Shared apartments, spare rooms and roommates in Ferrara

The cost of living in Ferrara is usually quite affordable for young people who go on exchange, although of course, it always depends on your lifestyle. Most students choose to live in a shared flat in this Italian city in order to maximize their monthly budget, do more activities and explore Ferrara and the surrounding area. In addition, living with roommates will allow you to learn about their different nationalities and way of life, and much better if one of them is Italian! You will be able to delve even deeper into the local culture and practice the language on a daily basis.

Advantages and disadvantages of sharing a flat in Ferrara

Here are some highlights of living in shared apartments in the Italian city:

Advantages of sharing a flat in Ferrara

• Take advantage of rent savings to explore more of the city from Ferrara and travel to other nearby cities in an affordable way, such as Bologna, Venice, Padua, and Florence, among others.

• You will be able to pick spare rooms that are in private shared flats or student residences.

Disadvantages of sharing a flat in Ferrara

• Being a small city that welcomes many students every year, finding a room that meets all your preferred characteristics can be difficult.

• It can be difficult for roommates to keep a clean and tidy house.

Erasmus App for your exchange programme in Ferrara

The apps for Erasmus+ provide a lot of information and relevant data for the exchange in Ferrara. In these apps, you will be able to fill out the Learning Agreement, find instructions for procedures at the university and also some tips for living in the city. For example, one of the tips that young people give is that you should consider buying a second-hand bike when you arrive in the city, so you can easily move around and save on transportation.

How to meet people in Ferrara

In this section, we tell you what are some of the ways you have to meet other students in the Italian city. Of course, we also recommend that you connect with your roommates since they will surely be the ones you spend the most time with during your exchange.

Student associations in Ferrara

In this city, there is one of the sections of the ESN Italy, the ESN Ferrara at the University of Ferrara. This association provides support to international students who come to the city, helping with paperwork and also elevating their integration with each other and with local students.

Facebook groups for Erasmus in Ferrara

We believe that the best group on this platform that you can join is the ESN Ferrara group, where you can check the calendar of planned events that you can join. Among the activities that you can share with other young people are affordable trips to places like Naples or Padova, sports tournaments like volleyball, picnics, theme parties, game nights or afternoons like bingo or beer pong, among others.

WhatsApp groups for Erasmus in Ferrara

The advantage of WhatsApp groups or other messaging services is that they allow you to be in direct contact with other students in the city. In addition to introducing yourself and finding young people with interests similar to yours, you will be able to participate in proposed plans and propose the ones you want.

Tips for living in a shared student apartment in Ferrara

We give you some recommendations for life in shared flats in the Italian city:

• Nightlife in Ferrara is not very lively, so young people tend to prefer to party in Bologna. If you plan to go out a lot during your exchange, you should choose the accommodation that is close to the train station that leads to that Italian city.

• The centre of Ferrara is an ideal place to live if you want to have something to do every day of the week. In addition, every first weekend of the month you will be able to enjoy the Antiques Fair on downtown streets, with numerous objects such as books, comics, vinyl, and furniture, among others.

Frequently asked questions about sharing a flat in Ferrara

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