ITALIAN LANGUAGE: LEONARDO DA VINCI PROGRAM

Italian language courses for all levels: beginners, elementary, pre-intermediate, intermediate, specialization, and living together a Tuscan family of qualified teachers. You will live a full immersion experience in the heart of Tuscany, improving your knowledge not only of language but also of the Italian daily way of life. Your hosts will welcome you as old friends would, and they will offer you all their knowledge of the Italian language, traditions, culture, and other trivial curiosities.
The house you will live in is called "Le Mimose", this name comes from the big Mimosa trees that they have in their garden, you can just imagine the wonderful smell the whole area has in the spring!

The host's son loves nature and hiking, he knows many paths near the house that he can direct you to if you are interested in taking a walk toward Montalbano.
The whole family loves to cook, and they cook very well ! while living with them you will be given some precious hints and culinary secrets. Meals are included in the program and will be studied and decided with you so that they can meet your taste and any possible allergy or food intolerances. It is possible to ask for a live in language and cooking course, or even just a live in cooking course.

Vinci, the nearest village - only a few kilometers away from Le Mimose, is the native town of Leonardo Da Vinci, here it is possible to visit his home and his museum. We suggest to rent a car for the week, there are many attractions in the area such as art cities, small medieval villages, golf, tennis, spas....and if requested, we provide a car rental service with very reasonable prices.

SATURDAY TO SATURDAY
Seven days full board and three hours of language training* each day for 5 days. We include one day excursion on Sunday, and Farewell party with the family on Friday.
Accommodation in an INDEPENDENT APARTMENT for 2 persons with private bathroom and kitchenette or TWIN BED DOUBLE ROOM with private bathroom in the manor house, or the same ROOM WITH SINGLE USE.
*For more hours of teaching ( 4 hours a day or 5 hours a day maximum ) or particular requests please contact us.

TRANSPORTATION
If request we provide private car transfer to/from the House. Besides it, we provide car rental with very good fares. Compact or automatic car available.

Choose your daily excursion:

	Lucchesia and its wines
	Discover hilltop medieval little towns near Florence, Siena, Lucca or Pisa
	Discover secret naturalistic treasures hiking through old paths
	Discover the treasures of art in Florence, Siena or Lucca
	Enjoy the daily Tuscan cooking preparing old and new recipes with your Italian family with Italian words referring to food and ingredients
	More……… and more………