Classes are held everyday from Monday to Friday, 4 hours a day with two different teachers.

The courses begin every month and last 4 weeks - 80 hours. It is also possible to enrol only for 1, 2 or 3 weeks.

The course is organised in 5 levels. At the beginning of the course, students sit a simple written test and have an interwiew. This allows them to join a group of the same level. For this reason we suggest students arriving at school at 8.30 am on the first day.

The difference between this course and the Intensive one is that in this case classes in Venice are held in the afternoon, from 4.30 pm to 8.30 pm. and in Trieste from 9 am to 1 pm.

For this reason it is ideal if you want to have the time to visit churches and museums, to go to the seaside at the Venice Lido or if you want to go to the library.

Classes are held during the summer session, everyday from Monday to Friday, 4 hours a day with two different teachers. You can enroll from 1 to 24 weeks. Beginners can only enrol during the first week.

It is designed for those students who wish to intensify their Italian language learning.

The course combines the Intensive course in the morning with the Individual course in the afternoon.

Two options are avaible:

Superintensive course 1

Combination between the Intensive course and 1 hour of Individual course in the afternoon.
Superintensive course 2

Combination between the Intensive course and 2 hour of Individual course in the afternoon.

Anchovies marinade, peeling artichokes, rolling out pasta...
Italian regional cuisine will have no more secrets for you as Istituto Venezia has now its own fully equipped kitchen. Starting from 6th February 2012, we will be offering the following activities:

Weekend cooking and Venetian cuisine history course

On Saturday morning, you will go shopping at the famous fish and vegetables market in Rialto and you will taste a local aperitif. During the afternoon you will cook the meal and in the evening you will have dinner all together, serving food with an excellent selection of regional wines. On Sunday morning you will meet together for a cuisine history class while cooking the lunch meal.

If you enrol for a language course and book a cloister room or a homestay room, you can stay for one extra night, we'll pay for it!

Weekend cooking course + saturday night housing: 190 euro

Wednesday cooking

Every Wednesday in the afternoon in the school's kitchen and supervised by our talented cook Anna, students will prepare traditional local and regional food and taste them with a good glass of wine.

On Wednesdays from 5.30 pm to 9 pm. Fee per person for one afternoon: 35 euro (for people not taking italian classes: 45 euro)

Thanks to the experience of our teachers, the students can know and appreciate the masterpieces of the greatest Venetian artists in painting, sculpture and architecture from the middle-ages to the contemporary age.

This experience will be unforgettable, since all the artistic works can be seen in the places they were designed for by Carpaccio, Bellini, Tiziano, Tintoretto, Veronese, Tiepolo, Sansovino, Palladio, Canova, Scarpa and many others.

Our courses will prepare you for the CILS exam since they allow you to improve all the linguistic and communicative aspects required. However, for a more targeted preparation you should take additional individual classes. You can choose a Superintensive course 1 or a Superintensive course 2 and ask for a specific preparation for CILS exam.

What is CILS?

The Certification of Italian as a Foreign Language (CILS) is the official title that denotes the degree of linguistic competency of Italian as a foreign language. The CILS is awarded by the University of Siena for Foreigners and is recognized by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

What for?

The CILS is useful for those who study Italian, who work and study within an Italian context, and for those who wish to evaluate their Italian language skills. Each CILS level refers to the ability to communicate in different contexts and situations.