Official launch · April 2027

Ancora opens.

Three weeks. Three levels. One small town in Sicily.

In April 2027 we officially open our doors in Salemi with three week-long Italian courses — Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced. Pre-sale prices are live now and held until our launch week sells out.

Salemi rooftops

Why April

The best month to meet Sicily.

Almonds in blossom, the sea warming, the town awake but not yet busy. We chose April because it's when Salemi feels most itself — and it's the perfect month to start a language: open windows, long lunches, slow afternoons.

The three courses

Pick your week.

Each course runs Sunday to Saturday, with arrival on Sunday evening and departure after breakfast on Saturday. Six students maximum per class.

Beginner · Pre-sale

April 11 – 17, 2027

Your first week in Italian.

€595 pre-sale

€725 · launch pricing held while spots last

For absolute beginners and those who can order a coffee but not much else. Mornings of structured grammar and pronunciation, afternoons of guided conversation in town.

  • · 20 hours of group lessons (max 6 per class)
  • · Welcome dinner and walking tour
  • · Two cultural afternoons in Salemi
  • · Coursebook and materials

Intermediate · Pre-sale

April 18 – 24, 2027

Bridge to fluency.

€650 pre-sale

€795 · launch pricing held while spots last

For learners with a year or two behind them. We focus on past tenses, natural rhythm, and the courage to keep speaking when it gets hard.

  • · 20 hours of group lessons (max 6 per class)
  • · One private 1-on-1 hour with your teacher
  • · Market day with a local cook
  • · Excursion to a Marsala winery

Advanced · Pre-sale

April 25 – May 1, 2027

Sicily in Italian, only.

€745 pre-sale

€895 · launch pricing held while spots last

A full immersion week, conducted entirely in Italian. Literature, dialect, current affairs, and long meals where nobody slips into English.

  • · 20 hours of seminars and conversation (max 5 per class)
  • · Reading list sent in advance
  • · Guided visit to a Sicilian author's archive
  • · Closing dinner with local writers
Salemi mother church

Every week includes

More than a classroom.

  • · Six nights' accommodation in restored Salemi townhouses
  • · Breakfast daily, three group dinners, market lunch
  • · Castle and walking tour on day one
  • · One excursion outside town (Marsala, Trapani, or Segesta)
  • · Airport pickup from Palermo or Trapani on arrival day
  • · Small classes — never more than six students

Pre-sale

Hold your spot for €150.

A €150 non-refundable deposit locks in your pre-sale price. Balance is due February 1, 2027. Write to us with your course of choice and we'll send a secure payment link.

info@ancorasalemi.com