
The 2 schools in South Tyrol
| School | Town | Real hours a week | Students per class | Lesson length | Google reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Beta Piccadilly Bolzano | Bolzano | 15 hours | max 12 | 45 min | — |
| Alpha Beta Piccadilly Merano | Merano | 15 hours | max 12 | 45 min | — |
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Studying Italian in South Tyrol
South Tyrol is the only place in Italy where Italian is not the majority language. German is an official language alongside Italian, and in the Dolomite valleys there is a third official language, Ladin, Romance and very old.
For anyone coming from German-speaking countries it is the most natural way in: you can live somewhere you are understood and study in a new language, without the leap into the void. For everyone else it is a strange and instructive experience, because you see at close range how two languages share one post office.
The schools are in Bolzano and Merano. Costs are the highest south of the Alps. The advantage is the season: in summer you can study well here while the rest of Italy is too hot.
South Tyrol in numbers
- 2 selected schools
- in 2 cities
- exam centres for CELI
- the oldest has been teaching since 1987
- 12 students per class on average
- all count lessons of 45 or 50 minutes
Why «hours» are not hours, and what the price really includes: the guide