Tuition & Fees

Barista Course

>> Detail of Barista Course

2022/2023
Term Fees Start Dates Max. number of students
（Min. number of students）
1-week program €1,900 Every Monday
 10（1）
2-week program €3,400 10（1）

■Starting date
Every Monday

■Costs included in fees

  • Barista training(2 hours x 3 days per week, total 6 hours.)
  • Accommodation (room with 2 or 3 beds)
  • Interpreter (2 hour/1 lesson)
  • Materials for barista training
  • Procedural fee

■Costs not included in fees

  • Round-trip airfare
  • Transportation fee within the city
  • Personal expense（for meals, allowance, telephone, utility bill, gifts, and others）


Italian Language Course + Barista Internship

>>　Detail of Barista Internship

2022
Term Fees Start Dates Max. number of students
12-MONTH PROGRAM
  • Italian language Course (6 months)
  • Barista Internship (6 months)
 €5,500
(Enrollment Fee: €2,000
included in the above) 		Jan. 10, 2022
May. 2, 2022
Sep. 5, 2022		 12
6-MONTH PROGRAM
  • Italian language Course (3 months)
  • Barista Internship (3 months)
 €3,940
(Enrollment Fee: €2,000
included in the above) 		12
English lesson *Option 24 weeks (4 lessons/week): €1,350
2023
12-MONTH PROGRAM
  • Italian language Course (6 months)
  • Barista Internship (6 months)
 €7,800
(Enrollment Fee: €2,000
included in the above) 		Jan. 10, 2022
May. 2, 2022
Sep. 5, 2022		 12
6-MONTH PROGRAM
  • Italian language Course (3 months)
  • Barista Internship (3 months)
 €6,800
(Enrollment Fee: €2,000
included in the above) 		12
English lesson *Option 24 weeks (4 lessons/week): €1,350

■Starting date
Jan. 10, 2022
May. 2, 2022
Sep. 5, 2022

■Costs included in fees

  • Free Italian language lessons
    * 15 lessons/week (45 minutes/lesson)
  • Internship registration fee
  • Insurance during internship
  • Procedural fee

■Costs not included in fees

  • Round-trip airfare
  • Accommodation
  • Transportation fee within the city
    Personal expense（for meals, allowance, telephone, utility bill, gifts, and others）


- Housing during the first 2-months is included in the fees, while during the internship most restaurants offer lodging allowances for their interns.
- If you change your internship, you will be charged € 400 for each change registration fee


Gelato Course

>>　Detail of Gelato Course

2022/2023
Term Fees Start Dates Max. number of students
（Min. number of students）
12-week program €8,900 Every Monday
 5（1）
8-week program €6,900 5（1）
4-week program €3,800 5（1）
2-week program €2,800 5（1）
1-week program €1,700 5（1）
■Gelato Course fees include:
  • Costs of registration.
  • 1st-week gelato training (2 lessons a day - Tot.10 lessons,1 lesson =45 minutes),
  • Internship lessons in Gelateria from the second week.(3 lessons a day - Tot.15 lessons per week,1 lesson =45 minutes),
  • “Gelateria” material fees.
  • Insurance during "gelateria" training.
  • English interpretation service.
  • Housing in a shared apartment - twin room (single room available at an extra cost).
  • Housing utilities costs.
■Not included:
  • Round-trip airfare.
  • Transportation costs.
  • Personal expenses (for meals, telephone, etc.).


Italian Language Course + Gelato Internship

>>　Detail of Gelato Internship Course

2022
Term Fees Start Dates Max. number of students
12-MONTH PROGRAM
  • Italian language Course (6 months)
  • Gelato Internship (6 months)
 €5,800
(Enrollment Fee: €2,000
included in the above)		 Jan. 10, 2022
May. 2, 2022
Sep. 5, 2022		 12
English lesson *Option 24 weeks (4 lessons/week): €1,350
2023
12-MONTH PROGRAM
  • Italian language Course (6 months)
  • Gelato Internship (6 months)
 €7,800
(Enrollment Fee: €2,000
included in the above)		 Jan. 10, 2022
May. 2, 2022
Sep. 5, 2022		 12
6-MONTH PROGRAM
  • Italian language Course (3 months)
  • Gelato Internship (3 months)
 €6,800
(Enrollment Fee: €2,000
included in the above)		 12
English lesson *Option 24 weeks (4 lessons/week): €1,350

■Starting date
Jan. 10, 2022
May. 2, 2022
Sep. 5, 2022

■Costs included in fees

  • Free Italian language lessons (0~ up to 24 weeks) 
    * 15 lessons/week (45 minutes/lesson)
    * In case of 1~2 students, the Italian Language Course will be semi-intensive (~11 lessons/week).
  • Internship registration fee
  • Insurance during internship
  • Procedural fee

■Costs not included in fees

  • Round-trip airfare
  • Housing in a shared apartment.
  • Transportation fee within the city
    Personal expense（for meals, allowance, telephone, utility bill, gifts, and others）


- Housing during the first 2-months is included in the fees, while during the internship most restaurants offer lodging allowances for their interns.
- If you change your internship, you will be charged € 400 for each change registration fee


Sommelier Course

>> Detail of Sommelier Course

2022/2023
Term Fees Start Dates Max. number of students
（Min. number of students）
1-week program €1,900 Please inquire 12（5）

■Starting date
Please inquire

■ Sommelier Course fees include:

  • Enrollment fee.
  • Sommelier training.
  • Winery visit.
  • English interpretation service.
  • Housing in a shared apartment - twin room (single room available at an extra cost).
  • Housing utilities costs.
  • Florence City tour.

■ Not included:

  • Round-trip airfare.
  • Transportation costs.
  • Personal expenses (for meals, telephone, etc.).


Summer Course

>>　Detail of “Summer Course”

2022
Term Program Fee Starting date (Check in - Check out)
Summer Course 1week €1,800 2022
Every week
Summer Course 2week €2,600 2022
May 1 (Sun) – May 14 (Sat)
May 15 (Sun) – May 28 (Sat)
May 29 (Sun) – June 11 (Sat)
June 12 (Sun) – June 25 (Sat)
June 26 (Sun) – July 9 (Sat)
July 10 (Sun) – July 23 (Sat)
July 24 (Sun) – August 6 (Sat)
August 21 (Sun) – September 3 (Sat)
September 4 (Sun) – September 17 (Sat)
September 18 (Sun) – October 1 (Sat)
Summer Course 4week €4,600 2022
May 1 (Sun) – May 28 (Sat)
May 15 (Sun) – June 11 (Sat)
May 29 (Sun) – June 25 (Sat)
June 12 (Sun) – July 9 (Sat)
June 26 (Sun) – July 23 (Sat)
July 10 (Sun) – August 6 (Sat)
July 24 (Sun) – September 3 (Sat)**
August 21 (Sun) – September 17 (Sat)**
September 4 (Sun) – October 1 (Sat)
Summer Course 6week €6,400 2022
May 1 (Sun) – June 11 (Sat)
May 15 (Sun) – June 25 (Sat)
May 29 (Sun) – July 9 (Sat)
June 12 (Sun) – July 23 (Sat)
June 26 (Sun) – August 6 (Sat)
July 24 (Sun) – September 17 (Sat)**
Summer Course 8week €8,200 2022
May 1 (Sun) – June 25 (Sat)
May 15 (Sun) – July 9 (Sat)
May 29 (Sun) – July 23 (Sat)
June 12 (Sun) – August 6 (Sat)
June 26 (Sun) – September 3 (Sat)**
July 24 (Sun) – October 1 (Sat)**
Summer Course 12weeks €11,000 2022
May 1 (Sun) – July 23 (Sat)
May 15 (Sun) – August 6 (Sat)
May 29 (Sun) – September 3 (Sat)**
June 12 (Sun) – September 17 (Sat)**
June 26 (Sun) – October 1 (Sat)**

Note: **Due to a SUMMER BREAK, the school will be closed from August 6, 2022, to August 21, 2022.

■Summer Course fees include

Enrollment fee,
Tuition,
Facilities fee (no materials),
Orientation,
Welcome lunch,
Welcome kit (city map, pen, notebook, file folder, bus pass, one lunch ticket),
English interpreting service (during lessons with the professor),
Housing: shared apartment – twin room (single room available),
Housing utility expenses,
Meal vouchers (2 meal vouchers + 2 drink (coffee/tea/mineral water) vouchers per week),
Weekly guided art visits,
Cultural excursions : 1 time / 2 weeks (e.g.: ceramic laboratory visit, antique market of Arezzo visit, trip to Pisa, trip to a Tuscan farmhouse, Pizza lesson)

*If you would like to take cooking in specialized area, please inquire.
*Check in Sunday and check out Saturday.
*Accademia Riaci reserves the right to withdraw or modify the courses of instruction or to change the instructors as may become necessary.

■Costs not included in fees

Flight tickets
Transportation cost not related to the lessons
Personal allowance (telephone calls, souvenires, etc.)


1-DAY Course

>> Detail of 1-DAY Course

2022
Course Name Duration Approx. Program Fee
Visit to the central food market 1-day 1.5 hours €90
Home Cooking full-course
Handmade Pasta lesson
Home Cooking Dessert
Home Cooking Pizza
Home Cooking Baking		 1-day 3 hours €230
Practical training in a restaurant
Visit to tableware shop		 1-day 4 hours €145
Winery Visit
Wine/Olive Farm Visit		 1-day 6 hours €190
Lunch with Home Cooking Teacher 1-day €100

■Costs included in fees

  • Tuition Fee
  • Procedural fee
  • Interpreter

■Costs not included in fees

  • Round-trip airfare
  • Transportation fee within the city
  • Personal expense（for meals, allowance, telephone, utility bill, gifts, and others）
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