Naples gives you raw, unfiltered southern Italy: the world's best pizza, a UNESCO old town, Vesuvius on the skyline and islands and ruins on the doorstep. The Universita Federico II and several others make it a big student city at a fraction of northern prices. It is intense and disorganised, but few places are more memorable to live in.
- Pompeii, Sorrento and the Amalfi Coast are all a short train or ferry ride away.
- Living costs are well below Milan or Rome, so your budget stretches further.