About us

Centro Italiano di Cultura

Fabrizio de Andrè

Best location

Our school of the Italian language in Sanremo is just steps away from the world-famous Casino, Civic Museum, and Ariston Theatre.

Explore Culture

This full and inclusive social program accelerates learning and gets you speaking—confidently and quickly.

Certificate your knowledge

We  are the Only accreditation center for CILS and DITALS exam in the Province of Imperia.

Welcome to the Centro Italiano di Cultura Fabrizio de André Sanremo, the only accredited Italian Language Center in  Sanremo able to certify the Italian language!

Our  Italian language Center in Sanremo was opened in 2011 due to the love to one of the world’s most beautiful languages: the Italian language! The Italian language is still the language of music, opera, fashion, design, good food, olive oil and quality wine.  Join the Italian language school FDA you’re gonna be part of a successful story already existing in the Province of Asti, Piedmont, in Ukraine and Russia

Our History

It started almost a decade ago.

When we looked for a base for our Italian language center, Sanremo was our dream location. In 2011, we built our Center here. With the authorization of the Fabrizio de Andrè foundation, we named it Centro Italiano di Cultura Fabrizio de Andrè.

 In English—the Fabrizio de Andrè Italian Cultural Center.

Italy has long admired de Andrè for his dedication to sharing our country’s languages, and our Italian center in Italy is our way to pay homage to his passion.

  • In 2012 we opened the doors of our Kyiv center.
  • in 2013 we became the 1-st accreditation center for CILS exam in the Province of Imperia.
  • Then, in 2018, Moscow became our third home away from home.
  • In 2015 we launched our full immersion Italian language program, following in the footsteps of Edgar Dale. 
  • 2019 – we got accreditation for DITALS exam.

This interactive and inclusive course caters to how all human beings learn. Did you know we remember almost 80% of what we do, compared to only 20% of what we read?

Our students agree. This full and inclusive social program accelerates learning and gets you speaking—confidently and quickly.

Our People

Our DITALS accredited teachers have a proven track record of teaching. They are the key to our programs—and your success.

We focus on teaching one language well. This means that you can be assured of specialist teaching, by specialist teachers.

Our center of Italian language in Sanremo houses a library of up-to-date and authentic manuals to support your journey. Our manuals are published by prestigious houses—like Alma Edizioni and Edilingua—to ensure quality, authentic learning.

We don’t waste your time or efforts with average quality learning materials. We respect the way our students learn.

школа итальянского языка в Италии
Our Home

We collaborate with top universities and take you out to soak up our culture. Our Italian center in Sanremo is just steps away from the world-famous Casino, Civic Museum, and Ariston Theatre.

 

With Italy right on your doorstep, there’s never been a greater way to learn. We can’t wait to welcome you to Centro Italiano di Cultura Fabrizio de Andrè.

italian language Center Prize
Our Prize

The majority of other schools write in their site “we won many prizes ” without telling a word about it. Since the Centro italiano di cultura Fabrizio De André is born we tried to propose a new way to work and a new way to make our students trust us.

 

From time to time we partecipate in challenges related to Italian language and here you can see our results. In the Centro italiano di cultura Fabrizio De André you won’t find just courses of the Italian language in Sanremo  but motivated teachers that won prizes and are proud to share their results with you.

Why Organize Courses in the Italian Language in Sanremo?

Because Sanremo is a wonderful sea city far from mass tourism and surrounded not just by a wonderful clean sea (every year Liguria, our region, has the record of Blue European flags, a eulogy gave year by year by the European Union after chemical control of the water) but with a middle-age history, art and specific food traditions. 

 

Our courses in the Italian language in Sanremo are usually held in the morning to give all our guests the possibility to enjoy a relaxing free afternoon on the beach or around Italy.

Many other schools teach almost all languages in the world. This is for us a big mistake, it’s better to focus on 1 language but doing it at the best level. For this reason, we are the only branch of the University of Siena in the province and the only center in Sanremo who can certify your skills!

In our center, we don’t teach any other language than the Italian language!

The Centro Italiano di Cultura Fabrizio De André is working not just in Sanremo but also in Torino, Kyiv, Moscow and Lublin. All our teachers are trained by our director Fabio Boero and all of them completed the master DITALS that prove the highest skills in teaching the Italian language to foreigners. You can give a look to all feedbacks we’ve got clicking here! 

уроки итальянского в Санремо
Our Speciality?

The lasts few years we adapted the communicative methods, that already gave so many good results  (in the FDA Center in Kyiv, Moscow work even teachers that studied the language from 0 with us) to the courses organized in Italy.

 Fabio Boero www.fabioboero.com, our director, had this thought: “Why we should follow in Italy the same course we would abroad ? ” this is what the majority of the schools do. You sit in your class, you read your book, listen to audio and so on. Isn’t it different by what you do home? it is not. For this reason, we created a special course called “grammatica e pratica” where every day you get 2 hours grammar lesson and 2 (and more) hours practise through professional activities prepared in the classroom with your teacher. This was designed by following Edgar Dale’s studies and give you the possibility to remember up to 90 %!

You already studied the Italian language? With us you will speak it! 

Bildunsurlaub

Feel free to ask us about BILDUNGSURLAUB in Sanremo and we will tell you which programms and for what period you can use this programme.

Andrea WinklerAndrea Winkler
09:45 07 Sep 22
Die Einzelstunden mit Fabio waren sehr lehrreich. Fabio ist auf meine Wünsche betreffend Inhalte... eingegangen und hat alles sehr verständlich erklärt. Danke Fabio!read more
Andrea WinklerAndrea Winkler
09:45 07 Sep 22
Las lecciones individuales con Fabio fueron muy instructivas. Fabio respondió a mis deseos con... respecto al contenido y explicó todo muy claramente. ¡Gracias Fabio!read more
Занимаюсь в онлайне с января, нас в группе всего двое, 2 раза в неделю. Преподаватели - носители... языка. Они - отличные профессионалы, занятия пролетают как 5 минут, Большое спасибо!read more
Gabriele EseromGabriele Eserom
14:48 01 Jun 22
Ho sempre avuto problemi a capire il congiuntivo. Ho fatto un corso di 4 lezioni con fabio boero... era mi è tutto chiaro.fabio è preparato e gentile, lo consiglio a tuttiread more
Gabriele EseromGabriele Eserom
14:48 01 Jun 22
Ich hatte immer Probleme, den Konjunktiv zu verstehen. Ich habe einen Kurs von 4 Lektionen mit... Fabio Boero gemacht und mir ist alles klar. Fabio ist vorbereitet und nett, ich empfehle ihn jedemread more
Gabriele EseromGabriele Eserom
14:48 01 Jun 22
Siempre he tenido problemas para entender el subjuntivo. Hice un curso de 4 lecciones con fabio... boero y todo me queda claro. fabio es preparado y amable, lo recomiendo a todosread more
ibra diawibra diaw
17:24 31 May 22
Non pensavo possibile migliorare la mia pronuncia ma con il corso di Fabio boero sono riuscito.mi... piace la scuola fra voglio studiare qui anche b1read more
Sonia GhrairiSonia Ghrairi
11:22 31 May 22
Grazie a Fabio ho capito bene i pronomi e gli articoli. Il suo corso è il migliore a Sanremo. Prima... di andare qui io sono andata in un'altra scuola ma il centro fa è molto meglio. grazie fabioread more
Sonia GhrairiSonia Ghrairi
11:22 31 May 22
Dank Fabio habe ich die Pronomen und Artikel gut verstanden. Sein Kurs ist der beste in Sanremo.... Bevor ich hierher kam, war ich in einer anderen Schule, aber das Zentrum ist viel besser. danke fabioread more
Sonia GhrairiSonia Ghrairi
11:22 31 May 22
Gracias a Fabio entendí bien los pronombres y artículos. Su curso es el mejor en Sanremo. Antes de... ir aquí fui a otro colegio pero el centro es mucho mejor. gracias fabioread more
Мне очень нравятся занятия, все отрабатываем на практике в приятной атмосфере. Очень хороший темп... обучения и профессиональные преподаватели, Инга и Сильвия!read more
Единственная школа где я ждала каждый урок с нетерпением, очень трепетное и внимательное отношение.... Сильвия и Виктория grazie milleread more
Svitlana VeretennikovaSvitlana Veretennikova
17:30 17 Feb 22
Ho fatto il corso online perché vivo lontano dal Sanremo.fabio è simpatico e molto professionale,... mi spiega molto bene e sono molto contenta.penso che sua il migliore in italiaread more
Ibra LoIbra Lo
09:36 17 Feb 22
Fabio mi ha aiutato per capire meglio litaliano. Il suo corso è molto bello io sono contento.... Grazue professoreread more
ashik 2244ashik 2244
16:48 02 Dec 21
I had a1 course of one week. Finally i understood articles, nouns and verbs.i feel likevi can... almost talk!grazie Fabio Boeroread more
Oksana ChepilOksana Chepil
20:24 11 Jun 21
Очень благодарна Фабио за курс подготовки к экзамену. Он сумел в краткий срок систематизировать мои... знания и раздожить так сказать « по полочкам». У него своя индивидуальная методика, которая мне очень подошла.Фабио не только лучший учитель в Сан ремо но еще и очень приятный и хороший человек.Grazie mille Fabio. Consiglio.read more
Julie GJulie G
15:38 07 Jun 21
I am a student of Fabio ,at his school i have learned to speak Italian much better and grown in... confidence. Thank you.read more
Andrei PanAndrei Pan
10:22 23 Feb 21
Фабио и все преподаватели школы на самом деле искренне стараются что бы ученики добились хорошего... результата. Это очень подкупает и дает дополнительную мотивацию заниматься и развиваться. Высокий профессионализм это само собой. Отдельно хочу отметить две ключевые для меня разницы в подходах школы Фабио и других: 1. Без постоянной разговорной практики нет смысла учить грамматику и лексику. Фабио делает на это упор с самого начала что бы разговориться, при чем с носителем 2. Преподаватели, имея большой практический опыт, уже знают какие темы и разделы вызывают наибольшие сложности у студентов в силу разницы в языках, и делают больший упор на проработку этих моментов. В общем всем всем всем рекомендую.read more
Arshad AliArshad Ali
19:46 21 Sep 20
One of the best instructors you will find in the entire region, lessons doesn’t seem like lessons,... and you end up speaking the language you want. Would recommend 10 out of 10read more
Maureen CMaureen C
18:19 23 Jan 20
Learning Italian with Fabio Boera has been an amazing experience! In just a few weeks he has... simplified so many rules that I once found so daunting.He created an intimate atmosphere and we all had fun learning!Many thanks Fabio!read more
Klaus EickelKlaus Eickel
21:01 26 Aug 19
Der Kurs bei Fabio hat mir sehr gut gefallen. Vor Ort konnte ich Erlerntes direkt in der Praxis... üben und so eine Bildungsaufenthalt mit besonderem Flair kombinieren. Besonders gelungen fand ich die Mischung aus modernem Unterrichtskonzept und Kulturprogramm. Ich die kann diese Kurse sehr empfehlen.read more
ena maritza la rosaena maritza la rosa
19:33 10 Jul 19
la mia esperienza en la escuela fue maravillosa el maestro he divertente
Susanne JungkunstSusanne Jungkunst
05:52 24 Jun 19
Unsere beiden Töchter haben in den Pfingstferien einen einwöchigen Kurs bei Fabio belegt und mit... großer Begeisterung besucht. Wir geben eine 100% Empfehlung für Fabio und das centro FDA. Die Methodik des Unterrichts ist sehr ausgefeilt und nah am Lerner, neben Einheiten in der Klasse mit Frontalunterricht und interaktiver Partnerarbeit runden jeden Schultag interessante Unterrichtsgänge ab, die es den Lernenden ermöglichen, das frisch Erworbene gleich live anzuwenden. Zusätzlich wird so die Motivation gesteigert und das Verständnis für Italien, seine Menschen und seine Kultur gefördert. Das ist ein einzigartiges Konzept, das absolut und sicher zum Ziel führt.Die Schule ist im Zentrum von Sanremo gelegen, an einem der bekanntesten Plätze, direkt am Markt und der berühmten Einkaufsstraße Via Palazzo. Vor der Schule befindet sich eine entzückende Bar, in der uns das allmorgendliche Frühstück schnell zur lieben Gewohnheit wurde - dort trifft man täglich die selben Menschen und rasch entspinnen sich Gespräche.Fazit: Was Didaktik und Lernerfolg anbelangt, hat das centro FDA unsere Erwartung weit übertroffen, wir sprechen für diese Schule eine absolute Empfehlung aus.read more
Senia Rojas GarciaSenia Rojas Garcia
16:34 13 Dec 18
Me gusto mucho el curso profesor Fabio sus clases fueron dinamicas 👍
Beatrice NeufeldtBeatrice Neufeldt
16:14 07 Jun 18
COMPLIMENTI A FABIOA heartfelt thank you to Fabio Boero, my wonderful and brilliant local... teacher, a true Sanremesi.Fabio was the most patient teacher, charming, intelligent and intuitive in dealing with my daily drama in doubting myself. Fabio has been a total gem in the lead up to the final exam CILS, C1. Because of the difficulty of this exam level I had reasearched many schools for over one year and I had travelled all the way from my home country to study locally. It was clear to me that I needed one-on-one lessons.In comparison and in what I could see online about the Fabrizio de André-school and Fabio‘s teaching I was convinced that it would be my best choice.Even better still, the prices were much more economical than in other schools.Fabio did the most indept repetition of what is truly a maze, whilst giving me the best taste for the Italian language with his unique teaching method. As part of the lessons and to learn more about the Italian culture he has shown me beautiful local places and stayed CALM for me, when I had ‘exam nerves‘.If you ever think of learning Italian, just for fun or for professional reasons, I can only recommend Fabio and his school.I have been studying Italian for 7 years and it is really important that at the start one has an encouraging and motivated teacher who sees his students with their individual needs.Fabio Boero is one of those teachers, in fact, he is one in a million! He goes out of his way to explain the grammar and difficult aspects of the Italian language in a unique and simple way, a method which he has refined in over ten years of didactics.He is patient and kind and he really cares that his students do well and that they are also having a good time enjoying beautiful Liguria.What do I need Italian for? I have asked myself that question many times! And more so during times of study when I had my doubts how to survive and pass an exam that has five different parts and takes several hours to sit.It started with a love for the language and a desire to fully connect and amalgamate with the people, culture and customs of Italy, a country that has fascinated me since my childhood.Over the past few years I have found new friends in Italy and also in my home country, who share this love for language, people and history.And that is what life is about, we are here to make the most of it and share with others.Grazie infinite, Fabio.Un vero ringraziamento per una grande e unica esperienza di apprendimento.read more
Gabriele EseromGabriele Eserom
14:48 01 Jun 22
Ho sempre avuto problemi a capire il congiuntivo. Ho fatto un corso di 4 lezioni con fabio boero... era mi è tutto chiaro.fabio è preparato e gentile, lo consiglio a tuttiread more
ibra diawibra diaw
17:24 31 May 22
Non pensavo possibile migliorare la mia pronuncia ma con il corso di Fabio boero sono riuscito.mi... piace la scuola fra voglio studiare qui anche b1read more
Sonia GhrairiSonia Ghrairi
11:22 31 May 22
Grazie a Fabio ho capito bene i pronomi e gli articoli. Il suo corso è il migliore a Sanremo. Prima... di andare qui io sono andata in un'altra scuola ma il centro fa è molto meglio. grazie fabioread more
Svitlana VeretennikovaSvitlana Veretennikova
17:30 17 Feb 22
Ho fatto il corso online perché vivo lontano dal Sanremo.fabio è simpatico e molto professionale,... mi spiega molto bene e sono molto contenta.penso che sua il migliore in italiaread more
Ibra LoIbra Lo
09:36 17 Feb 22
Fabio mi ha aiutato per capire meglio litaliano. Il suo corso è molto bello io sono contento.... Grazue professoreread more
Занимаюсь в онлайне с января, нас в группе всего двое, 2 раза в неделю. Преподаватели - носители... языка. Они - отличные профессионалы, занятия пролетают как 5 минут, Большое спасибо!read more
Мне очень нравятся занятия, все отрабатываем на практике в приятной атмосфере. Очень хороший темп... обучения и профессиональные преподаватели, Инга и Сильвия!read more
Единственная школа где я ждала каждый урок с нетерпением, очень трепетное и внимательное отношение.... Сильвия и Виктория grazie milleread more
Oksana ChepilOksana Chepil
20:24 11 Jun 21
Очень благодарна Фабио за курс подготовки к экзамену. Он сумел в краткий срок систематизировать мои... знания и раздожить так сказать « по полочкам». У него своя индивидуальная методика, которая мне очень подошла.Фабио не только лучший учитель в Сан ремо но еще и очень приятный и хороший человек.Grazie mille Fabio. Consiglio.read more
Andrei PanAndrei Pan
10:22 23 Feb 21
Фабио и все преподаватели школы на самом деле искренне стараются что бы ученики добились хорошего... результата. Это очень подкупает и дает дополнительную мотивацию заниматься и развиваться. Высокий профессионализм это само собой. Отдельно хочу отметить две ключевые для меня разницы в подходах школы Фабио и других: 1. Без постоянной разговорной практики нет смысла учить грамматику и лексику. Фабио делает на это упор с самого начала что бы разговориться, при чем с носителем 2. Преподаватели, имея большой практический опыт, уже знают какие темы и разделы вызывают наибольшие сложности у студентов в силу разницы в языках, и делают больший упор на проработку этих моментов. В общем всем всем всем рекомендую.read more
Andrea WinklerAndrea Winkler
09:45 07 Sep 22
Die Einzelstunden mit Fabio waren sehr lehrreich. Fabio ist auf meine Wünsche betreffend Inhalte... eingegangen und hat alles sehr verständlich erklärt. Danke Fabio!read more
Gabriele EseromGabriele Eserom
14:48 01 Jun 22
Ich hatte immer Probleme, den Konjunktiv zu verstehen. Ich habe einen Kurs von 4 Lektionen mit... Fabio Boero gemacht und mir ist alles klar. Fabio ist vorbereitet und nett, ich empfehle ihn jedemread more
Sonia GhrairiSonia Ghrairi
11:22 31 May 22
Dank Fabio habe ich die Pronomen und Artikel gut verstanden. Sein Kurs ist der beste in Sanremo.... Bevor ich hierher kam, war ich in einer anderen Schule, aber das Zentrum ist viel besser. danke fabioread more
Klaus EickelKlaus Eickel
21:01 26 Aug 19
Der Kurs bei Fabio hat mir sehr gut gefallen. Vor Ort konnte ich Erlerntes direkt in der Praxis... üben und so eine Bildungsaufenthalt mit besonderem Flair kombinieren. Besonders gelungen fand ich die Mischung aus modernem Unterrichtskonzept und Kulturprogramm. Ich die kann diese Kurse sehr empfehlen.read more
Susanne JungkunstSusanne Jungkunst
05:52 24 Jun 19
Unsere beiden Töchter haben in den Pfingstferien einen einwöchigen Kurs bei Fabio belegt und mit... großer Begeisterung besucht. Wir geben eine 100% Empfehlung für Fabio und das centro FDA. Die Methodik des Unterrichts ist sehr ausgefeilt und nah am Lerner, neben Einheiten in der Klasse mit Frontalunterricht und interaktiver Partnerarbeit runden jeden Schultag interessante Unterrichtsgänge ab, die es den Lernenden ermöglichen, das frisch Erworbene gleich live anzuwenden. Zusätzlich wird so die Motivation gesteigert und das Verständnis für Italien, seine Menschen und seine Kultur gefördert. Das ist ein einzigartiges Konzept, das absolut und sicher zum Ziel führt.Die Schule ist im Zentrum von Sanremo gelegen, an einem der bekanntesten Plätze, direkt am Markt und der berühmten Einkaufsstraße Via Palazzo. Vor der Schule befindet sich eine entzückende Bar, in der uns das allmorgendliche Frühstück schnell zur lieben Gewohnheit wurde - dort trifft man täglich die selben Menschen und rasch entspinnen sich Gespräche.Fazit: Was Didaktik und Lernerfolg anbelangt, hat das centro FDA unsere Erwartung weit übertroffen, wir sprechen für diese Schule eine absolute Empfehlung aus.read more
Andrea WinklerAndrea Winkler
09:45 07 Sep 22
Las lecciones individuales con Fabio fueron muy instructivas. Fabio respondió a mis deseos con... respecto al contenido y explicó todo muy claramente. ¡Gracias Fabio!read more
Gabriele EseromGabriele Eserom
14:48 01 Jun 22
Siempre he tenido problemas para entender el subjuntivo. Hice un curso de 4 lecciones con fabio... boero y todo me queda claro. fabio es preparado y amable, lo recomiendo a todosread more
Sonia GhrairiSonia Ghrairi
11:22 31 May 22
Gracias a Fabio entendí bien los pronombres y artículos. Su curso es el mejor en Sanremo. Antes de... ir aquí fui a otro colegio pero el centro es mucho mejor. gracias fabioread more
ena maritza la rosaena maritza la rosa
19:33 10 Jul 19
la mia esperienza en la escuela fue maravillosa el maestro he divertente
Senia Rojas GarciaSenia Rojas Garcia
16:34 13 Dec 18
Me gusto mucho el curso profesor Fabio sus clases fueron dinamicas 👍
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