Collina Italiana

Collina Italiana offers Italian language and culture programs both on- and off-site. Lovers of Italian language and culture soon discover that Collina Italiana classes offer a unique opportunity for a comprehensive learning experience without leaving the city.

Located on the Upper East Side, the language and cultural center is known for offering Italian classes in a contemporary setting, including workshops in both Italian wine and books. Depending on the time of your class, you'll be served either cappuccino or sparkling Prosecco while learning the bella lingua (beautiful language) and the bella vita (beautiful life) of Italy.

There are year-round group and private lessons, tutoring services, specialty classes for adults and children's programming. Teatro Italiano and Make an Italian Show are drama classes where children can bring their stories on stage to develop language through drama. For adults, the Language Intensive Workshop, an intensive language and culture program, prepares you in Italian for both business and pleasure.

Registration for adult and children’s groups and individual classes is ongoing. We also offer the following specialty classes:

• Italian Wine Tasting series
• Cine Club: 81 Years of Italian Film
• Book Clubs
• Italian Language and Culture Supper Club
• Architecture of Renaissance and Baroque Rome
• Dante's La Divina Commedia

Collina Italiana director, Patrizia Saglio, welcomes you to a unique language program in an authentic Italian setting in which you'll learn the Italian spoken today and discover the contemporary culture of Italy through the culinary arts, wine, film, lectures, conversation, outings and more.