Reviews of Cultura Italiana, Bologna, Italy
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4.5
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Cultura Italiana, Bologna, Italy
Cultura Italiana, Bologna, Italy
Based on 45 reviews of former students of Cultura Italiana
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Overall school rating by student age group
Students < 18 years (0 ratings)
Students 18-30 years (7 ratings)
Students 31-49 years (3 ratings)
Students 50+ years (33 ratings)
Verified reviews only, uncensored. All student opinions from students who booked a course at the school with LanguageCourse.net.
Individual Reviews
Cultura Italiana
25. May. 2026
Birgit (61 years) 
Course: Intensive Course - 5 weeks
Course: Intensive Course - 5 weeksOverall rating
Value for money
Positive aspects of school
"Great teachers, exciting classes."
Negative aspects
"The group composition was a bit tricky."
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City/place
"Great city."
Accommodation
"Next time, I’d prefer an apartment. The host family were nice, but the kitchen wasn’t very clean."
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23. Feb. 2026
Sabine (55 years) Course: Intensive Course & Cooking - 1 week
Course: Intensive Course & Cooking - 1 weekOverall rating
Value for money
Positive aspects of school
"The classes were very varied, they were fun, and I learned a lot. Even as someone over 55, I felt very comfortable here."
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"It's a very beautiful city, yet it's just a short drive from the countryside."
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"I made pasta dough from scratch for the first time! It turned out great."
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23. Feb. 2026
Alessandra (57 years) Course: Intensive Course - 1 week
Course: Intensive Course - 1 weekOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"This school has really great, warm-hearted, good teachers!
The program is intensive and easily manageable at your personal level. I was even moved to a different class because I was apparently placed too low, and this change was recommended to me by the teachers and benefited me greatly. This means that the teachers' observation and perception is very accurate. I enjoyed it immensely. I wanted to stay longer and definitely come back!"
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"Super friendly! Everyone is welcome and you immediately feel at home. Warm atmosphere!"
City/place
"Bologna is a wonderful city. Everyone has to discover it for themselves. I really like it there."
Quality of teaching / language progress
"Very, very good."
Accommodation
"The accommodation was perfect for me, but it's a bit expensive for a stay longer than a week. Great location, very clean, easy to deal with the landlord. Great for one person, but a bit cramped for two. Still feasible, though."
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2. Jun. 2025
Brita (64 years) Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeks
Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"The central location"
Negative aspects
"Equipment of the classrooms"
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"I have not been adequately classified."
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10. Apr. 2025
Sylvie (70 years) 
Course: Intensive Course - 1 week
Course: Intensive Course - 1 weekOverall rating
Value for money
Positive aspects of school
"Friendly, relaxed atmosphere"
Negative aspects
"Grammar exercises in the afternoon were done in a room with two different groups, which made it difficult to concentrate."
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"Too little time to visit outside the classroom"
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"You have to be ready to jump on the bandwagon if you're only going for a week."
Accommodation
"Room with window overlooking inner courtyard, so it's quiet"
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18. Mar. 2025
Evi (60 years) Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeks
Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Empathetic, enthusiastic, motivated teachers."
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"Easy to walk around, clearly laid out."
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"Intensive, demanding, challenging."
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2. Dec. 2024
Claus (65 years) Course: Intensive Course - 1 week
Course: Intensive Course - 1 weekOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Very well located, very good teachers who are very well trained in didactics and methodology, computers, etc. are used sensibly, group size appropriate, afternoon activities (lessons, etc.) offered every day."
Negative aspects
"Cookery course did not take place, facilities in the school were rather uninviting, criteria for grading were not transparent to me, oral evaluation before lessons only very superficial."
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"Was very successful, discount yes, necessary? Very demanding, grammatical topics very specific, but in-depth."
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29. Oct. 2024
Urs (74 years) Course: Two-to-One Lessons 10 - 2 weeks
Course: Two-to-One Lessons 10 - 2 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"The high level of expertise of the teachers in teaching the Italian language and increasing the enjoyment of the Italian language and bringing it to life."
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"Together with my partner, we took private lessons for two hours each day. So unfortunately I can't answer the questions above correctly."
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"Bologna is a marvellous city. Unfortunately, its importance in terms of art history and history is often unjustly forgotten alongside Venice, Florence, Rome and Naples."
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"The private lessons were primarily focussed on speaking Italian. This proved to be very motivating and remains a vivid memory."
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12. Aug. 2024
Monika (69 years) Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeks
Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Extremely nice, highly committed teachers; appreciative, motivating interaction regardless of the age of the students; they offer an ‘activity’ (grammar lesson) or activity every afternoon."
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City/place
"Worth seeing; the heat is very bearable thanks to the many arcades."
Accommodation
"The location 5 minutes walk from the school was great! However, there was noise almost all night long (loud restaurant guests on the street, noisy late-night sweepers, sweepers - the last one at 2.30am every night); the landlady was very nice, but it was initially unclear whether I was allowed to use the kitchen - e.g. the fridge - and sit at the kitchen table or not due to a language barrier. Things became more relaxed in the second week and we did things together."
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27. Jun. 2024
Jürgen (56 years) Course: Intensive Course - 1 week
Course: Intensive Course - 1 weekOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"It was very good and I would always recommend it. As I booked a bit late, I had a host who lived a bit further away, which was difficult in the heat, but doable, all in all great"
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"Fantastic and thankfully not yet so touristy!"
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"Good"
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30. Apr. 2024
Erna Ida (68 years) Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeks
Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeksOverall rating
Value for money
Positive aspects of school
"Very nice atmosphere, stringent lessons and yet light-hearted, very reliable and flexible"
Negative aspects
"Rooms are a bit cramped"
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"Very liveable, relaxed and unexcited"
Quality of teaching / language progress
"I am completely satisfied, very effective"
Accommodation
"Without meals, but use of kitchen, no great interest in the guest, was my impression; communication in advance not entirely satisfactory. But friendly."
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3. Apr. 2024
Ursula (51 years) Course: Intensive Course - 1 week
Course: Intensive Course - 1 weekOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"The special feature is the varied afternoon programme. This is very attractive for solo travellers. I would like to emphasise the hike, where you can easily get into (Italian) conversation with other participants."
Negative aspects
"All the teachers go to great lengths and are very friendly. However, some of them are not entirely professional, but conduct the lessons as an average person without teacher training would."
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7. Nov. 2023
Michal (64 years) Course: Intensive Course - 3 weeks
Course: Intensive Course - 3 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Everyone was very nice and competent. I can recommend the school."
Negative aspects
"The sanitary facilities should be improved and extended."
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"Very beautiful city"
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26. Jun. 2023
Ursula (60 years) 
Course: Intensive Course - 1 week
Course: Intensive Course - 1 weekOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"The teacher and the atmosphere"
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"It is a good idea to bring a tablet, so you can write without paper."
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City/place
"I really like it"
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"Very good, the woman was very open and we talked often."
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2. May. 2023
Vania (63 years) Brazil Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeks
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Value for money
Positive aspects of school
"Good location and atmosphere."
Negative aspects
"The schedule is subject to change, some teachers are not so good, and the classrooms are inadequate."
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17. Apr. 2023
Marie-cécile (60 years) 
Course: Intensive Course - 1 week
Course: Intensive Course - 1 weekOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Super fun, safe school, fine, knowledgeable teachers and nice students of all ages and from all kinds of countries. Instructive social activities, super centrally located. You are seen and not just one of many students."
Negative aspects
"I had brought a computer because there would be an e-learning platform. Had assumed to be able to practice extra on that, but did not receive any information/explanation on that. All the teaching was on paper. During class and for doing the homework assignments."
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City/place
"Fun and beautiful city. Didn't have enough time to visit all the beauty."
Accommodation
"The owner was very strict. I felt like I had to walk on eggshells. I chose this form to be able to speak/practise Italian, but the woman was mostly in her room, returned me that she didn't understand any of my Italian at all when we spoke or started talking French. Next time, I will rather opt for a shared flat anyway."
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2. Aug. 2022
Ingrid (58 years) Course: Intensive Course - 1 week
Course: Intensive Course - 1 weekOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"The environment and the teachers were very nice"
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"A great city"
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26. Jul. 2022
Kyoko (64 years) 
Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeks
Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"The teaching approach was very good.
I felt that they were thinking constantly about how to make the class enjoyable."
Negative aspects
"I suggest a little more improvement in the general cleanliness of the facility (e.g. restrooms)."
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"I would recommend it."
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Other comments
"The principal was also nice, calm and gentle."
City/place
"It is a calm, small but moderately well-organized town."
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"The private lesson was great because it gave me a chance to talk about issues that I couldn't discuss in class ( because there were several of us in the class). It gave me a lot of confidence for the future."
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8. Jul. 2022
Sabine (69 years) Course: Intensive Course - 4 weeks
Course: Intensive Course - 4 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Really everything in this school: Cultura Italiana, is wonderful!
The teachers, the director, the teaching -grammar and conversation intertwine-, the atmosphere, the friendliness, the relaxedness, the voluntary classes and the leisure activities, simply excellent!!!!
I had a rich and happy time there and hope to come back next year :)"
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"I think I said everything at the beginning. In any case, the school is highly recommended. But it is not quite true that mainly older people attend this school. There were a lot of young people there.
But I found the mixture of generations and nationalities very good."
City/place
"A beautiful city where I have been on holiday several times. Sights like Momba, San Luca, the towers, various churches, the Pinacotec and the Archaeological Museum, just like the whole atmosphere, not to mention the colours of the city."
Accommodation
"A very nice Italian woman who always made me feel welcomed. Due to a train delay, I arrived more than 4 hours late.
I had corresponded with her and she wrote: I am at home, I will cook you spaghetti! So nice!!!"
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10. May. 2022
Peter (64 years) Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeks
Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Communication classes very good. Teachers mostly good and nice."
Negative aspects
"Too many students in one class. Distribution and size of rooms."
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"Very beautiful city."
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4. Apr. 2022
Christine (35 years) Course: Intensive Course - 1 week
Course: Intensive Course - 1 weekOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Nice people, really good atmosphere, a lot of fun in the lessons, they only speak Italian with you."
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19. Oct. 2021
Elmar (67 years) Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeks
Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Very friendly teachers and school management."
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29. Jul. 2021
Nadia (19 years) France Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeks
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Positive aspects of school
"Great teaching! Lovely people, so helpful and friendly. Perfect sized city for a student, beautiful and full of people to meet. Easy to practice Italian with students and teachers. Interesting topics that kept classes enjoyable and full of laughter. Amazing location - in the heart of town yet not full of tourists."
Negative aspects
"Classrooms were hot."
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"Lovely lady, incredibly generous and like a nanna to me while I was staying there."
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21. Oct. 2019
Jutta (66 years) Course: Intensive Course - 1 week
Course: Intensive Course - 1 weekOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"The commitment and professionalism of the teachers. The happy, international and friendly atmosphere"
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"Take all offers with you"
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City/place
"I don't need public transport and I can't rate it. The same is actually true of security."
Accommodation
"The landlady was very friendly and supportive. I catered for myself."
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12. Sep. 2023
Ruth (59 years) Course: Intensive Course - 1 week
Course: Intensive Course - 1 weekOverall rating
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"Excellent school"
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"Very good"
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"Landlady was very nice and helpful."
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10. Jul. 2022
Vera (48 years) Italy Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeks
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"I definitely think Bologna is one of the best cities to go to."
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"It helps me a lot and I hope that maybe sometime in future I’ll be back there"
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24. Mar. 2025
Christiane (59 years) Course: Intensive Course - 1 week
Course: Intensive Course - 1 weekOverall rating
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28. Oct. 2024
Armando (72 years) Course: Two-to-One Lessons 10 - 2 weeks
Course: Two-to-One Lessons 10 - 2 weeksOverall rating
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3. Oct. 2023
Luca (19 years) Germany Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeks
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23. Aug. 2023
Joerg Germany Course: Intensive Course - 3 weeks
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22. Aug. 2023
Pia Germany Course: Intensive Course - 3 weeks
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14. Jul. 2023
Jacob United Kingdom Course: One-to-One Lessons 10 - 2 weeks
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5. Jun. 2023
Jasmin Switzerland Course: Intensive Course - 5 weeks
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2. May. 2023
João (69 years) Brazil Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeks
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3. Apr. 2023
Nicolas Felipe (19 years) United States Course: Intensive Course - 4 weeks
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3. Apr. 2023
Luca Germany Course: Intensive Course - 1 week
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7. Nov. 2022
Lilli Course: Intensive Course - 3 weeks
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11. Oct. 2022
Charlotte (57 years) Course: Intensive Course - 1 week
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25. Jul. 2022
Ruri (72 years) Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeks
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19. Jul. 2022
Sibel (48 years) Turkey Course: 2 weeks
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20. Jun. 2022
Tingyu China Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeks
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30. Nov. 2021
Ursula (65 years) 
Course: Intensive Course - 4 weeks
Course: Intensive Course - 4 weeksOverall rating
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18. Oct. 2021
Susanne Course: Intensive Course - 1 week
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23. Aug. 2021
Marcel (56 years) 
Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeks
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27. Jan. 2020
Audrey (22 years) Course: Afternoon/Evening Course 6 - 12 weeks
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