Universidad de Granada (UGR)

the supermarket DANI - they had an amazing offer of fresh fruits and vegetables and everything was very cheap. We also shared meals and cooked together with flatmates and friends, which was a big help.

If you like kite surfing, then Tarifa is the Mekka of Andalucia for you, it is some 2,5 hours from Granada and the atmosphere is great and the winds always blow there. Granada is definitely worth visiting, it has an amazing vibe and the city is very beautiful and lively. Moreover the Universidad de Granada is very welcoming to the international students and has a great offer of courses and other academic events and conferences. Professors are also very open to discussion and always there if you need an advise. I conducted investigation for my thesis here and I really benefited from a great library the University had and also advices of the professors.

I lived in Spain before my Erasmus for couple months, so I handled well everyday situations, but my Spanish really improved especially thanks to all the readings and discussions we had on the University, but also because of the rich social life I had in my free time.

Universidad de Granada did offer some kind of housing in student dorms, but it was very expensive and also majority of people just searched for a room/apartment by themselves. Finding place on my own was also much cheaper and I could find very nice location.

La Tertulia - an amazing local bar with frequent events - music performances, public readings of local authors, tango nights Mirador de San Nicolas - place with the most amazing vista over the city, located in the old city quarter Albaicin, every day full of flamenco singers and guitar players and with the breath-taking view over Alhambra, it was my favorite place to go to, sit down, read or just enjoy the atmosphere.