Description
The premises are prestigious ones, both for their antiquity (15th c.) and for the beauty and value of the frescoes in the cloister, which were magnificently restored after the 1966 flood. The cloister, known as the “Chiostro di S. Pierino” or “Chiostro della Compagnia della SS. Nunziata”, is the destination of numerous visiting art scholars. The school is located in downtown: There is the crowded Piazza SS. Annunziata with its magnificent basilica and Brunelleschi’s famous “Loggiato degli Innocenti”; the equestrian statue to Ferdinando I° by Giambologna; the two fountains by Pietro Tacca, which rise in the centre of the square like two jewels; the nearby Pergola Theatre; Piazza del Duomo with the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore; the baptistery and Giotto’s bell tower; Piazza della Signoria, with Palazzo Vecchio and the loggia of the Uffizi gallery that at all times is animated by tourists coming literally from the ends of the earth.

Lodging
The Secretariat offers, its help in finding lodging.: in family house, in shared apartments, private apartments, hotels and residences.

Academic
The teaching method used is based on the direct relationship between teacher and student. The methodological approach thus takes into account the student’s origins and his basic cultural preparation. The methodological approach thus takes into account the student’s origins and his basic cultural preparation. This is possible, thanks to the limited number of students in each class. the courses, which are based on the inductive method and are conducted totally in Italian, are aimed at providing the student with the necessary means for overcoming the first difficult logistics in a foreign country. In a second moment, the intention is gradually to attain the following objectives: progressive enlarging communications skills, both written and oral;, In-depth study of the various aspects of Italian culture, from a linguistic, historical, literary and artistic perspective.

Activities
School organizes visits in Florence and to the most famous cities of the Tuscany: Siena, Pisa, Lucca, to the Chianti, etc. There are other leisure activities of free time as suppers in one pizzeria or typically Florentines trattorie or nights in discos of the city.