Università degli Studi di Siena

There is only one tiny halls of residence which is very hard to get in to. Appartments in the town are ok overall though, but are a little hard to find for foreigners. There should have been an accomodation office of some sort in order to help students find accomodation so that they do not need to pay out for an agency.

Most nightclubs are outside of Arezzo, so its best to get to know locals with cars! Our regular night spot was Gregory´s pub/bar which is past the train station. During the Summer the cafe at the very top of the hill is full of people, has a good atmosphere and has a good view, especially by night. Arezzo wave, a large festival in June is definitely worth going to. It usually has some good acts (eg. Moby when I was there)and its FREE!!

At first it was very difficult, as Arezzo is not a very ´studenty´ town, and so living with other English students, I did not get the chance to practice my Italian properly for some time. However, once I eventually made friends with the locals my level improved dramatically.

Opening a bank account is quite costly and complicated. Its probably best just to use your own card and get out reasonably big sums at a time and look after it.

Try and live with local students, and when you go to lectures do not sit with other English students, but start speaking to the locals around you, as you really have to be confident and approach them to make friends. Once you do so, your stay there will be so much more fun! Arezzo is a great place to travel from, as its well situated in the middle of Tuscany. Definitely worth going to is Cinque Terra (although stay in La Spezia, as it is much cheaper)and Cortona (great views).