Comfortable warm clothes for the fall and winter and a nice outfit or two for special occasions. It may be very warm in September, pleasant in October, rather cold and rainy in November and December. Generally it is very cold in January and February . Although snow is rare in Florence, it snows on the surrounding hills. March and April may be crisp and rather cool, although generally sunny.
Most students do much of their traveling during the week-ends.
Suggestions on where to go and what to do are regularly posted at school. Students are also encouraged to discover Florence, visit museums and integrate in the local Florentine life. Since you are not allowed to connect to a phone line, you will not be able to use it for e-mail or internet. We have 12 computers at school serving 100-140 students. If you bring a laptop you can use it only for writing papers.