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Ecco Italy is part of an innovative Charlottesville, Virginia—based Romance Language Center offering an ever-increasing variety of educational and consulting services in the fields of Italian, French and Spanish language, culture, food/wine and travel. A cultural emporium of sorts as well as a living classroom, our aim is to provide inspired, entertaining and educated support for individuals, groups and businesses with an interest in or connections to Italy, France and the Spanish-speaking world. We offer a variety of language classes for all levels (on and off-site), consulting (business, travel, education) cultural happenings, informal conversation hours, and study abroad opportunities.
Ecco Italy’s beautiful and unique location— with Milano and Verity blue in the Pink Warehouse is the perfect setting for language, food/wine and travel explorations and helps keep the passion for European culture alive between trips overseas. Ecco Italy/Spain on Main is owned and directed by educational entrepreneur and traveling gourmet, Christina Ball.
Novità (what's new)
· Aug 5, 02:43 PM · in announcements courses
Sabato al Mercato
Saturdays, 10-11am
Join Ecco Italy teachers and special guests for a morning of Italian conversation in our classroom before or after your market shopping. Free! The City Market closes at noon.
· Aug 5, 02:42 PM · in announcements courses
Learn – or continue learning – Italian with us this FALL!
We’re now enrolling for our Fall Italian classes, which start the weeks of August 26th (for adv. beginner/intermediate students) and September 8 (for beginners and travelers). See our classes page for more info and for enrollment forms.
Meet the teachers, enjoy a glass of wine, and find out more about our Italian program at our:
FALL ITALIAN OPEN HOUSE
Wednesday, August 27
5-7pm
· Jul 28, 01:09 PM · in announcements courses
Join Christina in Todi this September!
2008 Trip is full, please join us next year!
September 6-20, 2008
Join Ecco Italy for a glorious, inspiring two weeks in Umbria. Study Italian each morning at the renowned and innovative school, La Lingua, La Vita in the tranquil hilltown of Todi, and explore Umbrian villages, wineries, olive oil farms and historic sites in the afternoons and on weekends.
$2,100 per person (Italian course+Lodging+Activities)
$850-1,000 (Companion rate/no Italian course!)
Download the FACT SHEET
What past participants have to say:
“This was such a fantastic way to not only experience Italy, but also to really learn the language! The teachers at the school were excellent-patient, skilled, and able to make sure each student is in the class that most comfortably fits their language abilities; and, just adorable! I really enjoyed each of them as they hosted the afternoon historical and wine tasting outings to nearby towns. I highly recommend that you stay with a host family. My hostess was especially gracious; however, I heard the same thing from other members of my group. You are forced to practice what you learn in class in every-day conversations, and you pick up so much more of the language! I was actually able to go days in
a row without speaking English!”
Connie Glover, Charlottesville
· Jul 24, 12:31 PM · in announcements events
Italy Week, July 21-27
Old World, New World: Spain, France Italy and the Americas
A Journey of Discovery
July 7 – August 3, 2008
Under the expert direction of Larry Alan Smith, the month-long Wintergreen Summer festival, 2008, promises to fill the mountain with a wide array of performances and educational activities. There are more than 150 events involving classical music, jazz, theater, dance, film , literature, food and wine.
Ecco Italy’s Christina Ball and guest prof. Enrico Cesaretti will be conducting several morning seminars at the Wintergreen Festival (July 21, 22, 23) on Italian film and culture. Seminar topics include The Bitter Life: Fellini’s La Dolce Vita, Italy as a Traveler’s Utopia and Niccolo’ Ammaniti and the New Wave of Italian auteurs.
You can explore the calendar and order tickets for these and all events at the festival website
· Jul 24, 12:30 PM · in announcements announcements
Christina Ball and Ecco Italy featured on Rome blog!
We are huge fans of the new blog, eternallycoolnet, orchestrated by the amazingly smart – and cool – creators of the Institute of Design and Culture. How thrilling that they requested to run a blog feature on Ecco Italy and an extensive interview with Christina Ball.
Check it out at: Eternallycool
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