Italian in Florence — the campus model
We are not a school on a palazzo floor. Most Italian schools in Florence are one or two floors of a historic building inside the tourist core. We took the opposite approach: a dedicated campus in the historic seat of the Piarist Fathers (Padri Scolopi), dating to the late 1600s and formerly home to the Istituto Pellegrini, on Via Bolognese — surrounded by greenery, a short ride from the Duomo, with multiple classrooms, study rooms, an in-house café, and a student residence on the top floor. It is the kind of environment students who come to Florence to actually study Italian recognize immediately.
If you are coming for a week, take a school in the centre. If you are coming for four weeks, twelve weeks, six months — or you are a U.S. faculty member bringing a cohort of students — the campus model is built for you.
The Florence campus
Housed in a historic building dating back to the late 1600s — the former seat of the Piarist Fathers (Padri Scolopi), an order founded for the education of young people, and later home to the Istituto Pellegrini — the Florence campus is surrounded by greenery while remaining just minutes from the city centre. Perched in a prime location on Via Bolognese, it offers a panoramic view of the city: a uniquely inspiring place to study, with three and a half centuries of educational continuity built into the walls.
Over 8,000 m² of gardens with olive trees
An extraordinary green oasis: more than 8,000 square metres of land cultivated with olive trees, plus a soccer field. Equipped with seating and tables for breaks, outdoor breakfasts, and lunches — a space that makes daily full-time study sustainable.
Classrooms and language lab
Student-friendly classrooms, a computer and language lab with 36 workstations, and two-person booths originally built for simultaneous interpreting practice. The teaching infrastructure of a real university, available to language students.
Unicaffè — in-house café
A welcoming space for coffee breaks and lunch, with indoor seating and outdoor tables in the garden. Especially during warmer months, this is where conversation practice happens naturally — peers, ideas, notes, and time to actually unwind between lessons.
Student residence on campus
On the top floor of the building: mini-apartments equipped for comfortable living, available for students who want the simplest possible accommodation — five minutes from the classroom, no commute, no separate housing search.
Who Florence is right for
Long-term students (visa-eligible)
Stays of 3 to 12 months on a student visa. Clear weekly study commitment, attendance tracking, documentation in the format the consulate expects, practical support on residence permit, codice fiscale, and accommodation.
U.S. faculty-led groups
The visiting faculty member leads the academic vision. We deliver on-site Italian language instruction, student services, housing logistics, and approval-ready documentation for the home institution. Florence is our main hub for faculty-led programs.
Serious 4–24 week students
Students who want measurable progress in a focused environment — not classroom-by-day, tourist-by-night. Small groups, level testing, CILS-aligned content, and a campus setting that makes daily study sustainable.
Companies with staff in Florence
Corporate Italian for professionals based in or relocating to Florence: fashion, art market, hospitality, manufacturing. One-to-one or small-group, scheduled around real work commitments.
Address & contact
Via Bolognese, 52 – 50139 Firenze
Tel: +39 055 0937508
Bus from Piazza San Marco: line 25 / 25A from "La Pira" to "Bruno Fanciullacci".
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