The UniversitĂ per Stranieri di Siena is the most prestigious Italian-for-foreigners institution in Italy.
Plan this experience →Università per Stranieri (unistrasi.it): official CILS certification center. Month-long intensive courses from €450. Semester programs available. The gold standard. Private schools: Saena Iulia (€200–280/week), Scuola Leonardo da Vinci Siena (€210–280/week). Why Siena: smaller (54,000 people), everyone speaks to you, fewer English speakers to fall back on, the Tuscan accent is the clearest in Italy, and it’s 30–50% cheaper than Florence for accommodation.