What's the best city in Europe to study abroad?

I plan on studying theology/philosophy and possibly literature. I've always loved Rome, but is there a great city in Europe for Americans to study? I'm quite intelligant so an intellectually-stimulating place would be nice. Meeting a handsome European while over there would also be fantastic.

What's the best city in Europe to study abroad?
I hear that there are a lot of broads in Paris!
Reply:Groningen, the Netherlands...... One of the youngest cities in Europe. I think the average age is like 24 or 26... smth around there, which is insanely low!! its due to the 50,000+ students that live/study there... because the population is only about 180,000..... the whole city is catered to young people, and you will meet people from all over the world... There are no cars... well, there are taxi´s, but everything is done by Bike, and it has beaten amsterdam for the last 2 years winning, best, cleanest and safest city center in the Netherlands.





intellectually-stimulating place... well, a friendly game of chess at a coffee shop. and i think the dutch are the best looking people in all of europe....you don´t see too many 10´s, but it´s also rare to see anything below 6.....
Reply:Try Florence, Italy. One of my friends went there on exchange and she loved it! The Italians are really welcoming and friendly too.
Reply:barcelona is an amazing city, real friendly people, great weather, and a lot of culture.
Reply:Berlin is:


- cheap. amazingly cheap for a Western city.


- hot. It is the best place right now, artists, fashion, etc. Brangelina just bought a home there.


- academically superb: both the Humboldt University and the Free University are among the best universities in the world, and Humbold has a very good theological department (if you're more into religious studies, Free University is better; if you're more into philosophy, both will be good; if you're into Jewish thought/philosophy, try the Moses Mendelsohn (sp?) centre at the University of Potsdam.


- international: while you will have to learn German (which is in any case the language of many great philosophers, like Hegel, Marx, etc.), many speak English and there is a lively English-speaking community.
Reply:Rome is beautiful, but so is spain, anywhere there is worth your time. The language, ppl and culture is wonderful
Reply:Hi there!


My sister and I participated in the most amazing program in the most beautiful and safe beach resort in Spain called Santander. The program was so well organized and planned out so smoothly that we loved it there. Castilian is spoken and also we were so busy all the time with so many fun activities, so enriching we learned lots! We would attend classes in the morning mostly conversational and in the afternoons we had activities such as a bullfight, dance classes, a dinner out at the fishermen´s quarter, boat excursion... and then once a week there was a full day excursion to beautiful places of great interest such as the Guggenheim Museum, a hike along a Roman Route, middle age village, fishermen´s quarter, etc... all while living with a wonderful and caring host family. The greatest thing about this program is that they offer the possibility, only if your choice at no extra cost of coming with a friend to stay with, at same host family home, although if you want to live on your own that is possible, too. Also, they can guarantee for you to stay in a host family who has kids similar in age as you. It´s a fantastic program and I cannot stress enough the wonderful staff, the great classes, and the nice people. We also had time to go to the beach each day! As it is a beach resort, just right there. It´s fantastic that not many people know about this still undiscovered spot in Spain! Have fun and good luck. And the program is www.beautifulspain.com