Is Alicante Spain a good place to study abroad?

Best place to study abroad in spain?

• hi guys i want to study abroad in spain for a whole year but i don't know which city to choose. i am fluent in spanish and know a bit of french so i'm not at all worried about the language. i would prefer a city where no english is spoken and to be immersed in spanish culture. i also am interested in a big city with lots of night life and culture and maybe shopping. weather wise i don't really care, since i live in the frickin desert and anything else would be better. money is not really an issue as long as its not overly expensive...so any advice is very much appreciated!! i recently visited europe but not spain, although i loved florence so if there is any similar city in spain in terms of rich history and commuting available by foot or metro i would love it!! please and thank you

• Answer:

  If you want a big city with a great night life and shopping, then maybe Madrid might be a good choice for you? Barcelona had some nice night life though, too. Sevilla might be a great choice considering its history though. Most of my friends studied abroad in Madrid just because it was a more economical choice; I decided not to study abroad and just be a bum for a while:). I think they went to UCM. I think the only place in Spain that I wished I would have visited and didn't was Santiago de Compostela. I guess that calls for another visit. In all of the larger cities, I have always found English speakers. It happens. In a town with a university, you are going to find English speakers. You can avoid them pretty easily if you want to though. As far as commuting, you shouldn't have any trouble commuting between the larger cities/towns.