Italian language schools in Umbria
5 selected schools in Umbria, across 4 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.
Umbria at a glance
The towns where you can study in Umbria: the streets you'll walk every morning and the places where you'll need real Italian.
Where the schools are
schools
The 5 schools in Umbria
| School | Town | Real hours a week | Students per class | Lesson length | Google reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accademia Lingua Italiana Assisi | Assisi | 16 hours 40 | max 15 | 50 min | — |
| Lingua Sì | Orvieto | 15 hours | max 12 | 45 min | — |
| Comitato Linguistico | Perugia | 15 hours | max 12 | 45 min | — |
| Università per Stranieri di Perugia | Perugia | 15 hours | max 12 | 45 min | — |
| La Lingua La Vita | Todi | 15 hours | max 12 | 45 min | — |
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Studying Italian in Umbria
Perugia is home to the Università per Stranieri, founded in 1921: the oldest Italian institution devoted to teaching Italian to non-Italians, and on its own it explains why this region matters more than its size.
There are five schools in four towns, all small: Perugia, Assisi, Orvieto, Todi. These are places you cross on foot and where you cannot hide: in a town of fifteen thousand the barista recognises you by the second morning, and that is the fastest way to start talking.
Umbrian is close to Tuscan and therefore to the standard, without the Florentine gorgia. Costs are low, among the most affordable in central Italy. The best period is spring and autumn; summer in the hills is more bearable than on the plain.
Umbria in numbers
- 5 selected schools
- in 4 cities
- exam centres for CILS, PLIDA
- the oldest has been teaching since 1986
- 13 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