Cultural Activities in Rome

Living in Rome - even if it is only for a short time - is a unique experience, full of opportunities. Rome is a lively metropolis, with an exciting cultural scene. The school's cultural program makes it possible to enjoy the city and its events while learning Italian.

The city offers a broad range of events throughout the year to satisfy the tastes of all age groups. It has the world's largest outdoor museum, hundreds of churches, countless monuments, museums, galleries, theatres and cinemas. There are frequent concerts of all types of music - opera, classical, jazz and rock.

During the summer, the city hosts the famous «Estate Romana» (arts festival), offering an impressive number of outdoor events, including concerts, dance, theatre and cinema. In this period, the Italian language school organizes evenings out where teachers accompany students to various events.

The following activities are offered on a regular basis:

• Introduction to Rome: the city, its services and cultural events.
• Guided tours of Rome: Art history itinerary; Italian architecture itinerary.
• Italian Cinema: Presentation and viewing of films of representative Italian directors
• Italian Literature: The new Italian writers.
• The Regions of Italy: history, culture, traditions, and life today.
• Italian Opera.
• Italian songwriters.
• Excursions during the week-end to Naples, Pompeii, Orvieto, Florence and to the seaside
• Excursions and visits to the city's glorious parks (Villa Doria Pamphili, Parco della Caffarella, Appia Antica)
• Evenings in trattorias and pizzerias
• Italian cooking
• Italian wines
• Sports: soccer and beach volleyball games

Participation in the school's Italian cultural program is free of charge. Students pay only when trips, meals, museum entrance or other paid events are involved.

Accommodation Options in Rome

The school offers participants a variety of housing options in central areas of Rome for the duration of the course.

Rooms in an Apartment with other students

These apartments generally have two or more bedrooms. The kitchen and bathroom are shared with others in the apartments. Participants in the language course live in an apartment with other students from our Italian courses and/or Italian students.

Rooms in shared Apartaments

Participants in the Italian language courses live with local residents (rarely families with children, more likely young couples or people living alone). The kitchen and bathroom are shared with the others in the apartment. Breakfast or half-board service is available upon request.

We recommend reserving the rooms as far in advance as possible. In both types of our shared apartments, you can reserve a single or double room in one-week blocks, specifically from the Sunday before the course begins to the Saturday immediately following the end of the course.

The rent must be paid at the beginning of your stay. Rent includes gas, electricity and sheets. Towels are not provided. If a room is not available in one of the student apartments, the school will reserve a room in an apartment with locals, or vice versa. Rooms are not booked for participants in the non-intensive courses. In the private local apartments, it is possible to request breakfast or half-board service. Requests for housing other than the types offered here can be made through our reception office.

Rooms in a Hotel

Upon request, it is possible to reserve a room, including breakfast or half-board, in one of the hotels of various categories near the school.