Il Sasso, Montepulciano, Italy
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1. Montepulciano Show all language schools in Montepulciano and Italy
General Information on Montepulciano
Montepulciano - the ?Pearl of the XVI century? - is a beautiful renaissance town just south-east of Siena in the Tuscan region. The town is famous for its red wine (Vino Nobile) and its gorgeous landscape of vineyards and olive groves. It is also well-renowned in the international cultural scene for its numerous festivals, such as the Cantiere Internazionale d?Arte - a music festival that takes place in August.
For Montepulciano city map with location of school click hereEvents during which it may be particularly attractive to visit Montepulciano :
Bravio delle Botti (31.Aug)
Cost of living in Italy
In the opinion of finance experts the price of a Big Mac is a good indicator of living expenses. The price of a Big Mac in Italy is around US$ 2.16.
General Information on Il Sasso
The language school Il Sasso was founded in Montepulciano, Italy in 1983. Il Sasso is located in a historic building in a walled Tuscan hill town.
Click here for a detailed Montepulciano city guideFacilities
The school provides free internet access, a restaurant, a sun terrace and a library.
Accreditation & Organisation memberships of Il Sasso, Montepulciano
Italian Ministry of Education, Research and Universities, ISO 9001:2000.
Airport transfer
Best arrival airport is Florence. It takes 150 minutes by bus/train to school.
2.1. Language School Il Sasso in Figures
| Average no. of students: | Adult courses in summer: 50 Adult courses throughout the year: 20 | |
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| Average no. of levels: | in summer: 7 throughout the year: 7 | |
| Italian teacher qualifications: | 100 % hold a university degree 50 % hold a recognised language teaching qualification | |
| Facilities for disabled students: | yes | |
| Average age of students: | in summer: 30 years throughout the year: 40 years | |
| Minimum age of students: | 16 years | |
| Student nationalities: | Brazil 1 % England 10 % France 1 % Holland 10 % | Japan 5 % Switzerland 10 % Spain 1 % USA 30 % |
All prices in EURO (convert currency) Below the original school prices are displayed. The 5% DISCOUNT on the tuition fee will automatically be deducted on receipt of your registration.
| 1 Standard course / Lessons per week: 20 / Max. group size: 9 | ||||||||||
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| Weeks | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | [+] |
| Price EURO | 205 | 370 | 520 | 650 | 800 | 945 | 1220 | 1510 | 1760 | 145 |
| Dates | Starting dates: 07.Jan, 21.Jan, 04.Feb, 18.Feb, 03.Mar, 17.Mar, 31.Mar, 14.Apr, 28.Apr, 12.May, 26.May, 09.Jun, 23.Jun, 07.Jul, 21.Jul, 04.Aug, 18.Aug, 01.Sep, 15.Sep, 29.Sep, 13.Oct, 27.Oct, 10.Nov, 24.Nov, 09.Dec | |||||||||
| Standard Course times | Morning: 8:45 - 13:10 | |||||||||
| 2 Private lessons / Lessons per week: 10 / Max. group size: 1 | ||||||||||
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| Weeks | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | [+] |
| Price EURO | 300 | 600 | 900 | 1080 | 1350 | 1560 | 1920 | 2400 | 2880 | 220 |
| Comment | Can be combined with the standard course. | |||||||||
| Dates | Starting dates: Every Monday | |||||||||
| Standard Course times | Afternoon: 14:30 - 16:30 | |||||||||
| 3 Italiano da gustare / Lessons per week: 10 / Max. group size: 1 | ||||||||||
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| Weeks | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | [+] |
| Price EURO | 400 | 800 | 1200 | 1600 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 400 |
| Comment | Private class during lunch. Lunch is included. | |||||||||
| Dates | Starting dates: Every Monday | |||||||||
| Standard Course times | Afternoon: 13:00 - 15:00 | |||||||||
| Required minimum language level | Lower intermediate (B1) | |||||||||
| 4 Parlar di Vino - Italian and Wine course / Lessons per week: 10 / Max. group size: 1 | ||||||||||
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| Weeks | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | [+] |
| Price EURO | 350 | 600 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Comment | Combines theoretical lessons with visits to wine cellars and wine tastings. Price is based on 1 participant per course. For more participants course price will be reduced up to a minimum of 210 Euros/1 week or 400 Euros/2 weeks. | |||||||||
| Dates | Starting dates: Every Monday | |||||||||
| Standard Course times | Afternoon: 14:30 - 16:30 | |||||||||
| Required minimum language level | Lower intermediate (B1) | |||||||||
| 5 Passeggiate d'Arte / Lessons per week: 10 / Max. group size: 1 | ||||||||||
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| Weeks | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | [+] |
| Price EURO | 350 | 600 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Comment | Combines theoretical lessons in specific terminology, viewing slides of artworks and architectural details, guided walks among Renaissance churches and buildings. Price is based on 1 participant per course. For more participants course price will be reduced up to a minimum of 210 Euros/1 week or 400 Euros/2 weeks. | |||||||||
| Dates | Starting dates: Every Monday | |||||||||
| Standard Course times | Afternoon: 14:30 - 16:30 | |||||||||
| Required minimum language level | Lower intermediate (B1) | |||||||||
| 6 Contemporary Italian Literature / Lessons per week: 10 / Max. group size: 1 | ||||||||||
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| Weeks | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | [+] |
| Price EURO | 350 | 600 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Comment | Course on 20th Century Italian literature. Price is based on 1 participant per course. For more participants course price will be reduced up to a minimum of 210 Euros/1 week or 400 Euros/2 weeks. | |||||||||
| Dates | Starting dates: Every Monday | |||||||||
| Standard Course times | Afternoon: 14:30 - 16:30 | |||||||||
| Required minimum language level | Lower intermediate (B1) | |||||||||
| 7 Italy Today / Lessons per week: 10 / Max. group size: 1 | ||||||||||
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| Weeks | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | [+] |
| Price EURO | 350 | 600 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Comment | Course on modern politics in Italy. Price is based on 1 participant per course. For more participants course price will be reduced up to a minimum of 210 Euros/1 week or 400 Euros/2 weeks. | |||||||||
| Dates | Starting dates: Every Monday | |||||||||
| Standard Course times | Afternoon: 14:30 - 16:30 | |||||||||
| Required minimum language level | Lower intermediate (B1) | |||||||||
| 8 The New Italian Cinema / Lessons per week: 10 / Max. group size: 350 | ||||||||||
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| Weeks | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | [+] |
| Price EURO | 600 | 600 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Comment | Price is based on 1 participant per course. For more participants course price will be reduced up to a minimum of 210 Euros/1 week or 400 Euros/2 weeks. | |||||||||
| Dates | Starting dates: Every Monday | |||||||||
| Standard Course times | Afternoon: 14:30 - 16:30 | |||||||||
| Required minimum language level | Lower intermediate (B1) | |||||||||
| 9 Modern Italian History / Lessons per week: 10 / Max. group size: 1 | ||||||||||
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| Weeks | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | [+] |
| Price EURO | 350 | 600 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Comment | Price is based on 1 participant per course. For more participants course price will be reduced up to a minimum of 210 Euros/1 week or 400 Euros/2 weeks. | |||||||||
| Dates | Starting dates: Every Monday | |||||||||
| Standard Course times | Afternoon: 14:30 - 16:30 | |||||||||
| Required minimum language level | Lower intermediate (B1) | |||||||||
| 10 Cooking Course / Lessons per week: 15 / Max. group size: 8 | ||||||||||
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| Weeks | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | [+] |
| Price EURO | 250 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Comment | Learn the language while learning to cook at the same time. In this course you'll prepare and eat a typical Italian meal, following the instructions of an expert cook, while chatting in Italian. The meal will be savoured together at the end of the evening. The course runs for one week (5 days) and comprises two hours of classroom lessons (vocabulary), and four cooking lessons with dinner (3 hours a day, 17:00 - 20:00). Minimum number of students is four, and an intermediate-level knowledge of Italian is required. | |||||||||
| 11 Iris Origo: a cosmopolitan intellectual in the heart of Tuscany / Lessons per week: 10 / Max. group size: 1 | ||||||||||
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| Weeks | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | [+] |
| Price EURO | 350 | 600 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Comment | Price is based on 1 participant per course. For more participants course price will be reduced up to a minimum of 210 Euros/1 week or 400 Euros/2 weeks. | |||||||||
| Dates | Starting dates: Every Monday | |||||||||
| Standard Course times | Afternoon: 14:40 - 16:30 | |||||||||
| Required minimum language level | Lower intermediate (B1) | |||||||||
| 12 Senior 60+ / Lessons per week: 15 / Max. group size: 9 | ||||||||||
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| Weeks | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | [+] |
| Price EURO | -- | 370 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Comment | Course includes afternoon activities and excursions. Minimum of 6 participants required. Offered at intermediate or advanced level. | |||||||||
| Dates | Starting dates for beginners 12.May, 23.Jun, 01.Sep | |||||||||
| Standard Course times | Morning: 9:00 - 12:30 | |||||||||
| Required minimum language level | Lower intermediate (B1) | |||||||||
| 13 Intensive Course / Lessons per week: 30 / Max. group size: 9 | ||||||||||
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| Weeks | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | [+] |
| Price EURO | 500 | 950 | 1350 | 1700 | 2100 | 2500 | 3200 | 3850 | 4400 | 365 |
| Comment | Standard Course + 2 private lessons per day. | |||||||||
| Dates | Starting dates: 07.Jan, 21.Jan, 04.Feb, 18.Feb, 03.Mar, 17.Mar, 31.Mar, 14.Apr, 28.Apr, 12.May, 26.May, 09.Jun, 23.Jun, 07.Jul, 21.Jul, 04.Aug, 18.Aug, 01.Sep, 15.Sep, 29.Sep, 13.Oct, 27.Oct, 10.Nov, 24.Nov, 09.Dec | |||||||||
| Standard Course times | Morning: 8:45 - 13:10 Afternoon: 14:30 - 16:20 | |||||||||
| 14 Business Italian, one-to-one / Lessons per week: 10 / Max. group size: 1 | ||||||||||
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| Weeks | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | [+] |
| Price EURO | 400 | 800 | 1150 | 1500 | 1850 | 2200 | 2800 | 3400 | 4000 | 300 |
| Dates | Starting dates: Every Monday | |||||||||
| Standard Course times | Afternoon: 14:30 - 16:30 | |||||||||
| 15 Preparation for Certificates in Italian / Lessons per week: 10 / Max. group size: 1 | ||||||||||
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| Weeks | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | [+] |
| Price EURO | 400 | 800 | 1150 | 1500 | 1850 | 2200 | 2800 | 3400 | 4000 | 300 |
| Dates | Starting dates: Every Monday | |||||||||
| Standard Course times | Afternoon: 14:30 - 16:30 | |||||||||
| Required minimum language level | Elementary (A2) | |||||||||
| Lesson duration (minutes): | 55 minutes |
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| Note: All courses offered by Il Sasso, Montepulciano can be booked online with LanguageCourse.net. In case a course is not listed above, just mention the course description in the comment field of the online registration form. | |
| Individual classes: | Single individual lessons of tuition can be booked at 35 EURO. The combination of group and individual lessons is highly recommended. Individual lessons will encourage you to actively speak the foreign language and will offer you the opportunity to discuss individual problems and weaknesses. |
| Prices include: | Language level placement at first day of course, Free certificate of course attendance, Internet access, course material, tuition |
| Course material: | Generally course material is distributed free to students and will stay in student property. |
| Exams offered: | CELI - Perugia |
| Average examination results: | 100 at CELI - Perugia |
| School closed: | National holidays in Italy: 01.Jan, 01.Jun, 24.Mar, 25.Apr, 01.May, 02.Jun, 15.Aug, 01.Nov, 08.Dec, 25.Dec, 26.Dec And also on the following dates 06.Jan, 22.Dec, 23.Dec, 24.Dec, 29.Dec, 30.Dec, 31.Dec |
| General opening hours for class lectures:: | Morning: 8:45 - 13:10 Afternoon: 14:30 - 16:30 |
| Languages spoken by school staff (can not be guaranteed by school): | German, Italian, French, English |
| Languages taught at the school: | Italian |
| Comments on the school: | If the school finds that there isn't a group suited to the linguistic level of a particular student, they offer two hours of private lessons per day at the price of the course. Private lessons are held in the afternoon and can be combined with standard courses. |
All prices in EURO (convert currency)
| 1 Hostel (dormitory) From 140 EURO week | ||||
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| 2 Homestay //, single room, breakfast | ||||
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| Minimum stay in weeks: 1 Distance from school: 5 minutes walking | ||||
| Accommodation | weekly rate | monthly rate | ||
| Price EURO | 196 | 645 | ||
| Comment | Price 8 weeks 1240 Euros, 12 weeks 1800 Euros.. Includes: Breakfast, Shared bathroom. Room Occupancy: Single room. Price extra night: 28 EURO Individual extra nights bookable at indicated extra night price. | |||
| 3 Homestay //, single room, half board | ||||
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| Minimum stay in weeks: 1 Distance from school: 5 minutes walking | ||||
| Accommodation | weekly rate | monthly rate | ||
| Price EURO | 259 | 780 | ||
| Comment | Price 8 weeks 1520 Euros, 12 weeks 2220 Euros.. Includes: Half board (breakfast + 1 meal), Shared bathroom. Room Occupancy: Single room. Price extra night: 37 EURO Individual extra nights bookable at indicated extra night price. | |||
| 4 Apartment for one person // | ||||
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| Minimum stay in weeks: 1 Distance from school: 5 minutes walking | ||||
| Accommodation | weekly rate | monthly rate | ||
| Price EURO | 238 | 810 | ||
| Comment | Price 8 weeks 1520 Euros, 12 weeks 2160 Euros.. Includes: Kitchen, No meals, Private bathroom. Room Occupancy: Single room. Price extra night: 34 EURO Individual extra nights bookable at indicated extra night price. | |||
| 5 Apartment for 2 people // | ||||
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| Distance from school: 5 minutes walking | ||||
| Accommodation | weekly rate | monthly rate | ||
| Price EURO | 336 | 1180 | ||
| Comment | Price 8 weeks 2240 Euros, 12 weeks 3240 Euros.. Includes: Kitchen, No meals, Private bathroom. Room Occupancy: Double room (only for 2 people travelling together). Price extra night: 48 EURO Individual extra nights bookable at indicated extra night price. | |||
| 6 Top level apartments 1-4 persons // | ||||
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| Minimum stay in weeks: 1 Distance from school: 5 minutes walking | ||||
| Accommodation | weekly rate | monthly rate | ||
| Price EURO | 950 | -- | ||
| Comment | Premium apartments fully furnished and equipped. With a panoramic view, a large garden and parking - right in the historic centre of Montepulciano.. Includes: TV, Access to laundry service, Kitchen, Private bathroom. No extra nights bookable. | |||
| 7 Shared flat //, Single room | ||||
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| Distance from school: 5 minutes walking | ||||
| Accommodation | weekly rate | monthly rate | ||
| Price EURO | 182 | 728 | ||
| Comment | . Includes: Kitchen, No meals, Shared bathroom. Room Occupancy: Single room. Price extra night: 26 EURO Individual extra nights bookable at indicated extra night price. | |||
| * if stated here, the language school will charge an additional one time fee for booking the accommodation | |
| Comment | Accommodation must be paid cash in Montepulciano. Heating costs (about EUR 5 per day and person) are NOT included. |
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| Max. 1 student of each nationality possible? | yes |
| Single room | always |
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| Leisure activities: | activity possible | course possible | organized by school | distance from school |
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| Dancing |  | 3 km | ||
| Golf | | 20 km | ||
| Horse riding | | 20 km | ||
| Mountainbiking | | 15 km | ||
| Music | | 0 km | ||
| Sailing | | 30 km | ||
| Skiing | | 40 km | ||
| Tennis | | 4 km | ||
| Volleyball | | 0 km | ||
| Windsurfing | | 30 km | ||
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| Examples of social activities organised by Il Sasso: | Cooking evenings, wine tastings, guided tours. | |||
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Il Sasso, Montepulciano, Italy
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