ITALIAN COURSES
Four formats. Six levels. Your Italian, custom-built.
Buongiorno. So you have decided to learn Italian - or maybe you have already begun, and Italy has called you back. Either way, there is a class waiting for you to begin. We have dreamed up four course formats - chosen, not stacked - so that whoever you are and whatever your time looks like, there is a way to learn Italian like no other.
All four formats share the same warm method we have refined since 2008: six CEFR levels from A1 to C2, small groups of 4 to 12 students who learn together, native-speaker teachers with a real passion for our language, a communicative classroom from day one, and a level test every four weeks so that your progress is real, documented and yours. Standard, Light and Long-term run in all four of our cities - Milan, Florence, Mantua and Turin. Part-time runs in Milan, for those who already call it home.
Choose the format that fits your life
Standard
20 lessons a week, Monday to Friday, two teachers, six levels A1 → C2. The most direct way to make real progress in Italian - perfect if your days are free and you want to dive in. Study-visa eligible.
Light
10 lessons a week in class, plus structured guided self-study. Same six levels, lighter daily rhythm, more accessible price - and still study-visa eligible. The friendly choice if you have a job, a family, or simply want time to live the city too.
Long-term (visa eligible)
3, 6, 9, 12-month programmes built around the Italian study-visa process. Documentation Italian consulates accept, residence permit support after arrival. Are you head over heels in love with Italy? This is your path.
Part-time (all four cities)
2 or 3 lessons a week, in Milan, Florence, Mantua or Turin, for people already living in Italy - working professionals, university students, parents. You pick your days; we keep the small-group format. Not for the study-visa pathway: this one is for residents.
Private (one-to-one)
Tailored to your goals, your schedule, your level. General Italian, full immersion, or individual sector tracks (Law, Medicine, Art, Bocconi/Politecnico test prep). 5 lessons of 90 min for €440. In class or Skype. Not visa-eligible. Corporate team training: see Companies.
Standard or Light - which one fits you?
Choose Standard if your days are free and you want the most direct, full-immersion classroom rhythm - it is the simplest visa narrative and the fastest progression. Choose Light if you are juggling work, family or a tighter budget, and you want a lighter daily commitment at a more accessible price - still fully study-visa eligible. Both lead to the same beautiful Italian - if you bring the curiosity, we bring the warmth.
What a typical week looks like
The teaching warmth is the same across all four formats. What changes is how many of these blocks you do each week - and where the rest of your time in Italy goes. Live Italy. It will be a pleasure to get to know her.
Small groups (4 to 12)
Minimum 4 students, maximum 12, all at the same level as you - so every student speaks, every day. Below 4 we either combine cohorts or offer a one-to-one alternative. You will know your classmates by name in a week.
90 minutes per lesson
Each lesson is two academic hours of 45 minutes back-to-back - 90 minutes in total, with a 15-minute coffee break in the middle. Espresso optional but recommended.
Morning or afternoon
Morning: 9:00 - 10:30 + 10:45 - 12:15. Afternoon: 14:00 - 15:30 + 15:45 - 17:15. Monday to Friday. We assign your schedule at enrolment, based on your level and which group has a spot for you.
Level test every 4 weeks
Every four weeks you put yourself to the test with a friendly exam. You move up when you are ready - not when a calendar says so. This is the heart of the way we teach.
Beginner course start dates - 2026
If you are starting from zero (A1.1), you join one of the fixed beginner cohorts below, so that a complete A1 group can start together. Levels A2 through C2 enrol any Monday - placement test on Monday morning, classroom on Monday afternoon.
Q1 2026
Monday 5 January
Monday 2 February
Monday 2 March
Monday 30 March
Q2 2026
Monday 27 April
Monday 25 May
Monday 22 June
Q3 2026
Monday 20 July
Monday 31 August
Monday 28 September
Q4 2026
Monday 26 October
Monday 23 November
Where to take a course with us
Milan
Our historic Academy in Via Durini, a short walk from the Duomo - perfect for working adults, visa students, and the social side of Italian city life.
Florence
Our 17th-century Padri Scolopi campus on Via Bolognese - language lab, in-house café (the Unicafè), olive trees, on-campus residence. Bellissima.
Mantua
Our campus in the former Archbishop's Seminary, in the centre of a UNESCO Renaissance city of fifty thousand people. The classic full-immersion choice.
Turin
Our modern three-storey campus near Parco del Valentino - 10 classrooms, library, an Aula Magna and a more affordable rhythm than Milan or Florence.
Student stories
Voices from our classrooms - interviews with current students about life at Accademia di Italiano, the visa pathway, and what they like about us.
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