Italian language schools in Emilia-Romagna
9 selected schools in Emilia-Romagna, across 6 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.
Emilia-Romagna at a glance
The towns where you can study in Emilia-Romagna: the streets you'll walk every morning and the places where you'll need real Italian.
Where the schools are
schools
The 9 schools in Emilia-Romagna
| School | Town | Real hours a week | Students per class | Lesson length | Google reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scuola Palazzo Malvisi Bagno di Romagna | Bagno di Romagna | 18 hours 20 | max 6 | 55 min | — |
| ALCE Accademia Lingue e Culture Europee | Bologna | 15 hours | max 12 | 45 min | — |
| Arca | Bologna | 20 hours | max 10 | 60 min | — |
| Cultura Italiana Bologna | Bologna | 15 hours | max 12 | 45 min | — |
| Madrelingua | Bologna | 15 hours | max 10 | 45 min | — |
| Romanica | Modena | 15 hours | max 12 | 45 min | — |
| Scuola Palazzo Malvisi Ravenna | Ravenna | 18 hours 20 | max 6 | 55 min | — |
| Reggio Lingua | Reggio Emilia | 15 hours | max 12 | 45 min | — |
| Tiberius International | Rimini | 18 hours 20 | max 12 | 55 min | — |
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Studying Italian in Emilia-Romagna
This is the most spread-out region in the north: nine schools in six cities, from Bologna to Ravenna, from Modena to Rimini. And it has the smallest average class size of all, ten students: at the same price you speak more.
Bologna is the natural centre, with the oldest university in the western world and nine hundred years of habit with foreigners. The other cities are smaller and less touristy: in Modena, Reggio Emilia or Ravenna you are almost certain to sit in class with few compatriots.
The Emilian accent has wide vowels and a voiced s, but the Italian spoken here is clear. Costs are average, below Milan and Florence. The best period is spring and autumn: summer on the Po plain is humid and heavy, winter foggy.
Emilia-Romagna in numbers
- 9 selected schools
- in 6 cities
- exam centres for CELI, CILS
- the oldest has been teaching since 1981
- 10 students per class on average
- 1 of 9 run 60-minute lessons
Why «hours» are not hours, and what the price really includes: the guide