Buongiorno! We specialize in teaching Italian to individuals and mini-groups of adults. Since 2009 we have been leading the way for personalized language courses based on the individual needs of each student. It is thanks to our students’ appreciation that we can confidently claim we are the best Italian language school in Venice. We don’t say it: our students do!

‘I’ve been to many different schools: nowhere else compares!’

5.0 of 5 bubbles 305 Reviews

‘This was my third visit to the school and it is surely the best school. The quality of the teachers and the methodology of teaching is excellent. I’ve been to a few different schools and nowhere else compares. A perfect week and I couldn’t recommend the school more highly’

‘I researched Italian language schools thoroughly and was happy to find Venice Italian School. Its website is clear and representative of the way Diego manages the school: courteous, organized and professional. The quality of teaching is superb. I highly recommend it’

‘I spent all of September at Venice Italian School. I couldn’t have been in a better place. Clever, thoughtful and flexible teachers. Strong emphasis on conversation, with a focus on the grammar. Having had such a great experience, I will not be going anywhere else’

Excellent
Based on 305 reviews
Vazyoupa
Vazyoupa
13 November 2023
Une excellente école Quelle chance d'avoir trouvé cette excellente école à Venise ! Diego, Michela et Marco sont de très bons professeurs, compétents, engagés et attentifs, avec qui j'ai non seulement amélioré mon niveau de langue mais aussi ma connaissance de Venise et de la culture italienne en général. L'ambiance de l'école est conviviale et agréable, le rythme des cours parfait. Un signe qui ne trompe pas : beaucoup d'étudiants sont des "anciens" qui reviennent ... ce que je compte bien être moi-même dès que possible !
Hubertus A
Hubertus A
5 November 2023
Ich kann die Schule nur empfehlen! 🙂 Hier habe ich meine Barriere italienisch zu sprechen überwunden. In einer kleinen Gruppe mit 5 Schülern auf gleichem Sprachniveau und sehr guten und sympathischen Lehrern hat das gut funktioniert. Und am Nachmittag hat Diego dann noch eine freiwillige und kostenfreie Übungsstunde in einem Kaffee mit angeboten. Das Team ist super und engagiert. Ich werde wieder hingehen, So macht lernen in der wunderbaren Stadt Venedig Spaß. Ich kann es nur empfehlen! 🙂
Carola S
Carola S
3 November 2023
Meine Vorstellungen wurden noch übertroffen 2 Wochen Spaß beim Lernen, schnell Fortschritte beim freien Sprechen machen und jeden Tag in freundschaftlicher Art unterrichtet zu werden, das war mein Wunsch als ich mich bei Diego angemeldet habe. Meine Vorstellungen wurden noch übertroffen. Ich bin über 70 Jahre und habe mir dieses Abenteuer gegönnt. Ich kann diese Schule nur wärmstens empfehlen. Danke an Diego und sein Team.
Heike B
Heike B
1 November 2023
Jederzeit wieder! Sehr empfehlenswert! Ich hatte bereits in 6 anderen Sprachschulen in den letzten Jahren Unterricht und diese ist für mich die beste gewesen. Zum einen war der Unterricht in Vierer-Kleingruppe sehr intensiv, aber insbesondere waren die 2 Lehrkräfte (Micaela und Marco) sehr empathisch und mit Freude dabei. Gut war auch, dass beide Lehrkräfte jeweils die Hälfte des Vormittags unterrichteten, was sehr hilfreich ist. Der Unterricht war auf viel aktives Sprechen ausgelegt, wobei dann situativ Grammatik und neues Vokabular erarbeitet wurde. Meiner Meinung eine sehr gute Methode. Es gab dann auch noch einen Rundgang am Nachmittag mit Diego für die Sprachklasse, der seine schönen bzw. besonderen Orte in Venedig mit uns teilte. Ich komme wieder.
Shane O
Shane O
31 October 2023
Fantastic language learning experience in Venice I have just completed a four week course at this delightfully friendly and really really professional school in Venice. I have been on other courses and realise just how difficult it is to successfully combine in relaxed but testing classes - different levels (within the B1/B2 etc Level system), different personalities, different activities and a mix of conversation, structured grammar and idiomatic exercises. This Diego and his team manage to do. The lessons are well organised and structured but in a way that you spend the first week trying to figure out how they have done this, because the experience never seems like a conventional classroom environment. I was worried that Venice was not the place to learn - being too touristy. However, Venetians are relaxed and will reciprocate in Italian if you make the effort and their Italian is spoken very clearly. I could not recommend this school highly enough!
Bettina St.
Bettina St.
24 October 2023
Italienisch lernen in authentischer Umgebung Für alle, die in familiärer Atmosphäre italienisch lernen möchten, ist die Venice Italian School eine großartige Adresse. Mit kompetenten Lehrer*innen kann man in den venezianischen Alltag eintauchen, bekommt tolle Tipps und es wird eine Menge sowohl sprachlichen als auch historischen Wissens vermittelt. Auch der Spaß beim Lernen kommt nicht zu kurz. Ich kann die Schule bestens empfehlen!
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24 October 2023
Learning Italian in Venice I had two amazing weeks at the Italian Language School in Venice and my Italian improved tremedously thanks to the excellent teaching staff. A truly 5 star experience and would recommend anyone wanting to learn or improve their Italian to contact Diego. An added bonus is meeting and making friends from other countries as well as being in the fabulous city of Venice.
John W
John W
23 October 2023
An ideal place to learn Italian This is a small school and the tone is set by Diego, the Director. A hallmark of my one week stay was flexibility and attention to the needs of individual students. As well as Diego I had two outstanding teachers and the other students in my class were molto simpatici: it would be difficult not to be, given the friendly and positive atmosphere in the school. Its location, a 5 minutes' walk from both the Ferrovia and San Toma vaporetto stop, make it even more attractive.
Louise B
Louise B
20 October 2023
Such an enjoyable learning experience! It was an absolute pleasure to spend two weeks at this small Italian language school in September, my second visit having spent two weeks there in September last year. The focus is on listening and speaking in the moment, naturally, which has greatly increased my confidence and fluency. It is an immersive experience, tuition and practice interwoven in daily activities, which I believe cannot be matched by a tourist visit alone. Teaching is interactive and supportive, with all teachers excellent in their craft. Diego does a fantastic job managing the school so smoothly, ensuring everyone is content with their experience. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend the school to anyone wanting to improve their working knowledge of Italian and fluency. As the leaves fall here in the UK I'm already planning my next visit...
Rosemary Y
Rosemary Y
15 October 2023
Outstanding language school in every way I cannot recommend the school highly enough for its intelligent approach to teaching language. The small classes make teaching very flexible to the different aims and levels of each student and the standard of teaching is excellent and highly professional. Diego and Marco are outstanding: they build your confidence in speaking Italian by taking everyday topics - food, books, travel, family, the daily news - which everyone can join in, and encourage you to use your growing skills in and outside class, while ensuring that you also have all the grammar and linguistic tools that you need. It is far from the old-fashioned, structured approach of my schooldays! Conversations in class and over a drink afterwards also offer a wonderful opportunity to learn about Italy and Venetian life. The atmosphere is so welcoming and encouraging and Diego and his team take great care to make learning a language an enjoyable and rewarding experience: I feel as if I have made friends. Unforgettable - I will be back! Rosemary