Italian courses in Como

Courses start from €200 per week. Eating well in Italy is a given, and in Como it’s affordable too, with a sit-down lunch at a local trattoria running around €12 to €15, and a coffee and cornetto in the morning costs next to nothing. A bus ride is around €1.50, and a ferry crossing to Bellagio is roughly €5 to €10. Most of Como's best attractions, the lake, the piazzas, and the mountain trails, cost nothing at all. You set the budget; we'll help you make it work.

Learning Italian against a backdrop of alpine lakes and Renaissance architecture gives you something a classroom back home can’t. You'll be practising with classmates from across the world, exploring one of Europe's most beautiful corners between lessons, and returning home with a language and a summer you won't forget. The setting does half the work.

Absolutely. Courses start from just one week, with no upper limit on how long you can stay. A fortnight gives you enough time to find your feet and start thinking in Italian; a month and the language genuinely starts to stick. Stay longer, and Como stops feeling like a destination and starts feeling like home. The programme fits around you, not the other way round.

Como is a safe, welcoming town with a strong tradition of international visitors. Petty crime is low, and violent crime is practically unheard of. Locals are used to students and tourists, and the lakeside setting keeps things relaxed. Sensible precautions apply anywhere, but you're unlikely to feel anything other than at ease here.