Discover the best housing options, read reviews from those who've already done this exchange, and connect with peers from universities worldwide!
Discover the best housing options, read reviews from those who've already done this exchange, and connect with peers from universities worldwide!
Antoine
From: IESEG
To: Universidad de Oviedo
2025 • Fall
The bars and “clubs” are all located in the same area. For most of them, you don’t have to pay an entrance fee, and you can move freely from one bar to…..
What kind of place was it?
Airbnb
How much was the rent per month?
550
Where was it located?
In the center of the city, 2 min from the cathedrale
How can someone find this place?
+34 615 01 77 12
Would you recommend it?
The place is a little bit expensive but otherwise it's perfect. The management campus is at 40 minutes at feet but you just have to take the bus and it's 15 minutes.
What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?
The bars and “clubs” are all located in the same area. For most of them, you don’t have to pay an entrance fee, and you can move freely from one bar to another. However, there isn’t any big club like you’d find in Madrid or Barcelona. You can try Tribeca or Salsipuedes; these two are the closest to big-city clubs, but the entrance isn’t free (€10–15).
Which classes do you recommend… or not?
Sometimes you dont have the choice so...
Do you have some tips?
There is only one Uni so...
Best trips to do?
Santander, Madrid, Palma, Lisboa... (in bus or plane)
What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Oviedo?
You absolutely need the Conecta Card.
Matteo
From: IESEG Paris
To: Universidad de Oviedo
2025 • Fall
All the bars and clubs are located in the same area in the old city (Joker, Chicote, Metropolis, Tribeca, Salsipuedes). The clubs aren't the same size as in…..
What kind of place was it?
Classic Apartment
How much was the rent per month?
400
Where was it located?
Old city of Oviedo, center of the entire city
How can someone find this place?
Sellmi webiste (main (only) real estate agency of Oviedo)
Would you recommend it?
The city is really nice to stay but I advise people who are coming here for Erasmus to travel at their max, the city being quite small but still near to many incredible cities (Valencia, Madrid, Barcelona, Lisbon, Santander, Bilbao...)
What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?
All the bars and clubs are located in the same area in the old city (Joker, Chicote, Metropolis, Tribeca, Salsipuedes). The clubs aren't the same size as in big cities of course, but going there with friends was very fun, although you won't find many other songs that spanish ones...
Which classes do you recommend… or not?
Basic uni, no real contact with other people, quite good teachers, but nothing really unbelievable... Take as much advance as you can doing your Learning Agreement, the Uni having difficult processes accepting it !
Do you have some tips?
The campus of Economics is a bit old and not really comfortable, but OK to study
Best trips to do?
Asturias is really a nice place, with the sea, a nice countryland and even really nice and snowy mountains. Else, you can get almost everywhere by plane, for cheap prices (less than 100€ back and forth to Madrid, Lisbon, Barcelona or Valencia) !
What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Oviedo?
Small city, all can be done walking and good citybus connections. One of the most clean and secure spanish cities, people are very nice
Léo
From: IESEG
To: Universidad de Oviedo
2025 • Fall
campus is not very cool, there is nothing to do there. Registration was so hard and they are never happy with what you are wirtting on your learning…..
What kind of place was it?
Classic Apartment
How much was the rent per month?
1200/Month for three person
Where was it located?
Calle azcarraga, 5min away from every bar and center and 25 from the uni in bus
How can someone find this place?
sellmi
Would you recommend it?
yes it was nice, parties are good, but this is not a big city so unless you are travelling in spain, Lisbon or i don't know, its going to be a little bit redundant
What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?
bars are nice and the beer is so cheap, even for shots or everything because we are erasmus so we have special prices. Night clubs are cool, but there is only regeaton and if you think that you are starting to hear a song that you know in English, you have to know that they mixed it in Spanish
Which classes do you recommend… or not?
every class unless spanish one this is so hard
Do you have some tips?
campus is not very cool, there is nothing to do there. Registration was so hard and they are never happy with what you are wirtting on your learning aggreement. We all had to do it again like 6 times. If i had to chose, i would not take the same uni again. But it was a good semester, the problem is just from the uni
Best trips to do?
Every cities is Asturias, so Aviles, Gijon, Santander. Very easy to go there. Then you can travel to Madrid, Barcelona, Sevilla, Valencia etc. Morocco and portugal il also very easy to go.
What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Oviedo?
live there is so cheap, you fill like you are rich. For the bus you have to take the connecta card, on whitch you can add money and pay for the bus. You have to pick up your erasmus card to have discount on night clubs or travel site. Try los bocadillos y la Mahou
Guilhem
From: IESEG
To: Universidad de Oviedo
2025 • Fall
Nunca Jamas and Tribeca for clubs. But partying in Gijon is also really nice! Events from the ESN are not that good and we didn't really go because we already…..
What kind of place was it?
Airbnb
How much was the rent per month?
500
Where was it located?
In the center of Oviedo, 2min away by foot from the Cathedral
How can someone find this place?
@guilchau just DM me
Would you recommend it?
It was perfect, my friend was my roommate, each of us paid 500$. The owner was really nice and helped us at the start. Perfect apartment for parties and 3 minutes by foot from every bar and clubs so to go out it's ideal
What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?
Nunca Jamas and Tribeca for clubs. But partying in Gijon is also really nice! Events from the ESN are not that good and we didn't really go because we already had our friend group but as an introduction of a social life in Oviedo it's worth it
Which classes do you recommend… or not?
We didn't have a lot of choices but "World economic history" is the easiest one. Political science the most interesting one. BTW don't take Spanish classes if you don't speak the languages, there are bad surprises
Do you have some tips?
Campus was cool, accessible by foot and by bus so it's easy.
Best trips to do?
Gijon and Aviles it's just by bus. There is also an airport with cheap flights to Mallorca, lisbonne, Barca and Madrid
What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Oviedo?
Take the Alsa transport card so that it's cheaper, you'll need it. Food and people are really nice but people don't really speak English so it's you and your talent
Nothing in Mind but if someone has a question, you could dm people who already went there, I'll always be available for advices Insta: @guilchau
Emilija
From: Vilnius University
To: Universidad de Oviedo
2025 • Fall
Industrial drawing for third years, autumn semester, eng group, if you want practical experience, great professor, strict, lots of work, but projects allow you…..
What kind of place was it?
Student Residence
How much was the rent per month?
570 Eur/month
Where was it located?
Cimadevilla, one of the most expensive part of Gijon city
How can someone find this place?
Recommended by university, number, email
Would you recommend it?
Location is in the most active part of the city, most beautiful, San Lorenzo beach 5 minute walk away, port 5 minutes away, lots of bars, clubs around so very loud during any part of the day or night, but housing itself not the best, no normal kitchen (have only common fridge, microwave and airfryers, one very simple meal per day, washes and dries your clothes for extra payment, for breakfast white bread, coffee, tea, cake), showers like in the gym, so overall compared very expensive, it's better to share flat with friends, might end up cheaper and more comfortable, but I don't mind it personally. Almost no one speaks English! There is a bus stop nearby, 20-30 minutes by bus to get to Gijón Polytechnic School of Engineering, depending on traffic.
What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?
There are plenty of good bars in Cimadevilla and in a lot of other parts of the city, especially the centre, within walkable distances (5-30 minutes), in the station there goes buses to Oviedo, where is even more events and clubs, raves. ESN organises a lot of parties and tapas, so during the first weeks, you can definitely find the spots you like and enjoy the most.
Which classes do you recommend… or not?
Industrial drawing for third years, autumn semester, eng group, if you want practical experience, great professor, strict, lots of work, but projects allow you to actually apply theory and 3D print parts, assemble them, hard, but great. Manufacturing processes for second years, eng group, a very boring subject, have to do an analysis group project, which takes way too much time (worth only 20% final grade). Worst subject to take - Fundamentals of Analogue Electronics (for telecommunication students), second year eng group, I gave up on this subject, not even because of the complicity, but proffessors dumb requirements, lack of explaining, horrible rating system, unprofesionalism (called my friend dumb for not knowing and asking a question, when I said I don't understand, he just said to switch subjects, etc). Thermal engineering (second year, eng group) - professor is super sweet and understanding, tries to help out in any situation, not the hardest subject. Fundamentals of Telematics - another subject, where the theory professor is bad at explaining and English, doesn't share the slides, so you gotta learn from minimal notes you manage to take (she talks too fast, only reads from slides mostly) or books. The practical sessions professor is very nice, but if you are slower, it will be harder to understand and will need to do most stuff on your own, mostly based on programming and theory, got to use Cisco Packet Tracer.
Do you have some tips?
Humanities, I heard, are great, a lot of free time. The Gijon faculty is in a super beautiful place. If you are an engineering student, though, I don't recommend this university, especially if you don't know Spanish and are taking English courses. A lot of professors are very bad at explaining and teaching their subject, silly rating systems, and everything is made to be so unnecessarily complicated. Most local students take extra Fourier Academy lectures on the same subjects because professors are that bad at teaching, it's not available in English, costs money, hard to get in as an Erasmus. Recommend an intensive Spanish course if you are learning Spanish (costs money)! The lecturer is great, but intense. The campus is very big, schedules you do yourself, but their times are still super dumb, no breaks if you don't have windows, you end up rushing half the day, if you have different area subjects might have overlapping or huge breaks (morning and evening subjects, English groups usually have only one), mostly good only for Spanish-speaking people.
Best trips to do?
Decent car rental prices if you get a travelling group, available public transportation, and if you get a Conecta card (you have to have it because then public transportation is very expensive, at least compared to my own country), it is cheap and applies to all of Asturias. Opportunities for coastal trips (west and east coasts in and out of Asturias - super worth it and beautiful), hiking routes (most in Picos de Europa), camping (there are bears, so do research and be careful), roadtrips, kayaking (ex. river Sella), flying or going by bus to other Spanish cities or even outside for decent prices (from Asturias airport or city stations). The best experience is here in nature and travelling. Most people don't know English, Google Maps is misleading, don't trust it completely, especially for bus stops!
What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Oviedo?
I lived in Gijon because of the ocean. Personally, I don't like Oviedo; it's way busier, lots of bars and clubs, too overstimulating, very hilly, the architecture is beautiful though, mountains nearby, hard to figure out public transportation because Google Maps is misleading. Has a lot of interesting museums and events, though.
Do research! The weather is balanced, not too hot or too cold (varies 10-20 degrees most of the time, depending on season). Right now it is November and during the day we have 15-24 degrees, depending, and during the night 5-15. It can be windy and rainy here, great surfing spot! Don't be afraid to talk to Erasmus volunteers! Most ESN events happen in Oviedo, only some in Gijon, and some can be very repetitive, so plan a lot of stuff yourself and with friends.
