Shared apartments, spare rooms and roommates in Benevento

Are you going to Benevento for Erasmus and think that it may be too quiet of a destination for you? Know that in this small city the majority of international students choose to share a flat. Living with roommates who are in the same situation as you will make your day-to-day livelier since you can enjoy different activities together. Take the opportunity to share characteristics of each of their cultures, as most likely several of them will be of different nationalities than yours.

Advantages and disadvantages of sharing a flat in Benevento

We tell you what are some of the most outstanding advantages and disadvantages of living in a shared flat in the Italian city:

Advantages of sharing a flat in Benevento

• You will be able to take advantage of the savings in the cost of the rental to enjoy many experiences and also to travel around Italy and Europe. For example, many young people enjoy the city of Naples, which is less than two hours away by train.

• If any of your flatmates is Italian, take the opportunity to practice the language more and delve deeper into the local culture! You will surely meet a kind and funny person.

• You can find both single and shared spare rooms.

Disadvantages of sharing a flat in Benevento

• You can only choose rooms in private shared flats since the student residence that was in the city is in disuse.

• Your room will be the only space that you have complete to yourself, and this will change if you choose to live in a shared room.

Erasmus App for your exchange programme in Benevento

For your experience in Benevento to be the best possible, we recommend that you use one of the apps for Erasmus+ that you have at your disposal, such as that of the European Commission. In this app, you will find information, such as information about the programs, tips for living away from home and instructions on procedures that you will have to do. You will also be able to read about the experiences of students from previous years, such as not worrying that there are not many things to do in the city, since you will have the opportunity to travel to other places in Europe easily.

How to meet people in Benevento

These are some of the ways you have to meet people in the Italian city, in addition to sharing moments with your flatmates and classmates:

Student associations in Benevento

The ESN Maleventum is an association for international students in the city. Here you can meet other exchange students who are in Benevento, at the same time that they are part of multiple events and activities in the city and its surroundings.

Facebook groups for Erasmus in Benevento

Generally, it is the ESN Maleventum that creates groups in this social network. There is a general one, where the calendar is shared with all the planned activities and photos of those that have already happened, and there are others that are organized according to the academic year, in which you will be able to connect with students who will be in the city in the same season as you.

Whatsapp groups for Erasmus in Benevento

It is common for Facebook groups, the ESN and the students themselves to create groups on some messaging platform like Whatsapp in which they can directly communicate with each other. Join to participate in the spontaneous plans they organized in the city!

Tips for living in a shared student apartment in Benevento

We give you some tips to keep in mind when looking for a flat in the Italian city:

• If you want to find accommodation near the University of Sannio in Benevento, we recommend that you consider the historic centre of the city, since it is there where most of the institution's buildings are located.

• Try to have an Italian flatmate, so you can delve even deeper into the local culture.

Frequently asked questions about sharing a flat in Benevento

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