| TURIN AND PIEDMONT Turin, defined as "The door to Italy", is situated in a strategic geographical position between the Alps and the Ligurian seaside. Founded during the Roman epoch, Turin, has its peak of splendour during the Baroque epoch under the House of Savoy. It grew during the following centuries and became Italy’s first Capital in the eighteenth century and one of the most important industrial poles during the nineteenth century. Today, Turin is becoming a magnet for cultural events thanks to its many national museums, as f. ex. The National Museum of Cinema, the Egyptian Museum, many modern arts exhibitions and yearly international appointments, as the International Book Fair and the "Salone del Gusto". Turin is also a magical place full of itineraries to follow at night, with many places for entertainment, particular and alternative restaurants, wine bars and cafés where young and old can have a good time. THE SCHOOL L'Italiano Porticando, situated in a beautiful eighteenth century building in the city centre, near most important sightseeing destinations and cultural attractions, is a small and friendly school, specialized in teaching the Italian language and culture to foreigners. The student finds here an inviting and familiar atmosphere allowing him to learn easily the Italian language and to get to know many aspects of daily life in Italy. The lessons are held by experienced mother-tongue teachers using the direct communicative teaching method and motivating the students to participate actively in their lessons and extra-curricular activities: In the afternoon the students have the possibility to join cooking lessons, to take part in wine tastings and in walks in the city centre practising outside the class-room what they have learned at school. THE COURSES The school offers - Small group courses
- Standard courses and
- Private lessons
from 1 to 4 weeks per level. These are organized for all language proficiency levels. Furthermore, the students can join the school’s Cultural courses, cooking classes and wine workshops . The school proposes a number of Combined courses: a combination of Standard course with additional private lessons, literature, arts, architecture, tango or skiing. For groups, there are Language holiday courses: one-week-courses with a particular "topic", which allow to integrate a cultural holiday with language learning. This is also valid for our Special topic courses like Italian for Gourmets, Italian for Tourists or Christmas in Turin. SERVICES Free accommodation research service, free internet access. | 
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