Terramare
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Terramare is an Italian language school for foreigners in Orbetello (Toscana): intensive courses of about 20 hours per week plus lighter options, usually starting every Monday. The school also helps you find accommodation. Below you will find the key facts, a mini guide to Orbetello to plan your stay, and a form to write to the school directly.
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Ciao gentile staff di Terramare, I'd like to know the price of your Italian courses. Could you send me the total cost including enrolment fee, materials and accommodation, and the available start dates for the coming months? Grazie infinite del vostro aiuto e ci vediamo presto!
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With the ti app you read graded stories with support in 14 languages. Five minutes a day between now and departure.
Half of the A1 path is open, no sign-up
€5,83 a month on the yearly plan
★★★★★(7)by Alessio, a teacher since 2018
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Why choose this school
- 41 years of experienceteaching since 1985, without a break
- Classes of no more than 6 studentsbelow the industry average, so more time to speak
- 60-minute lessons: 20 real hoursmost schools count 45-minute lessons · here an hour is an hour
- The school arranges your accommodationfree service
- Course materials included
- Placement test before you startonline: you join the right class from day one
What's around you
not to be missed
Compact centre: you can walk almost everywhere. For the rest there are city buses — buy the ticket at a tobacconist or newsstand before you get on.
Roma Fiumicino (FCO), 105 km away
What is worth knowing before you book
Prices, enrolment fee, real lesson hours, accommodation and cancellation: the same questions apply to every school. Read the full guide →
Day trips nearby
At the weekend, without a car:
- Tuscania54 km
- Orvieto80 km
- Isola d'Elba84 km
- Montepulciano87 km
Trenitalia regional trains from Orbetello station. Autolinee Toscane buses for towns without a railway station.
Distances are as the crow flies.
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Orbetello at a glance
Terramare is in Orbetello (Toscana). Outside the classroom this is where the language gets practised: at the coffee counter, in the square, at the market.
Events this year
The city's big festivals, food fairs and cultural seasons through the year. They're not just entertainment: they're the best training ground for your Italian. At a local festival you end up ordering, asking directions, chatting with locals: the real language, the kind books don't teach. If you can, line up a week of your course with one of these.
Sagre della laguna In summer the villages around the lagoon hold festivals of fish, eel and bottarga, with tables set outdoors. A genuine, convivial setting: excellent for the vocabulary of fish and local cooking. | summer |
Palio marinaro dell'Argentario On 15 August the districts of Porto Santo Stefano race each other by oar in the gulf, in front of the whole town. An old and deeply felt contest: perfect for cheering and sea vocabulary. | 15 August |
Frequently asked questions
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Good to know before you enrol
What not to miss in Orbetello
- Laguna di OrbetelloA WWF reserve: flamingos and birdwatching.
- Monte ArgentarioPorto Ercole and Porto Santo Stefano.
- Feniglia e GiannellaThe two sand spits between lagoon and open sea.
Planning your Italian course in Orbetello: fly into Roma (FCO), book the course 2–3 weeks ahead (classes fill up faster in high season, June–September) and, if you can, match your study week with one of the city events listed below: using your Italian at a local festival is worth a week of lessons. And between lessons, there's the sea.
Before you leave for Orbetello, start from home.
With the ti app you arrive in Orbetello already understanding what you hear: graded stories with translation in 14 languages, exercises and an A1–C2 path.
Half of the A1 path is open, no sign-up
★★★★★(7)by Alessio, a teacher since 2018
Start with A1 ↗︎Search for amo Italian
