Italian language schools in Liguria
4 selected schools in Liguria, across 3 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.
Liguria at a glance
The towns where you can study in Liguria: the streets you'll walk every morning and the places where you'll need real Italian.
Where the schools are
schools
The 4 schools in Liguria
| School | Town | Real hours a week | Students per class | Lesson length | Google reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Door to Italy | Genova | 15 hours | max 12 | 45 min | — |
| Scuola Tricolore | Genova | 18 hours 20 | max 10 | 55 min | — |
| Omnilingua | Sanremo | 15 hours | max 12 | 45 min | — |
| ABC School Sestri Levante | Sestri Levante | 15 hours | max 12 | 45 min | — |
The towns
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Studying Italian in Liguria
Liguria puts together things that usually do not go together: a complicated port city like Genoa and two seaside towns like Sestri Levante and Sanremo. They are different experiences, and it is worth choosing with that in mind.
Genoese is the most closed language in Italy, with vowels Italian does not have: you will not understand it in the street, and that is fine. The Italian spoken here, on the other hand, is crystal clear, and you will mostly hear the dialect from older people.
The climate is the least advertised advantage: the Riviera is mild all year, so the useful season is far longer than elsewhere. October and March genuinely work here. Costs are moderate, lower than in Tuscany, except for the weeks of July and August on the coast.
Liguria in numbers
- 4 selected schools
- in 3 cities
- exam centres for CILS
- the oldest has been teaching since 2002
- 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