The school is located in the historical center of Florence, in a beautiful palace of the 19th century, declared national monument, near the Cathedral "Santa Maria del Fiore" and also very near the most important monuments and museums. The school has marble stairs, decorated ceilings and a beautiful bronze door in classic style. The School has several classrooms, most of them with balcony, and an extensive hall for the students where films and videos can be seen. The Center has also a reading room, a library and a piano.

Europass Center helps students in the search of lodging in family houses, apartment or hotels.

Europass offers intensive, group and individual courses of Italian language , structured in nine levels. It has also combined courses. An additional option is an internship program with a language course, ideal for those looking for work experience. The Europass courses are credited in Germany in agreement with the policy of Bildungsurlaub. The classes are formed by 4 - 10 students of different nationalities. The didactic method is based on a communicative approach, which enables the students to assimilate linguistic patterns and reproduced situational contexts from the first day. Therefore, the grammar elements appear for their practical application. This method is parallel to the development of the four basic skills: listening, reading, speaking and writing.

The school offers cultural courses. Those of history of the art start on the 14th century in Tuscany, the early Renaissance, the Medici and art in Florence in second half of the 15th century, Leonardo, Michelangelo. The course of Italian Literature is based on the reading and analysis of the main Italian authors from Dante to the contemporaries. The course of Italian history is focused in the present time from the period of the political unit (1861). The classes of Tuscany cuisine can be taken in two ways: the one of a standard course and other with recipes of manuscripts from the 15th and 16th centuries.

Europass Center
Via Sant'Egidio 12
Florencia
Tel. +39 55 234 5802
Fax +39 55 247 9995
Email: europass@europass.it
Web: www.europass.it