If your love for Italy is so big that you are passionate about every aspect of our culture, not only our language, this is the right course for you.
You will have the chance to get completely immersed into Italian lifestyle, culture, and society, so as to become a real Italian!
In addition to the Italian course, in which you will learn more about the language structures and communication skills in two different moments of each class, you may choose to take classes of Italian culture: literature, art history, cinema, among many others. Italian Culture Classes will be scheduled in a flexible way, according to your availability and that of the professor, to ensure the best learning experience.
Italian courses are availables for a minimum of 2 weeks, but the course typically is a 4-week long. This structure allows the achievement of a level according to the Common European Framework (A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2) and provides a total of 80 lessons, divided into 40 conversation lessons and 40 grammar lessons. In case that the group is composed of less than 3 students, the conversation lessons remain unchanged but there are 24 grammar lessons that also guarantee the achievement of the expected level.
To dive into the Italianness even more, you will have the chance to join our optional cultural activities, offered by AEF to all students of Italian courses: a precious opportunity to discover more about Italian art, music or food&wine culture.
Your experience will start with a school tour in Palazzo Niccolini. The next step will be a walking tour to discover Florence, and the following weeks, you can join us for a pizza night at a local pizzeria, lessons on art and Florentine museums, a masterclass about opera, an Italian wine tasting, a night at the Opera Theater or another venue in Florence, as well as Italian language activities.
Weeks | Language Lessons | Culture Lessons | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
2 | 40 | 8 / 12 | €940 / €1130 |
4 | 80 | 16 / 24 | €1860 / €2240 |
8 | 160 | 32 / 48 | €3300 / €4060 |
12 | 240 | 48 / 72 | €4760 / €5960 |
16 | 320 | 64 / 96 | €6300 / €7300 |
20 | 400 | 80 / 120 | €7840 / €9140 |
24 | 480 | 96 / 144 | €9740 / €11420 |
48 | 960 | 192 / 288 | €16890 / €21310 |
All prices are in Euros. Registration fee of 80,00 Euro (valid for 12 months).
1 lesson: 45 minutes.
| Course Start Date 2026 | Course End Date 2026 |
|---|---|
| January 5 | January 30 |
| February 2 | February 27 |
| March 2 | March 27 |
| Tuesday April 7 | Thursday April 30 |
| May 4 | May 29 |
| June 1 | June 26 |
| June 29 | July 24 |
| July 27 | August 21 | August 24 | September 18 |
| September 21 | October 16 |
| October 26 | November 20 |
| November 23 | December 18 |
School closing days
| Day | Event |
|---|---|
| January 6 | Epiphany |
| March 30 - April 3 | Spring Break |
| April 6 | Easter Monday |
| May 1 | International Workers' Day |
| June 2 | Festa della Repubblica |
| June 24 | St. John |
| October 19 - 23 | Fall Break |
| December 8 | Immaculate Conception |
| Course Start Date 2027 | Course End Date 2027 |
|---|---|
| January 4 | January 29 |
| February 1 | February 26 |
| March 1 | March 26 |
| April 5 | April 30 |
| May 3 | May 28 |
| May 31 | June 25 |
| June 28 | July 23 |
| July 26 | August 20 | August 23 | September 17 |
| September 20 | October 15 |
| October 25 | November 19 |
| November 22 | December 17 |
School closing days
| Day | Event |
|---|---|
| January 6 | Epiphany |
| March 29 - April 2 | Spring Break |
| June 2 | Festa della Repubblica |
| June 24 | St. John |
| October 18 - 22 | Fall Break |
| November 1 | All Saints' Day |
| December 8 | Immaculate Conception |
Week | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Piacere, AEF! School and staff presentation tour | Florentine walk: let's discover Florence together | A pizza night with teachers and other AEF students! | ||
2 | "A tutto Italiano": in-depth linguistic and cultural activities | "A tutto Italiano": in-depth linguistic and cultural activities | |||
3 | Knowing Opera: introductory lesson with an AEF teacher | At the Opera: an evening to the theater with other students and AEF staff | |||
4 | End of course concert by AEF students and teachers | Arrivederci! End of course party |
The activities will be offered with a minimum number of participants.
