I am looking for a home stay in Italy, in Venice or Florence (or another lovely city worth exploring), where I could stay with a family for a week and improve my italian, with some italian lessons every day, say two hours a day. Of course I am prepared to pay whatever the going rate is.
Plus ideally some cooking lessons and guided tours in Italian of museums and other artistic sites.
Aim is to improve from my current B1/B2. Any suggestions would be gratefully received! Many thanks, Alex
I don't know any websites for where you search for something like this.
As for each city, I would say that Venice is way more expensive than Florence. We have been to both cities several times and I remember meeting a Venetian native who told us that Venice has become so expensive that over half the native people have left the city.
There was a forum discussion on your topic a couple of years ago, so it might be a place to start. Kudos to you for wanting an authentic experience to improve your language skills. Best of luck!
https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/italy/italian-language-schools-for-foreigners
