Centro Internazionale Studenti Giorgio La Pira

Great place to learn Italian

A place where you can learn italian very well, in a short time.

I'm now good in speaking Italian Dan before

Best place for residence

Good affordable options to learn a bit of Italian but classes are crowded and teaching is subpar.

Very good value lessons. Great central location for bike.

Good school

Well, what can I say? This International Center is really great. No matter whether you have just relocated to Florence or if you are in town for a short period of time. When my wife and I first walked in, we were greeted by a very friendly staff. As we were not really fluent in Italian, we had a quick chat and explained to them what we were looking for. Suddenly we were told we were going to do a placement test right away. We were allocated to the level we were supposed to be in and set up our starting date. Once we started our classes, I gotta tell you we were really surprised by the size of the class, by the material and by our teacher. The teachers are really friendly, experienced and fun. They really know what they are doing. Trust me! I got an MA in language teaching methodology. Of course they don't know that, but then again I was not hired to assess their teaching skills whatsoever. So, trust me when I say I felt very comfortable with their teaching. Another point to highlight is that the school is excellent value for money. If you check around, you will see that some schools are 4 or 5 times more expensive for the same number of hours. The you might think there's something wrong with the Centro Internazionale. Why is it so cheap? Maybe we should look at it the other way around and ask why the other ones are so much more expensive. Their premises are great and they do offer more basics than other courses around town. My wife had classes in one of the most famous language schools 2 years ago and she was really disappointed at those schools, but really happy with the Centro Internazionale. 100% super! Trust me, one sure bet in Florence.