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Italian language schools in Toscana

36 selected schools in Toscana, across 10 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.

Toscana at a glance

The towns where you can study in Toscana: the streets you'll walk every morning and the places where you'll need real Italian.

Basilica di Santa Maria Novella (2019), Firenze (Toscana, Italy)

Basilica di San Domenico a Siena (Toscana, Italy)

Der Piazza dell’Anfiteatro in Lucca , Sept. 2021 (Toscana, Italy)

Panorama of Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy (Toscana, Italy)

Aerial view of the island of Elba , Monte Capanne , Marciana Marina and Portoferraio, Isola d'Elba (Toscana, Italy)

Where the schools are

schools

The 36 schools in Toscana

School	Town	Real hours a week	Students per class	Lesson length	Google reviews
Cultura Italiana Arezzo	Arezzo	15 hours	max 12	45 min	—
ABC Firenze	Firenze	15 hours	max 10	45 min	—
Accademia Europea di Firenze	Firenze	15 hours	max 14	45 min	—
Accademia Riaci	Firenze	15 hours	max 12	45 min	—
Accademia del Giglio	Firenze	15 hours	max 7	45 min	—
Centro Fiorenza	Firenze	15 hours	max 12	45 min	—
Centro Italiano Firenze	Firenze	—	max 6	—	—
Centro Koinè Firenze	Firenze	15 hours	max 12	45 min	—
Centro Lingua Italiana Calvino	Firenze	15 hours	max 12	45 min	—
Centro Machiavelli	Firenze	18 hours 20	max 10	55 min	—
Europass Italian Language School	Firenze	15 hours	max 10	45 min	—
InFlorence Academy	Firenze	18 hours 20	max 12	55 min	—
Influent	Firenze	—	max 1	—	—
Istituto Europeo	Firenze	15 hours	max 12	45 min	—
Istituto Galilei	Firenze	20 hours	max 4	60 min	—
Istituto Il David	Firenze	18 hours 20	max 12	55 min	—
Istituto Lorenzo de' Medici Firenze	Firenze	15 hours	max 12	45 min	—
Istituto Michelangelo	Firenze	15 hours	max 12	45 min	—
Italianme	Firenze	15 hours	max 8	45 min	—
Linguaviva	Firenze	15 hours	max 14	45 min	—
Parola Italian Language School	Firenze	15 hours	max 12	45 min	—
Scuola Leonardo da Vinci Firenze	Firenze	15 hours	max 14	45 min	—
Scuola Toscana	Firenze	15 hours	max 8	45 min	—
Sprachcaffe Firenze	Firenze	15 hours	max 12	45 min	—
Centro Fiorenza Isola d'Elba	Isola d'Elba	15 hours	max 12	45 min	—
Centro Koinè Lucca	Lucca	15 hours	max 12	45 min	—
Lucca Italian School	Lucca	15 hours	max 12	45 min	—
Il Sasso	Montepulciano	16 hours 40	max 12	50 min	—
Terramare	Orbetello	20 hours	max 6	60 min	—
Istituto Linguistico Mediterraneo	Pisa	15 hours	max 12	45 min	—
Il Sillabo	San Giovanni Valdarno	15 hours	max 12	45 min	—
Saena Iulia	Siena	15 hours	max 12	45 min	—
Società Dante Alighieri Siena	Siena	16 hours 40	max 12	50 min	—
Università per Stranieri di Siena	Siena	15 hours	max 12	45 min	—
Centro Culturale Giacomo Puccini	Viareggio	15 hours	max 12	45 min	—
Scuola Leonardo da Vinci Viareggio	Viareggio	15 hours	max 14	45 min	—

The figures come from each school's own page and should always be confirmed with the school. Real hours are calculated on twenty lessons a week.

The towns

Firenze 23 Siena 3 Lucca 2 Viareggio 2 Arezzo 1 Isola d'Elba 1 Montepulciano 1 Orbetello 1 Pisa 1 San Giovanni Valdarno 1

Studying Italian in Tuscany

A third of all the schools on this site are in Tuscany, and that is no accident: standard Italian grew out of Florentine, and for centuries people who wanted the «right» language have come here. For a beginner it really is the most comfortable place, because what you study in the book is what you hear at the bar.

The real choice is between Florence and the rest. Florence has the widest offer and the strongest competition between schools, but also the largest number of foreigners: it is easy to end up speaking English. The smaller towns of the region, Siena, Lucca, Arezzo, Montepulciano, have fewer courses and more Italian around them.

It costs more than the Italian average, accommodation in Florence above all. The best time is April to June and September to October: July and August are hot and crowded, and classes fill weeks in advance.

Toscana in numbers

36 selected schools
in 10 cities
exam centres for CELI, CILS, PLIDA
the oldest has been teaching since 1973
11 students per class on average
2 of 34 run 60-minute lessons

Why «hours» are not hours, and what the price really includes: the guide

How many Italian language schools are there in Toscana?

This site lists 36, in 10 different cities, all drawn from the official ASILS, EDUITALIA and IALC lists and from the CILS, CELI and PLIDA exam centres. None of them pays to be listed.

Can I take an official exam in Toscana?

Yes: 3 schools in the region are exam centres on site for CELI, CILS, PLIDA. At the others you can prepare and sit the exam at the nearest centre.

How much does a course in Toscana cost?

As a reference, an intensive group course runs 200 to 300 euros a week, plus enrolment. Ask the school for the exact price from its page. the guide