Centro Machiavelli: Italian Courses in Florence since 1978

Our Italian language school is located in the historic centre of Florence, just a stone's throw from Palazzo Pitti and Ponte Vecchio in the area of Santo Spirito. This neighbourhood is home to artisans and artists and as it is just off the beaten tourist track, the economic and social characteristics have been left intact.

The school is in Piazza Santo Spirito itself, one of the finest squares of Florence. With its bars and outdoor cafés, its daily market, workshops and restaurants, it is a favourite haunt of Florentines and thus provides our Italian students with an excellent opportunity to meet them.

The Centro Machiavelli – TANDEM Florence was founded in 1978 in order to provide an adequate response to a growing world-wide interest in Italian language and culture. Amongst the many teaching methods available, Centro Machiavelli chose from the very start the «communicative approach». One of the principal objectives is to promote interaction between the students and real day to day life in Florence and in Italy, providing linguistic and cultural tools and creating the opportunity for exchange.

In 2003 our centre obtained official recognition by the Ministry of Education and in 2005 it obtained a certification of quality according to the standards set out by ISO 9001:2000

Our Italian language school also has the patronage of the Town of Florence for the participation in the project for language instruction to non European citizens.

Centro Machiavelli - TANDEM Florence

Piazza Santo Spirito 4, 50125 Florence, Italy
Phone: + 39 055 2396966/ Fax: + 39 055 280800 
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Office hours: Monday to Friday: 09.00 am – 05.00 pm