Learn Italian in Florence, Italy

ABC DE' Conti, Florence:
Conveniently located in the heart of Florence, Italy, ABC DE' Conti is an Italian language and culture school. Part of Accademia Riaci, a leading academy of art and design, we provide Italian language courses for all - from beginners to students at professional level who aspire to become interpreters, from those who would like to learn Italian used in everyday life, to technical Italian used in specific fields of art and design. Our Italian language courses feature the extensive and intensive teaching of Standard Italian, Technical Italian, and Interpreter Training.

- Basic Beginner to Advanced Level

• Italian PLUS program (for beginners)
• Basic Standard Italian (Group / Semi-Private / Private lessons)
• Intensive Italian (Semi-Private / Private Courses)
• Business Italian classes
• Specialized 'Technical' Italian Classes for working in design, hospitality etc
• Italian Internship Program
• Homestay Program with Italian Teacher
• Professional Italian Interpreter Training
• Summer Italian Course
• Optional Art, Design, Cooking Courses
• Guided Art / Cultural Courses


Modern Teaching Methods:
We do not use any intermediate language, so that our students will learn quickly to think and talk only in Italian without depending on another language in the class.

Equal weight is put on conversation, grammatical rules, listening, and writing.

All of our language teachers have many years of experience of teaching Italian to foreigners. They are friendly, passionate, and concerned for all students' progress.

Standard Italian courses are taught as: group, semi-private, private, and intensive classes.

The student-teacher ratio is kept small so to maximize the communication in the class, as well as to keep close attention to each student's progress.

Group classes are have a maximum of 15 students. Semi-private classes are held with a maximum of 8 students.


Study and Live in Italy:
For all who wish to study in Italy, live in it, and savor its wonders, ABC DE' Conti offers a chance to make it happen, with a much more affordable price!

You will not only learn to speak Italian from the very basic level, you will also learn to prepare delicious Italian home cuisine (once a month), tour local foods and restaurants or discover various charms of Italy with guided visits (once a month).

Experience the attraction of Italy that you can only know by living in it!

Why do you want to study Italian? Each student has different objectives. Our specialized Italian courses are the best way to prepare yourself to study or work in a specialized area of art, design, and culinary art in Italy.


Art / Cultural Courses:
In order to learn a language quickly, it is not enough to study it in the classroom, you have to "live" with the language.

Accademia Riaci offers interesting art / cultural courses, in which you can learn art, design, or cooking, while at the same time practicing your Italian.

Of course, courses are taught by top-level instructors, so you will learn extra something in Italy.

Accademia Riaci offers exciting career internships according to the students' background and future objectives.

The program emphasizes, above all, that the student “acquire practical skills”, unlike many “internships” where students just do routine and simple jobs.

The experience of working along with other Italian professionals will prepare you for future job hunting, as well as gaining connections within a professional network.

We have more than 300 collaborating companies, in diverse fields, including also specialized areas of art or design, and there are many companies in which English is used.