In September 2016, I spent two weeks studying Italian at Lucca Italian School. Prior to selecting a language school, I spent a lot of time trying to research schools throughout the country. While there are a few review sites available, detailed first hand accounts written by past students...
Have you been looking into schools, but have no idea how to pick an Italian language school in Italy? Imagine starting the school day with a cappuccino and a cornetto (Italian croissant). Then having lunch in a piazza after class and sipping a glass or two of vino (wine) in a small...
Prior to selecting a language school in Italy, I spent a lot of time researching various schools. While I found a few review sites, detailed accounts written by past students were either difficult to find or didn’t seem to exist. To help future Italian students, I’ve...
An afternoon in Assisi While attending an Italian school for a week in Todi, I spent an afternoon in Assisi as part of a mini trip organised by the school. How to reach Assisi The very religious town of Assisi is an Unesco heritage site and is best known as the birthplace of Saint Francis...
If you're visiting the Umbria region of Italy, consider spending a few hours in Spello. This quaint hill town is a joy to explore and is compact enough to see in only a couple of hours.
Day two of a week long trip to Todi, Umbria to spend a week learning Italian. On this day, I also did a short trip to see the Duomo in nearby Orvieto.