Italy

Lorenzo de'Medici, Florence 
The Scuola Lorenzo de'Medici is in the heart of the city of Florence, a living museum filled with the works of famous painters, sculptors, and architects.  Florence and the Toscana region surrounding it offer the beauty of the Medieval and Renaissance past.  Nearby are beaches, mountains, and other cities. Rome is just two hours away. 

American University, Rome
Known as "The Eternal City," the capital city of Rome is filled with legacies of the past, such as the Roman Forum and the Coliseum. Contemporary Rome also offers a host of activities, notably theatre. Rome is also an important center for the study of international relations and international business.  Founded in 1969 as an independent, coeducational, four year institution, The American University of Rome is located in a beautiful villa on Rome's highest hill, The Gianicolo, on the right bank of the Tiber River.

Lorenzo de'Medici, Tuscania
After 30 years of successful teaching experience in Florence, the Lorenzo de'Medici School opens a new study abroad centre in Tuscania, not far from Rome, in a suggestive and historical envornment. The Lorenzo de'Medici School of Tuscania offers courses to students from all over the world in Italian Language, Art and Culture, allowing students to study and carry out research through an exchange between cultures.

Immersed in first class natural scenery, on the edge of the Maremma area of Viterbor, Lake Bolsena and the Thyrrenium Sea, Tuscania with its numerous vestiges of the fascinating Etruscan civilization, with its important Romanic and Medievel remains, is an exclusive have which time has left untouched.

Three Cities: Tuscania, Florence and Rome or Venice
Students spend one month in each location and follow a structured program of five 3-credit courses, which together comprise a unique investigation into the roots of Western civilization.