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One of the joys of “living” in Italy is to have time to allow its many beauty’s both natural and man-made to inspire your creative muse. There are no end of opportunities in every region to improve your cooking, write poetry, photograph small wonders you discover daily, learn or perfect a craft, or explore the lyrical beauty of “la bella lingua” (the beautiful language). The following are a few suggestions to consider.
Cooking Schools
The Villa Table
Cook with Lorenza de Medici
Badia a Coltibuono
53013 Gaiole in Chianti (near Florence)
39 057 774 9498
www.chianticlassico.com/coltibuono
coltibuono@chianticlassico.com
Cooking in Tropea (Calabria)
Tania Pascuzzi
39 09 636 1952
www.initalytours.com
info@initalytours.com
Giuliano Bugialli
Giuliano Bugialli’s cooking in Florence
420 West 25th Street
New York, NY 10001
646 431 1906
www.bugialli.com
Hotel Luna Convento Cooking School
Cook with Enrico Franzese
Via Pantaleone Comite 33
84011 Amalfi
39 08 987 1002
www.lunahotel.it
www.igiobal.net/cuisineint
La Chiuso Tuscan Women Cook
www.tuscanwomencook.com
Cook with local Tuscan nonna’s (grandmother’s) of Montelfollonica (small village in the Chiana valley).
Painting, Writing and Photography
Il Chiostro
23 West 73rd Street
New York NY 10023
800 880 3506
www.ilchiostro.com
ilchiostro@hotmail.com
Workshops offered in photography, watercolor painting, poetry, fiction and memoir writing, painting and drawing, singing and sculpture.
Atelier Canova
Via Della Colonnette 26A
00187 Rome
39 340 826 5081
www.ateliercanova.com
info@ateliercanova.com
Extensive training in drawing and painting as well as weekend and two week workshops.
Traditional Crafts
Centre for Skills in Architectural Heritage Conservation
Isola di San Servolo
Casella Postale 676
30100 Venezia
39 04 152 685 46
Hands on skill courses offered in pietra dura, stone carving, woodwork, metal, stucco, platser, wall painting and mural conservation.
International School of Ceramic Art “Romano Ranierei”
Via Tiberina Sud 330
Deruta
39 07 597 2383
www.schooolofceramics.org
Pottery making and ceramic painting classes
Language Schools
Accademia Italiana
Via XX Settembre
163100 Ascoli Piceno (Le Marche)
39 073 625 7735
www.accademia-italiana.com
info@accademia-italiana.com
Centro di Lingua e Cultura Italiana
Via delle Frasche 5
39 06 481 4080
00184 Rome
www.ciao-italia.it
info@ciao-italia.it
Take a short quiz to determine your Italian proficiency on this website
Scula Leonarda da Vinci
Piazza dell’Orologio 7
00186 Rome
39 06 688 925 136
www.sculaaleonardo.com
rome@scuolaleonardo.com
Centro Linguistico italiano Dante Alighieri
Piazza Bologna 1
00162 Rome
39 064 423 1490
www.clidante.it
info@clidante.it
Centro Fiorenza
Via Santa Spirito 14
50125 Florence
39 055 239 8274
www.centrofiorenza.it
info@centrofiorenza.com
Istituto Galileo Galilei
Via degli Alfani 68
50121 Florence
39 055 294 680
www.galilei.it
info@galilei.it
Need to improve your Italian quickly? Galileo offers weekend crash courses.
Centro di Lingua e Cultura Italiana
Vico Santa Maria dell’Aiuto 17
80134 Naples
39 081 552 4331
www.centroitaliano.it
info@centroitaliano.it
Istituto Venezia
Dorsoduro 3116/a
Campo Santa Margherita
30123 Venice
39 041 552 4331
www.institutovenezia.com
info@institutovenezia.com
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