School Parola - Free time activities in Florence with the school

Outdoor Activities with the School Parola

A Remarkable Feature of the School Parola

A remarkable feature of the Italian language school Parola is that the institute constantly organizes outdoor activities after courses in Florence.

The Parola school events can be pizza eating, a bike ride in the park or a visit at a leather museum: our Italian language institute has a variety of outdoor and indoor school activities to choose from.

Take into consideration that free time activities with the Italian language school Parola of Florence are without any charge apart from transportation fare to the visited locations.

Dinners and Events in the Evening

In order to create a friendly atmosphere among the students and all the teachers, the school organizes dinners in typical local restaurants, as well as parties and evening meetings. Once a week, one of the school teachers goes with the students for an Aperitif: a typical way of Italians to get to know each other. In this way, students can merge and get to know new people.

Bike Rides in the Parks of Florence

A school Parola teacher takes students for a bike ride in the two major parks of Florence. The Albereta Park along the river Arno and the Cascine Park, the largest and most renowned park of Florence.

Excursions in Tuscany and Italy

The school Parola organizes sightseeing trips to the most interesting cities in Tuscany such as Siena, San Gimignano, Pisa, Lucca, the seaside (all free of charge except for the bus or the train ticket). A guide accompanies the students.

In case of special outings such as Venice, Perugia, Assisi, as well as the seaside Cinque Terre (the Five Lands), there are private buses provided by FLORENCEFORFUN, a Florentine events and tour company, which cooperates with our school for extra-curricular activities in Tuscany and all over Italy. For these excursions, there is a fee to be paid to Florence For Fun.

The Chianti Region and Oil Production

A guide of Florence For Fun accompanies the students, who can visit beautiful wine-making estates in the Chianti region. The winemakers explain their methods, and of course, let you taste their wines. We also go to an olive oil production factory in Lucca in Tuscany. So our students can see the making of Tuscan olive oil.

Major Florentine Museums

One of our teachers takes students to the most important museums in Florence. From the Uffizi Museum to the beautiful Bargello and Museo dell'Opera del Duomo museums. The school can make reservations for private museums visits for students who want to visit exhibits during their study in Florence.

Visits to Florentine Workshops

Florence is also famous for its workshops of master craftsmen. They open their doors to the school's students who want to discover their secrets. These tours are organized according to craft (art restoration, jewelry making, pottery and so on) and are conducted by one of the teachers. We also visit the fascinating a and historical leather workshop of Santa Croce.

Evenings at the Opera During Summertime

In Summer, special excursions are organized to see performances at the Arena in Verona, La Scala in Milan or the Puccini Festival in Torre del Lago.

Sport Facilities

Students can engage in their favorite sport activities: the school Parola can provide information regarding Florentine sport and athletic organizations. Florence has enough "green sites" but one needs to know them, for this reason the school provides information about places where students can go jogging, play golf or play tennis.

Convenient Restaurants in Florence

The school Parola has arrangements with typical Florentine restaurants where our students can enjoy the advantage of affordable prices. Moreover, once a week students can go for an evening aperitif with one of our teachers.

Information Service for School Activities and Florentine Events

The students are always informed about all the activities offered by the school Parola. At the beginning of their language program, they are given a schedule with all the free time activities.

The Italian school Parola students can also count on the main cultural events that are held in Florence, such as concerts, festivities and exhibits and special events.

School Home Page

School Parola - Italian Language Courses - Borg S. Croce, 4 - 50122 Florence - Italy - Tel. 055/242182 - Fax 055/241914- info@parola.it