Year Abroad in Italy

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hey italian here.
i live in rome but i traveled for a good part of italy.
genoa is a nice city on the sea, i've been there twice. most people think it's just the aquarium but there are a lot of important places and attractions. i remember my favourite was the lighthouse.
in my opinion you did good by choosing genova since it's much less of a tourist trap than venice or rome.
if you need help with something else just ask!

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hey OP, just noticed you said you are going to study abroad all next year in genoa. in that case you are going to need some other informations. i suggest you look up the exchange between your currency and euros.
regarding moving in the city, the city is not that big and is well "connected" there is a subway line with 7 stations and 138 bus lines and also some elevators in the panoramic zones of the city. Look up http://www.visitgenoa.it/en/public-transports

what else do you need? i assume you are doing dealing with a students exchange program so you already have a place to stay there right?

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Genova is a based city. Its historical centre is huge (but because there's loads of alleyways, it often stinks of piss). I'm going there again this summer.
Plus, it has everything you might need in the vicinty: hills/mountains, the sea, the Cinque Terre (go in spring, NOT in summer).

Any questions?

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How easy is it to get accomodation there.. My study abroad coordinator in my college said that we should leave booking accomodation until we are actually moved out there and stay in hostels until we've found somewhere.
But I'm skeptical of that.

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Probably your program have some connection, in italy normally students find accomodation thru word of mouth or internet postings, you can also try facebook groups. Maybe get an airbnb for the first couple of weeks if you wanna feel safe.

I don't know much about Genova but it has a decent reputation for a big city. Protip: it helps a lot if you pick up sone conversational italian since even young people often struggle with english.

>>1245660
Italian universities rarely have purpose-built accommodation for students.
Definitely start looking for a place before you go to Genova, but do *not* pay for any room you haven't personally inspected. There's loads of scammers/shit landlords around who want to fleece you.
Try looking in the Facebook group of your particular faculty, there will be ads there with places close to where you will study.

That said, my Genovese friends have always told me there's loads of uninhabited buildings and the city's population average is among the oldest in Italy (and thus, the world). Finding a place to stay should not be too hard.