Erasmus Experience in Tarragona, Spain by Nora

What is the student lifestyle like in Tarragona?

Students lifestyle in tarragona is quite enjoyable, here is no big choice of clubs, but if you have right people around you (like other Erasmus students) you can enjoy very well.

Would you recommend the city and the University of Tarragona to other students?

I recommend Tarragona and URV.

What is the food like?

here i cant find big assortment of food, but i don't care coz usually i try to prepare food at home, but when i want to go out for food i prefer restaurants and bars where i can have sea products.

Did it cost you to find your accommodation in Tarragona?

International center of URV help me for finding my accommodation. the give me list of announcement, from where i found my flat, which i share with 3 more flatmate's and it is not so expansive (140 Euro per each),prices are the same (plus minus 30-40 Euro), for bills i paid no more then 90 Euro (for September-October together)

How much does it cost to live in Tarragona?

living cost in Tarragona is quite cheap to compare to rest of Europe, coz food is cheap, you don't need transport inside of the city and accommodation is not expansive as i mentioned above.

Is the language easy to get to grips with? Are there language courses available at the University?

with languages there is little bit difficulties, mostly people cant speak English, or speaks with very bed way. but here you can take Spanish language courses in university or language teaching centers.

Where would you recommend to go on a night out in Tarragona?

highland and totem for partying, and La Ller del Pernil for having some drink (quite cheap)

What good cultural sites are there to visit?

amphitheater, castle of city, old part of city, sort of museums.