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Italian Cooking / Pasta Courses in Bologna, Italy
Culinary Institute of Bologna, Northern Italy:
Based in the Apennine mountains between Bologna and Florence in The Culinary Institute of Bologna (CIBO) offers year-round, private cooking classes and culinary vacations. Taught by English speaking, professional restaurant chefs, CIBO provides 3 day intensive customized cooking lessons, online interactive lessons and week long culinary vacations. Our classes are not demonstrations, but participants actively take part in all phases of the food preparation. Get ready for the ultimate Italian cooking and dining experience.
Sample 5 day Beginner to Advanced Level Private Cooking Courses:
Day 1: Arrival and pickup in Bologna or Florence
Private market tour
Lunch at a local trattoria
Check into your hotel in Balze
Wine tasting
Private cooking lesson
Dinner with your private chef
Day 2: Mastering Pasta and Bread
Begin your day at the local market
Learn how to make fresh pasta
Roll and cut your pasta into various shapes
Top your pasta with traditional sauces
Bake pizza in a stone oven
Rest after lunch
Return for dinner
Day 3: Meat and Poultry
Begin your day with a local butcher
Learn the secrets behind cured meats
Bone a chicken or rabbit
Grill in the backyard or on a fireplace
Rest after lunch
Return for dinner
Day 4: Vegetables, Cheese and Appetizers
Begin your day shopping in the local markets
Focus on preparing appetizers
Prepare a vegetarian lunch
Rest after lunch
Dinner with a local cheesemonger
Day 5: Return to Bologna or Florence
Stop along the way for lunch at a local trattoria
Stay for 7 days and take a break from cooking and visit the countryside:
The Sanctuary of La Verna founded by St. Francis of Assisi;
The frescoes of painter Piero della Francesca,
The Palazzo Ducale in Urbino, birthplace of Raphael
Picturesque villages like Sant’Agata Feltria, Sansepolcro and Arezzo
See the home of Michelangelo or Dante’s tomb in Ravenna
Hike in the mountains picnic near a waterfall
Meet with a winemaker and tour his winery
Address:
Via Augusto Righi 30B, Bologna, Italy
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Accademia del Lusso, Milan
Courses / Programs
• Situated in the heart of Milan - Italy's fashion capital, Accademia del Lusso provides a range of Master's and Bachelor's degrees, intensive 1-year courses, a foundation year, and short-term courses designed to train and prepare the fashion industry’s most sought-after professionals. • Available to students from around the world, our courses are taught in English (or Italian). Subjects range from Fashion Design and Fashion Styling to Fashion Brand Management and Interior Design among many others.
• Our comprehensive courses allow students to enter the job market as experienced and competent professionals with advanced skills and knowledge.
• Accademia del Lusso’s innovative educational approach comprises two closely interconnected areas of specialization: a technical-creative emphasis and a management emphasis.
• In order to guarantee quality of learning and a great teacher-student relationship, the maximum class size is 15.
• Our school was founded with the intention of providing high-level training to motivated young people who plan to build a career in fashion as well as to industry professionals who seek to improve and update their skills.
Our Courses
Master's degrees:
• Fashion Brand Management
• Fashion Communication Management
• Sustainable Fashion Design
Bachelor's degrees:
• Fashion Design
• Fashion Brand Management
• Fashion Styling & Communication
Intensive 1-Year Courses:
• Fashion Product Design
• Interior & Retail Design
• Shoes & Accessories Design
Foundation year
Short-term Courses:
• Made In Italy & Luxury Goods Industry
• Milan Fashion Week Experience
Specialized Preparatory Courses:
• Fashion English Language
• Italian Lifestyle, Culture & Language
Summer Fashion Course:
• Fashion Design
Master's degrees:
• Fashion Brand Management
• Fashion Communication Management
• Sustainable Fashion Design
Bachelor's degrees:
• Fashion Design
• Fashion Brand Management
• Fashion Styling & Communication
Intensive 1-Year Courses:
• Fashion Product Design
• Interior & Retail Design
• Shoes & Accessories Design
Foundation year
Short-term Courses:
• Made In Italy & Luxury Goods Industry
• Milan Fashion Week Experience
Specialized Preparatory Courses:
• Fashion English Language
• Italian Lifestyle, Culture & Language
Summer Fashion Course:
• Fashion Design
Istituto di Moda Burgo, Milan
Courses / Programs
• Founded in 1961, Istituto di Moda Burgo is a long-established fashion school located in Milan's vibrant city centre. • We offer high-quality academic year and short summer courses in Fashion Design, Fashion Stylist, Dressmaking, and Pattern Making - taught in English and Italian language.
• We provide 'Normal' and 'Intensive' study options for each course. 'Normal' courses last from 1-2 years, while 'Intensive' options run between 5 months and 1 year.
• Thanks to over 50 years experience in the fashion industry, Istituto di Moda Burgo's methodology and passion for Italian fashion and style has been exported to many fashion design schools, colleges, public and private universities abroad.
• We also offer our 4 main academic-year fashion programs at our school in Rome.
Student Review:
"I had a great time at this school where I noticed the care with which the subjects are taught. The teachers are precise. I learned in a short time a new method. I'm very satisfied!"
- Francesca
Year-Round / Academic Fashion & Creative Arts Courses:
- Taught in English or Italian language
Fashion Design:
• Normal Duration: 2 years
• Intensive I Duration: 10 months
• Intensive II Duration: 5 months
Fashion Stylist:
• Normal Duration: 2 years
• Intensive Duration: 1 year
Dressmaking Course:
• Normal Duration: 2 years
• Intensive Duration: 1 year
Pattern Making:
• Normal Duration: 1 year
• Intensive Duration: 5 months
We also provide a range of 2-4 week, private summer Certificate courses in a range of fashion & design topics.
- Taught in English or Italian language
Fashion Design:
• Normal Duration: 2 years
• Intensive I Duration: 10 months
• Intensive II Duration: 5 months
Fashion Stylist:
• Normal Duration: 2 years
• Intensive Duration: 1 year
Dressmaking Course:
• Normal Duration: 2 years
• Intensive Duration: 1 year
Pattern Making:
• Normal Duration: 1 year
• Intensive Duration: 5 months
We also provide a range of 2-4 week, private summer Certificate courses in a range of fashion & design topics.
Metallo Nobile, Florence
Courses / Programs
The school was estabished in 1998 and is located in the old part of Florence. There are classrooms for drawing and designing both by hand and by computer, and a large. fully-equipped workshops with individual professional workbenches, and the instruments and tools needed for the various specialisations as well as machinery for complete cycle casting.Courses are available for a minimum of one month and a maximum of a year and are aimed at those are newcomers to the craft and also those who already have some basic knowledge and wish to gain specialisation.The wide variety of classes with different duration are designed to adapt to the skills, capacities, demands and objectives of each individual student.
The beginners have to follow a precise programme constructing simple pieces in order to learn how to work with metal, laminating, wiredrawing, soldering etc.
When the student is able to manage the main techniques, creativity can be used in constructing more complexe pieces: the various components and their combination, uniting the parts (soldering or mechanical jointing). Our jewellery making course includes some of the traditional tecniques as engraving, stone setting and fretwork.
All students are together in the same laboratory but everyone works at his/her own level on different objects.
Everyone's programme is tailored to their own experience. Lessons are morning and afternoon every day from Monday to Friday. Lessons are held in Italian but we have a teaching assistant who can help students when they do not understand.
- Jewellery crafting (basic and advanced)
- Jewellery design and technical drawing
- 3D Computer design
- wax modelling
- Enamelling
- Casting
- Engraving
- Stone settng
- Chiselling / Embossing
- Jewellery design and technical drawing
- 3D Computer design
- wax modelling
- Enamelling
- Casting
- Engraving
- Stone settng
- Chiselling / Embossing
Alchimia Contemporary Jewellery School, Florence
Courses / Programs
• Alchimia is a private professional contemporary jewellery school in the historic city of Florence in Tuscany, Northern Italy. • We provide academic jewellery design courses at Bachelor's (BFA) degree, Masters (MFA) degree, and 1-year academic courses, as well as short-term, intensive programs including weekend courses, 2 week to 6 month courses, and summer study options.
• Our short courses are available year-round, and have open dates, with individual study programs (max. 5 students) to offer the opportunity to experience contemporary jewellery to both beginners and advanced students.
• Our Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) and Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree courses are accredited by the European Accreditation Board of Higher Education Schools (E.A.B.H.E.S.), an organisation that allows all of our students to obtain a European Bachelor’s degree.
• Alchimia’s objective is to teach students to express their creativity through contemporary jewelry, developing high-quality technical and theoretical skills.
• The students of Alchimia are mentored and tutored by a team of experts in jewellery, design, and the visual arts.
• Our mission is to provide students with a supportive and practical work environment. Interaction with our instructors and technicians gives students the conceptual and technical knowledge about contemporary jewellery necessary to prepare them as professional makers, artists and designers.
Accredited Jewellery Degree Programs
• Bachelor Of Fine Arts Degree in Contemporary Jewellery (2 Years)
• Master Of Fine Arts Degree: Major in Contemporary Jewellery & Cultural Identity (2 Years)
1-Year Jewellery Design Courses
• Jewellery Training Foundation (JTF)
• Advanced Jewellery Training (AJT)
Short Intensive Courses in Jewellery Making
• Advanced Jewellery Techniques
• Basic Jewellery & Design
• Resin Jewellery
• Surface Treatment Of Metals
• Experimentation With Materials
• Precious Metals & Alloys
• Textile Techniques With Metal
• 3-day intensive Weekend Courses
• 1-week Summer Jewellery Courses
• Bachelor Of Fine Arts Degree in Contemporary Jewellery (2 Years)
• Master Of Fine Arts Degree: Major in Contemporary Jewellery & Cultural Identity (2 Years)
1-Year Jewellery Design Courses
• Jewellery Training Foundation (JTF)
• Advanced Jewellery Training (AJT)
Short Intensive Courses in Jewellery Making
• Advanced Jewellery Techniques
• Basic Jewellery & Design
• Resin Jewellery
• Surface Treatment Of Metals
• Experimentation With Materials
• Precious Metals & Alloys
• Textile Techniques With Metal
• 3-day intensive Weekend Courses
• 1-week Summer Jewellery Courses
Waldemar H. de Boer, PhD. Art History Expert in Florence
Courses / Programs
There is an ideal solution for people who would like to visit Florence and learn about its art treasures, but only have a couple of days time. The expert Waldemar H. de Boer offers short art history courses (3 days) in the beautiful Palazzo Guadagni at Piazza Santo Spirito.These courses are perfect for those who prefer lessons in small groups and are looking for a teacher with a PhD level. Of course, we will not only talk about art, but also go and see some beautiful masterpieces. Site visits to a.o. the Uffizi, the Palazzo Pitti and the Medici chapels are included. No prior knowledge of art history is necessary to participate.
Art History Courses e.g. Early and High Renaissance in Florence, Late Renaissance and Mannerism in Florence, Medici Villas and Gardens; Art History Lectures.
Accademia Riaci, Florence
Courses / Programs
• Would you like to take the first step towards a new career in the exciting fashion industry, or take an advanced fashion design or fashion business course to improve your job opportunities in this competitive field?• Conveniently located in the heart of Florence, Accademia Riaci is an international art and design school that provides fashion design and fashion business & marketing courses to Italian students and international students from around the world.
• Taught in Italian with English & Spanish interpretation, our quality courses include professional one-year master courses, one-year / semester programs, internship programs, summer courses, and short courses (including intensive options & private lessons available for students with limited time).
• Taught by experienced and dedicated faculty who are leaders in their respective fields, courses offered at Accademia Riaci also include Bag Making, Bag Design, Shoe Making, Shoe Design, Painting & Drawing, Graphic Design, Product Design, and Interior Design among many others.
Accademia Riaci Student Testimonial:
"The teachers are excellent, very knowledgeable, and very devoted. I had a great stay and learned a lot. My skills definitely grew and I will apply them in the future. I spent my free time in culture events in and around Florence."
- Svenne, Netherlands
Fashion Courses in Florence:
Taught in Italian with English & Spanish interpretation
• One-Year Diploma Course / Semester Programs:
Fashion Design; Fashion Business & Marketing
• Master Courses: Academic Year & Semester Programs available
Fashion Design; Fashion Business
• Short Courses: Study for 1 / 2 / 4 / 8 / 12 / 24 weeks
Fashion Design; Fashion Business
• Summer Courses: Study for 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 / 12 weeks
Fashion Design
Taught in Italian with English & Spanish interpretation
• One-Year Diploma Course / Semester Programs:
Fashion Design; Fashion Business & Marketing
• Master Courses: Academic Year & Semester Programs available
Fashion Design; Fashion Business
• Short Courses: Study for 1 / 2 / 4 / 8 / 12 / 24 weeks
Fashion Design; Fashion Business
• Summer Courses: Study for 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 / 12 weeks
Fashion Design