FLAVOURS OF FLORENCE: LEARN ITALIAN IN ITALY
If you’re a soccer fan, you will know what the Italian national soccer team are affectionately called.
No? Ever heard the term Azzurri?
You should have, considering that Italy has won four soccer World Cups and one European Championship.
Anyhow, the term azzurri derives from the colour of the team’s uniform – azure.
Such and more fascinating nuggets of information await those who learn Italian in Italy.
And the best place to learn Italian in Italy is Florence, queen among cities and the jewel of Tuscany.
The best thing about studying Italian in Florence – we would recommend Europass, but more on that later – is that you get to travel in and around Florence as well as
learn Italian in its proper cultural context.
And we think the best institute in Florence to study and learn Italian is Europass, at the heart of Florence’s city centre, and already immensely popular with
numerous international students.
Florence houses some of the most important museums in the world, plays host to fascinating cultural events, and is the repository of the best of Italian art, music,
history, fashion, and a magnificent cuisine.
The city is an hour’s drive from the Tyrrhaenean Sea and an hour-and-a-half from the principal winter resorts of the Apennines.
As the heart of the Italian Renaissance, Florence contributed significantly to the growth and development of Italian as a language.
Even today, you can walk around Florence and discover that in its lively quarters and picturesque markets, the atmosphere has remained unchanged for centuries, and that
atmosphere co-exists with Florence’s many universities and the world-famous shops that line its elegant streets.
Besides, Florence is the best place to study and learn Italian because it offers ideal linguistic conditions for those who want to study Italian: the language spoken in
the streets, squares, cafes and markets is free of any dialect and its syntax is often cited as an example of linguistic correctness.
Therefore, Florence is the ideal place to practise Italian in an extraordinary cultural environment.
Students at Europass can study and travel in Florence, exploring on their own the town’s many hidden beauties.
The institute also offers varied recreational activities such as guided field trips in town, cultural highlights and shopping, as well as musical and other performing
arts events.
Every month, Europass welcomes students who wish to study and learn Italian in Florence from all over the world, though the number never exceeds 100, which makes
it possible for Europass teachers to give every student the highest degree of individual attention.
The students combine a study of Italian language with other disciplines such as art, cooking, photography and jewellery making.
Professionals such as clerks, managers and entrepreneurs also attend these courses.
So for those wishing to study and travel in Italy or study and travel in Florence, Europass is the perfect destination.
Just check them out at www.europass.it.
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