Learn Italian in Tuscany, Italy

Pasolini Language School, Tuscany:
The Pasolini - Italian Language School has been organizing Italian language courses in Castiglioncello, Tuscany (60 miles to the southwest of Florence), northern Italy for over 25 years. We offer Italian language courses by the sea in Tuscany, Italy's most beautiful region, famous for its landscape, architecture, food, culture and art. Visit our Italian language courses in Italy. Our language school offers year round language programs and cultural activities in Italy. Standard Italian language courses, private lessons and cultural courses. The Italian language school offers preparation for the CILS exams. Our Italian language courses take place in Castiglioncello's wonderful castle Castello Pasquini, just a 5 minutes walk from the beach. Come to the perfect place in Italy to combine learning Italian with an unforgettable holiday at the seaside, an encounter with Italian culture, and visits to some of the most famous places in Italy such as Florence. We also have a school in Pisa.

All teachers are native-speakers with the certified ability to teach Italian as a foreign or second language. In addition to lessons, evenings featuring discussion groups, cultural events, and lectures that are presented in Italian are organized. This will not only enhance your ability to speak and understand Italian, but also give you interesting insights into the Italian way of thinking and living.

The programs of our Italian language schools are specially designed to provide total language immersion. Each program presents one of the most comprehensive curriculums combining in-class instruction with added features, such as lectures on Italian civilization, customs, and cuisine, as well as excursions and activities with native Italian speakers. The additional features may vary depending on the season, please contact our language schools for further information.

In the lessons we concentrate on topics and issues from different fields, such as fine arts, Italian culture, Italian economy, Italian politics and society. Our Italian language school is open during the whole year. The lessons are held from Monday to Friday from 9.00 to 13.50.

Accreditation:
1. The Pasolini language school in Castiglioncello is authorized exam center of the University Perugia for foreigners and the University Siena for foreigners for the only official recognized exams in the Italian language: CELI, CILS, for Business Italien the CIC and for teachers of the Italian language the DITALS. These exams get developed in coorperation with ALTE and public authorities of the European Union.
2. The language courses are recognized for study grants in sweden through CSN (CSN is the national authority that handle the Swedish financial aid for students).
3. The school is also recognized for Bildungsurlaub through the public authorities of several german states.

Good reputation:
- Vox Televison made a report about us in 2006.
- First german television (ARD) recommended our school in a seperate report in 1992 and 1993.
- The school gets regularly mentioned in newspapers e.g. Diners Club Magazine, Frankfurter Rundschau (important german journal), OÖ Rundschau (important austrian journal),
- The Pasolini school also works successfully with group travels for school trips and groups of adult education centers sind 1990.
- Our textbook "MondoItalia" is used by several public and private language schools.
- We teach Italian for companies and private persons also in other parts in Italy.

Our students are (most) between 23 and 65 years old. They come from Germany, Austria, USA, Great Brittain, Switzerland, Canada, France, Italy, Poland, Russia, Estonia, Turkey, Latvia, Lithuania, Portugal and Spain and last but not least Japan. They are employed, freelancers, or businessmen e.g. working for the following companies:.

ALITALIA
RyanAir
Fiat
Ferrero
Lufthansa
HOT (Television)
RTL Television
University Heidelberg
University Fribourg
University Vienna
University Basle
Fujitsu-Siemens
Deutsche Bank
Credit Suisse
BMW

Villa Tuscany - Casa Marina

We are happy to introduce to our students the newly constructed Villa "Casa Marina". The distance from the Villa to the sea is only 30 meters, its architecture follows the regional tradition. This recently built property is one of the best places you can choose for your stay in Castiglioncello.

Our Villa Tuscany is located near the center of Castiglioncello.and is surrounded by a park. This ideal and quiet setting guarantees our students peace and enough space and time for contemplation even on the busiest of days.

The apartment villa consists of 14 private apartments, each about 75 square meters with 2 bedrooms, 1-2 bathrooms, big living room with kitchenette. The apartments are newly furnished with TV and have central heating.

- Standard Italian Courses from beginner to advanced levels
- Intensive Italian
- Business Italian
- Combined Courses
- CELI and CIC Exam Preparation
- CILS Exams
- Italian Grammar Course
- Itaian for Hotels, Tourism, and Gastronomic
- Italian for Airline Flight and Ground staff
- Group, One-On-Two and private Italian Lessons

Castiglioncello is situated at the Etruscian Riviera in Italy, approximately (21 miles) 35 kilometers south of Pisa with its famous leaning tower.

It is a sunny place with loads of flair and an astonishing cultural and environmental variety. The surrounding countryside is dominated by rolling hills, and the sunny coast is gifted with sand bays as well as steep and lofty cliffs. The 16th century tower and the beautiful botanical garden are two of this enchanting town’s impressive features.

The town is famous for the school of the Italian Impressionists, who started excursions from their studying refuge in Castiglioncello. Among those were renowned artists like Fattori, Sarnesi, Abiati, and Cabianca who gained world wide reputation for their work. The town of Castiglioncello organises a variety of fairs, exhibitions, and conferences.