10 good reasons to spend your summer in Florence at Adg

Already planning your summer holiday? Why not to choose one of our many summer study programs in:

Italian
Fine Arts
Art History
Cooking

Still undecided? Maybe we can convince you by giving you 10 good reasons to spend your summer in Florence at Accademia del Giglio:

1. You can learn Italian in small classgroups with qualified and experienced teachers completely immersed in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere.

2. You can visit some of the most famous monuments and masterpieces of Italy’s glorious past. If you join one of our Art history programs you will make a journey of rediscovery of the visual arts which flourished in Tuscany in the Renaissance period.

3. Feeling hungry? You will enjoy the tasteful and delicious Italian cuisine! Pasta, pizza, Italian  icecream, risottos and much more delicacies are waiting for you. You can also learn to cook them in our cookery classes.

4. You can learn to draw or paint in our Art studio or “en plein air” in the ancient squares and gorgeous gardens of Florence. You will be taught on how to represent a landscape or how to make a portrait or even how to create a fresco from scratch.

5. You will make new friends from all over the world, have fun, spend an evening following the Dolce Vita style.

6. After your classes you can relax in one of the nearby cafés and bars by sipping a cappuccino or a chilled glass of wine.

7. Rome, Milan, Venice, the Cinque terre, the Amalfi coast are not far away. During the week-end you can discover one of these wonderful destinations.

8. Feeling like shopping? Florence is the right place to do it, especially in July with lots of sales. You cannot miss Italian fashion, can’t you? Especially if it’s a bargain!

9. The beach is just one hour by train/car and the surrounding countryside is perfect for hiking and horse riding or for relaxing!

10. Do you like Opera? During the summer you can enjoy outdoors unforgettable live shows in town, but also in Torre del lago and in Verona (we arrange trips for these events).

Still thinking about it? We hope these pictures will convince you. See you in Florence next summer!