La dolce vita I – due settimane intensive

– intensive Italian language and culture course – course books – certificate of attendance – certificate of evaluation – guided tour in Assisi – guided tour at the Basilica di San Francesco – guided tour at Eremo delle carceri – relax afternoon in NUN-Assisi Relais & Spa Museum – wine tasting with a sommelier – lesson “discover Florence” – tickets (bus or train) to Firenze – lesson/concert of history of music – accommodation in the center of Assisi (single/double room in flat / independent flat) – free wi-fi

Lessons

The course is set as follows: 4 hours (Monday/Friday – 9/13) of ordinary lessons in the morning followed by 2 hour lessons in the afternoon for no more than 4 students at the very same level. The afternoon lessons are set aside for deepening the student’s language proficiency with emphasis on conversation and fluency. The course puts together the advantages of a group work and semi individual work. It is particularly suitable for beginners who wish to learn quickly as well as for student at intermediate or advanced level whose skills are often uneven, in fact this course offers the chance to work any points of weakness. Intensive course of Italian language, after which is issued a certificate of attendance and evaluation. The Academy teachers have a university background and years of experience.

Books

Books and workbooks will be distributed at the beginning of the course. The Accademia is also open outside the class schedule: a library, video library, multimedia educational materials for individual use and the wi-fi are available. Enrolment The program costs 1800 Euro for accommodation in independent flat room, 1600 euro for single room in shared flat and 1400 euro for a double room. Extra weeks If you would like to add extra weeks to your trip and would like a quote, please send as an info request.

2018 COURSE STARTING DATES
●29th March ● 9th April ● 23th April ● 14th May ● 28th May ● 4th June ● 18th June ● 2nd July ● 16th July ● 30tht July ● 6th August ● 20tht August ● 3rd September ● 17th September ●1st October ● 15th October

Extra activities Assisi, Umbria area, weekend art

Assisi is in Umbria, 120 kilometers from Florence and 200 from Rome (easily reached by train). Umbria is famous not only for Assisi but for many other medieval towns: Spello, Gubbio, Spoleto, Perugia, Montefalco, Trevi, Bevagna Castiglione del Lago, Todi. In Accademia, you can book guides and transport (minibus or taxi), or weekends in art cities (tours + transportation + accommodation in Rome, Venice, Florence, Pisa, Padua).

Shopping:  on request we organize transport for: 1. luxury outlet: a.    The Mall with the following brands: Giorgio Armani, Fendi, Gucci, Hogan, La Perla, Tod’s, Valentino, Alexander McQueen, Bottega Veneta, Burberry, Emanuel Ungaro, Ermenegildo Zegna, Salvatore Ferragamo, Sergio Rossi, Stella McCartney, Yohji Yamamoto, Yves Saint Laurent. b.    Valdichiana outlet: Baldinini, Benetton, Basile, Calvin Klein, Bialetti, Coveri, Merrel, Nike, Ginori, Replay, La Murrina, Massimo Rebecchi, Marina Militare, Marina Yachting 2. the most famous companies producing cashmere based in Umbria: Arnaldo Caprai, Maria di Ripabianca, Brunello Cucinelli. 3. the historical cellars of the Rosso di Montefalco and the museum of the legendary wine cellars of Lungarotti.