Italian in Milan — the working heart of Italy
Welcome to Milan — the city where Italian is spoken at full speed, in business, in design studios, in fashion houses, at the bar at 7pm with an aperitivo in hand. Our historic Milan Academy is in elegant Via Durini, 7, a short walk from the Duomo, and is built for the people Milan attracts: professionals relocating for work, U.S. faculty-led groups, long-term students preparing for an Italian university or citizenship, and curious learners who simply want to live the city in Italian.
Milan moves quickly — and so will your Italian. Ti aspettiamo.
The Milan Academy
Our Milan site is a dedicated Academy location in the city centre, separate from our university campuses in Florence, Mantua and Turin. It is purpose-built for adult Italian language learners — professionals, long-term visa students, faculty-led cohorts — and operates on weekday schedules that fit working calendars.
Who Milan is right for
Professionals relocating to Milan
Italian for people who have already accepted a job in Milan, or who are relocating with family. Scheduled around real work commitments, with sector-specific vocabulary for finance, fashion, design, consulting, and tech.
Long-term students (visa-eligible)
3 to 12 months on a student visa, with consulate-grade documentation, residence permit support, and a curriculum that takes a true beginner to a documented B1/B2.
U.S. faculty-led groups
For U.S. universities sending cohorts to Milan: dedicated classroom space, approval-ready academic documentation, on-site student services, housing logistics. The faculty member leads; we deliver.
4–24 week students with real goals
Students who want measurable progression — A1 to B1 in twelve weeks, CILS preparation, university enrolment readiness — in a city that gives Italian practice every time you leave the building.
Why Milan is the right starting point
Milan is internationally connected, English-friendly for the first week, and demanding of your Italian by week four. It is also the city where most adult students find a faster path to fluency, because the language is in constant professional use around them. If your goal is to use Italian — not just study it — Milan accelerates that transition more than any other Italian city.
Course formats available in Milan
Standard
20 in-class lessons per week. Six levels (A1–C2), small groups, weekly start dates for most levels.
Light
Daily lessons plus 2 hours/day of structured guided self-study. Documented, study-visa eligible.
Long-term (visa eligible)
Programs from 3 to 12 months built for the study-visa process.
Our other campuses
Florence
17th-century Padri Scolopi campus on Via Bolognese: 8,000 m² grounds, in-house café, on-campus residence. The campus model for serious long-term immersion.
Mantua
Former Archbishop's Seminary in the centre of a UNESCO Renaissance city. Full immersion in a town where almost nobody switches to English at the bar.
Turin
Modern three-storey campus near Parco del Valentino: 10 classrooms, library, Aula Magna. The most underrated Italian city for language students.
Address & contact
Via Durini, 7 – 20122 Milano
Tel: +39 02 87388760 · Fax: +39 02 87388891
Email: milano@accademiaditaliano.it
Metro: San Babila (M1) · Bus 54, 58, 60, 61, 65, 73, 81, 94 · Tram 27
Office hours: Monday–Friday 09:00–12:30 / 13:30–18:00
5 classrooms inside a historic building on Via Durini, a short walk from the Duomo.
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