Reviews of Linguaviva, Florence, Italy
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Average Rating
4.3
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Linguaviva, Florence, Italy
Linguaviva, Florence, Italy
Based on 26 reviews of former students of Linguaviva
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Overall school rating by student age group
Students < 18 years (4 ratings)
Students 18-30 years (9 ratings)
Students 31-49 years (1 rating)
Students 50+ years (7 ratings)
Verified reviews only, uncensored. All student opinions from students who booked a course at the school with LanguageCourse.net.
Individual Reviews
Linguaviva
28. Jul. 2025
Julia (16 years) 
Course: Junior Summer Camp - 2 weeks
Course: Junior Summer Camp - 2 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Welcoming, availability and helpfulness: my host family was excellent on any aspect."
Negative aspects
"Teaching was lacking a bit, although the teacher was super sweet. Also, the students in my class plowed much younger than me."
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"I had a great time with the family and at school"
City/place
"Florence is beautiful and has so much to offer"
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"The other students were much younger than me."
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28. Jul. 2025
Matteo (18 years) Course: Standard Course - 2 weeks
Course: Standard Course - 2 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"The teacher and teaching method was very good in adult level 4. The classroom was also very spacious and bright"
Negative aspects
"The location of the school is in an area that is not very safe. The distance between school and family not very close. Cigar smoking in the house that hosted me and eating only vegetarian"
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"Almost all the students are young: 25 and younger"
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Other comments
"It's important to have more information about the host family, especially about smoking and eating."
City/place
"Near The Train Station I did not feel safe.
Sometimes I did not feel welcome by the locals particularly at Antica trattoria da Tito where we were ridiculed and treated badly."
Quality of teaching / language progress
"Carefully organized, I learned a lot"
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"The family's welcome was great. There was a little too much cigar smoke in the house and the dinners were only vegetarian."
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22. Jul. 2024
Mariella (18 years) 
Course: Standard Course - 2 weeks
Course: Standard Course - 2 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"I had a great time at Linguaviva. Everyone at the school is very nice and helpful and I met great people in my class. The organisation was also very good and I took part in some of the activities offered by the school."
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15. May. 2024
Laura (17 years) 
Course: Standard Course - 6 weeks
Course: Standard Course - 6 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"The teachers, the staff that accompanies the students, the teaching method."
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"English proficiency is a must when starting the course."
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"A perfect destination, there is always something to do, places to see, the city itself is a museum!"
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"Perfect intensity if you want to have time for activities the rest of the day."
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"Monica is an amazing person, the best host I could have!"
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24. Sep. 2023
Marisela (65 years) Course: Cultural Programme for Seniors - 2 weeks
Course: Cultural Programme for Seniors - 2 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Punctuality and good treatment."
Negative aspects
"The level of teaching, I expected more, it was totally basic. I think it is complemented if you stay another two weeks or if you want to improve your level attend at any other date to the standard course. However, it will not be aimed at people over 50 years old."
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"The school does not inform you about your level of Italian that the initial test shows."
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"I really appreciate that you offer courses for seniors (50 years and over). We are still functional. Thank you."
City/place
"Beautiful and interesting city with excellent roads and effective transportation. The only bad thing is that there are many tourists. It would be excellent to move the Senior Italian course to a month later, that is, at the beginning of October."
Quality of teaching / language progress
"The visits were very well organized, especially the excellent information provided by Virginia. She is a true art historian who knows how to communicate her knowledge."
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"Super nice and hospitable family. Everything very well, happy to be there."
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13. Aug. 2023
Kseniia (20 years) 
Course: Standard Course - 2 weeks
Course: Standard Course - 2 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"The organisation of the accommodation is good, helpful people, classrooms are equipped, every week the teacher changes.
There was listening, we watched video clips, half of the lesson once a week they take you to the city during lessons for a quest, interesting. Teachers try to make time for everyone, this is a plus."
Negative aspects
"The teaching is weak. One week more or less taught well, the second week was bad luck. When you ask, "Why is it this way and not that way?" The question is simply avoided, without saying the answer. Mostly went through grammar, wrote down words. The same can be done from home. Very few words/expressions were given as locals say and what on the internet (for example) you can't learn just like that. There were 8 people in the class, but my personal opinion is that this is too many. We were divided into groups, but it didn't make much sense in practice."
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"In the first week they put me in a very nice and beautiful flat, but the bus stop was far away ( 10 minutes on foot ) plus it took almost 20 minutes to get there. It was inconvenient to go home at night, so I asked for new accommodation.
The second week in the new accommodation I was given a 5sq/m room, too small, but it was in the centre (5 minutes from Santa Maria Fiori)."
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25. Jul. 2023
Zofia (16 years) 
Course: 2 weeks
Course: 2 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"A lot of speaking Italian, new grammar, excursions and activities after school were very interesting"
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City/place
"A city with a rich history, interesting places and attractions, a lot of museums, a rather clean city, easy to navigate and get around"
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17. Dec. 2022
Raisa (19 years) 
Course: Italian + Arts - 4 weeks
Course: Italian + Arts - 4 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Very nice atmosphere and very nice teachers!!"
Negative aspects
"The activities were not very popular as everything was in Italian which puts others off."
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"Very nice too! It was just not necessary to be able to speak Italian there. Mainly English was spoken there."
Accommodation
"Awesome! Unfortunately, the location is a bit less good, because it's not a nice neighbourhood to walk in alone as a girl."
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1. Nov. 2010
Evelyn (59 years) Canada Course: Standard Course - 4 weeks
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Positive aspects of school
"The quality of instruction; the friendly, supportive staff; the interesting mix of student nationalities."
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"If you choose a homestay, try to find one that has a small fridge--it made such a difference for me to be able to get fresh food from markets so I didn't have to eat out all the time."
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5. Nov. 2007
Robert Findlay (65 years) Course: Standard Course - 2 weeks
Course: Standard Course - 2 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Commitment of all the staff"
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"It´s a pity that you don´t have guided city walks, nor a cafeteria as a meeting point."
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4. Oct. 2007
Roberto (20 years) Course: Italian + Arts - 4 weeks
Course: Italian + Arts - 4 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"The methodology."
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17. Oct. 2006
Paul (20 years) 
Course: Standard Course - 3 weeks
Course: Standard Course - 3 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Very welcoming atmosphere"
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Homestay Executive
9. Aug. 2006
Anya (23 years) Course: Italian + Arts - 4 weeks
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Positive aspects of school
"Great international experience, wonderful instructors, complete immersion."
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Homestay Executive
23. Jun. 2006
Anja (37 years) Course: One-to-One 20
Course: One-to-One 20Overall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"The fact, that the individual course with eligo was made specially for my needs of the italian opera music"
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"I'll go back one day!"
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19. Dec. 2005
Roser Course: Standard Course - 2 weeks
Course: Standard Course - 2 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Location and teachers"
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14. Jul. 2003
Sasaki Japanese Course: Standard
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Positive aspects of school
"Teachers were excellent, helpful, and friendly."
Negative aspects
"Too many students in a class."
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"Had best join the course at the beginning of the month, not in the middle of the month, because contents of lessons and classes are arranged every month."
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1. Oct. 2001
Ignacio (19 years) Spain Course: Standard
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Positive aspects of school
"Conversation classes"
Negative aspects
"Timetables"
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"Fiesole, nice city next to Florence easily reached by public transport"
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Other comments
"Unfortunately my class was small, and there was not a lot of variety of nationalities. it was me and three Japanese girls, but I think generally that it is not usually like this."
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30. Jan. 2001
Charles (31 years) Australia Course: Standard
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Positive aspects of school
"Staff, social activities, everything was well organised"
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"Try to stay with a host family in order to practice more."
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24. Apr. 2000
Frank (19 years) Canada
Course: Standard
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"Very good teaching"
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29. Sep. 2025
Dagmar (60 years) Course: Intensive Course - 1 week
Course: Intensive Course - 1 weekOverall rating
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"Was nice, had own bathroom."
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18. Sep. 2023
Lynette Australia Course: Cultural Programme for Seniors - 2 weeks
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21. Jun. 2019
Michael (73 years) United States Course: Standard Course - 2 weeks
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5. Aug. 2018
Maximilian (18 years) Course: Standard Course - 2 weeks
Course: Standard Course - 2 weeksOverall rating
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Shared Flat
17. Aug. 2017
Klaus (20 years) Italy Course: Italian + Cooking - 2 weeks
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4. May. 2014
Mika (22 years) Israel Course: Intensive Course - 12 weeks
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28. Oct. 2004
Anonymous (36 years) Course: Super Intensive (+35h)
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