189 Italian Courses for Seniors (50+) in Italy

Standard Course in the morning and 3 organised activities in the afternoon: walking tour in Sestri Levante, gelato tour, aperitivo together, excursion to Portofino or Cinqueterre. Bus/boat tickets, entrance fees, aperitivo and gelato costs are not included in the price.

Standard Course in the morning and 3 organised activities in the afternoon: tour of Florence, art visits to churches and museums, and walking tours. The price of museums/bus/train tickets is not included in the course price.

Programme includes: additional activities (Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays), dinner in traditional restaurants (cost of meal not included) and wine tasting (Tuesday and Friday).

The highest level for this course is C1.

Starting dates:
1 week: 12 Apr, 07 Jun, 13 Sep.
2 weeks: 19 Apr, 14 Jun, 20 Sep.

This course includes 12 general language lessons plus 1 half-day outing outside the school or around Turin (cultural activities, wine and food, or excursions in nature).

This course includes: Standard Course, 1 Salerno city tour, 1 full-day excursion and 1 half-day excursion, 1 special visit to mozzarella, olive oil, wine or limoncello factories followed by tasting, 1 practical class in cooking, 1 practical class in pottery, 2 seminars on Italian culture and 2 school activities.

The registration fee is included in the course price only for 2-week enrolments. For students enrolling for 1 week, the fee will be charged separately.

This course combines lively and entertaining Italian lessons with a rich and varied programme of cultural activities, visits and excursions which enable students to discover many aspects of the Italian culture.

Students will learn Italian in a pleasant and relaxing environment, accompanied by a wide variety of cultural activities.
Week 1:
Guided tour of 'Ancient Rome' (Pantheon, Capitol Hill and Markets of Trajan), Vatican Museum visit, street food tour, wine tasting, and typical Roman dinner.
Week 2:
The second week's programme includes a day trip to Tivoli’s centre and visit of one of the Emperor’s villas and gardens, guided visit of some of the most important Roman monuments (Colosseum, The Roman Forum and Palatine Hill), guided visit to Galleria Borghese, cooking class, and walk in the Jewish Ghetto enjoying the sunset and farewell dinner.

This course includes: Standard Course, 1 Salerno city tour, 1 full-day excursion and 1 half-day excursion, 1 special visit to mozzarella, olive oil, wine or limoncello factories followed by tasting, 1 practical class in cooking, 1 practical class in pottery, 2 seminars on Italian culture and 2 school activities.

The registration fee is included in the course price only for 2-week enrollments. For students enrolling for 1 week, the fee will be charged separately.

The groups for the language lessons are formed based on language level, not on age. This means that in the group lessons there could be students of 18+. However the average age in the school is quite high (40), so it is likely for the group to consist only of 30+ students. The 50+ programme is only with 50+ students.

Students will learn Italian in a pleasant and relaxing environment, accompanied by a wide variety of cultural activities.
Week 1:
Guided tour of 'Ancient Rome' (Pantheon, Capitol Hill and Markets of Trajan), Vatican Museum visit, street food tour, wine tasting, and typical Roman dinner.
Week 2:
The second week's programme includes a day trip to Tivoli’s centre and visit of one of the Emperor’s villas and gardens, guided visit of some of the most important Roman monuments (Colosseum, The Roman Forum and Palatine Hill), guided visit to Galleria Borghese, cooking class, and walk in the Jewish Ghetto enjoying the sunset and farewell dinner.

This course is a combination of the Intensive 20 course (mixed ages) combined with 50+ activities. The price includes: two half-day excursions, a visit to a wine cellar and wine tasting, dinner, a cooking lesson including dinner, two guided visits around Rome, two seminars on the history of art and a full-day excursion in a private coach.

Students will learn Italian in a pleasant and relaxing environment, accompanied by a wide variety of cultural activities.

Week 1:

Orientation tour of the city, half-day excursion to the vineyards of the ‘Chianti’ area, winery visit including ‘merenda’, guided History of Art visit, tour of artisan workshops (ceramics, etching, Florentine paper, shoemaker), traditional Italian dinner in a typical ‘Trattoria’.

Week 2:

Weekend excursion in Tuscany (Siena or Pisa or Lucca), visiting Fiesole and the Roman Theatre or visiting Renaissance Villas and Gardens, our of fashion workshops or shopping at an outlet, lesson on Tuscan cuisine, visiting a museum or ‘Palazzo’, ‘Apericena’ (buffet with typical snacks).

Students will learn Italian in a pleasant and relaxing environment, accompanied by a wide variety of cultural activities.
Week 1: orientation tour of the city, guided tour to the ‘Museo della Scala’ and Brera district, Italian cooking class, classical concert or opera, visiting the “Foundation Giuseppe Verdi, the House for Musicians".
Week 2: weekend excursion to Como or Verona, visiting Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘Last Supper’ and Santa Maria delle Grazie church, the Leonardo da Vinci Museum of Science and Technology, the district of ‘Navigli’ (art studios and antique shops), the ‘Museo del Novecento’, shopping in via Monte Napoleone (fashion and prêt à porter shops), and trying a traditional Milanese ‘aperitivo’.

The Over 50's course is offered to lovers of Italy who wish to combine Italian language lessons with a series of afternoon activities to discover traditions and Italian culture.
Walk through beautiful Italian cities and villages, savouring the life of the place and getting to know the Italian language and culture.

This course consists of 20 standard language lessons per week along with afternoon visits and excursions. There is one full day excursion on the weekends.

The course fee includes a social cultural programme packed with guided excursions, cooking evenings and wine tasting sessions.

This course consists of the standard course and activities. The standard course will take place with other students from the school. The activities are with students specifically taking the senior course and other students.

There is a minimum of four students for the course to take place.

Included are guided tours of the city and surrounding areas, a cooking class, wine tasting and tasting of typical produce, visits to farms producing oil and mozzarella, etc.

This programme icludes 2 weeks of Intensive course and an activity programme, including guided visits, food tastings and cultural excursions.

This course includes 20 language lessons, 3 trips and 1 wine tasting per week.