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Accademia Riaci is an international arts, design, cooking and Italian language school in Florence, founded in 1983; its cooking programs run as Florence Culinary Arts School (FCAS). It offers a 6- or 12-month Italian Cuisine Chef Training for beginners, with English interpretation, and an Italian Home Cooking course starting every Monday.
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Lessons 4 days/week, 3-4 hours each day, small groups of max 6. 2 weeks €2,220, 4 weeks €3,400, 12 weeks €8,200 without housing; with shared twin room 1 week €1,600.
School page: “€1,450”
6-month program (about 26 weeks). 12-month version €10,400 tuition. Fees include Italian language classes, housing, weekly guided art visits and extracurricular activities. Start dates 28 Sep 2026, 25 Jan, 5 Apr, 27 Sep 2027. English interpretation provided; classes off-campus.
School page: “€9,400”
At €1,450, Accademia Riaci – Florence Culinary Arts School’s lowest published price is the only one of its type we list nearby. Price is only one part: compare the length, group size and what is included on each card.
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The lowest price Accademia Riaci – Florence Culinary Arts School publishes is €1,450 per student, without housing for “Italian Home Cooking (1 week, without housing)”. Its other published prices run up to €9,400. We read these on the school’s website on 2026-11-01; check the school’s page before you book.
Italian Home Cooking (1 week, without housing): 1 week. Italian Cuisine Chef Training (6 months): 26 weeks.
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