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ESN welcomes you to Trento! Trento is a small town in the middle of the

Italian Alps. Coming from a Roman, Medieval

and Germanic heritage, it's a town with

beautiful architecture and with a rich

cultural and historical background.

Given the well-organized university

structure, Trento is quickly becoming a

popular student town. Student sign-ups are

booming, and in some faculties growing 30%

every year. This has had positive effects on

the city life as well. Had you come to Trento

four years ago, there would have been only

one bar offering happy hour, which would

then close around 22.30. Now, however, you

can easily find one happy hour per night in

various bars, not to mention bars where you

can have big discounts with an ESN Card.

The regional territory is unique, offering

great landscapes, outdoor activities in the

mountains, rivers and lakes, as well as being

a great skiing destination in the winter. The

cost and quality of life in the city is

constantly at the top of the Italian charts.

Eight faculties, four canteens, free sporting

areas, various study halls and libraries cater

to the needs of UniTN students.

In this context, ESN Trento (Erasmus Student

Network) acts as a reference point for

incoming international students, providing a

tutor service (in collaboration with the LLP-

Erasmus office), organizing events to favor

the integration of foreign and local students

(tandem café), events on the weekends,

trips to nearby cities, offering a hand in

sometimes complicated bureaucratic issues,

and trying to provide you with the best

Erasmus experience of your life.

To find out everything about the things just

mentioned and much, much more please

read the following survival guide, which ESN

Trento has worked hard to prepare.

Good luck and welcome to Trento!

ESN Trento Staff

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Life in Trento Trentino-Alto Adige

Trento is the provincial capital of the

province of Trentino. Along with Bolzano,

capital of the province of Alto Adige-Sud

Tyrol, they forms the main city centers of

the autonomous region of Trentino-Alto

Adige.

The region is characterized by strong

linguistic and ethnical differences. The

province of Bolzano or Bozen, is comprised

of a German speaking majority, given it’s

strong historical ties with the Austrian

Empire, though most people know Italian

almost as well, if not as well as German.

In various valleys you can find Ladin speaking

communities. Ladin is a Latin derived

language with influences of Italian and

German, but it comprises it’s own linguistic

group; they even have a daily 15 minute

news program in the language.

Territory

The territory is prevalently characterized by

mountains (from the Alps to the Dolomites),

broken by valleys, rivers and lakes which

offer some of the most fantastic natural

habitats in Italy. The Dolomites, giant pieces

of stone jutting out from the Alps, have

recently been nominated as natural heritage

by the UNESCO. Below “Pale di San Martino”.

Hundreds of hikes an climbs are available

and during the winter the region becomes

the destination for thousands of skiers.

There are also many lakes and rivers, like

the Lago di Garda (biggest in Italy), Lago di

Caldonazzo (closest to Trento) and other

smaller but not less beautiful lakes. The

Adige river crosses through the city and

heads for Verona and the Noce river in the

Val di Sole will host our rafting event in May.

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Living and eating in Trento

Trento is not what you would call a lively

city, but as more and more students pour

into the city bar and pub owners have

started picking up the pace. We don’t doubt

that you will always find something to do.

The cost of life is medium (slightly growing).

You can find private rooms from 180-250

Euros but also up to 300 Euros a month. If

you eat out often food prices are pretty

standard, 1.50-2.00 Euros for a slice of

pizza, 2.00-3.00 Euros for sandwiches. With

the student card you can get a full meal at

the canteen for 3.50 or smaller plates for

2.20. If you are out for aperitif you can

expect about 2.50 for Spritz and 3.00 for a

medium beer (out of happy hour). There are

a few supermarkets in the center of town,

but also various discount supermarkets a

little farther out. You can take a bus or an

Ecomobile to go shopping there and save

some money. There are a few restaurants

which are affordable even for students (like

Pedavena or Rosa D’Oro) and pizzerie or

restaurants like Grotta which have huge

portions of pasta or pizza (very popular

Erasmus destination). As for fast food, there

is a McDonalds to the south of the city and

not much else. There are various kebab

parlors and Chinese restaurants to choose

from, as well as a couple of Indian

restaurants (bit more expensive). As you will

see in the discount page at the end, there

are also some pizzerie and bars where you

can have discounts with your ESN Card.

Shopping

If you need to do some shopping for stuff,

there are some larger shopping centers

towards the north and south of the city. You

will have to take a bus or bike there (but

don’t expect too much). On Thursdays

though, there is the town market, where you

can find all sorts of useful things

(clothes/sheets/shoes/food) for a lower

price.

Smoking

In Italy there is no smoking in covered public

places. You can buy cigarettes or tobacco

packs in any tabaccheria or in automatic

distributors, where you will need your codice

fiscale. Tabaccherie are general stores and

you can tell which they are by the big T

outside the store.

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ESN Trento: who we are and what we do... useful information We are ESN Trento, and we have created this

guide in the hopes of making your arrival and

stay in Trento a bit easier.

ESN (Erasmus Student Network) is an

international student association, which

promotes European integration and mobility

at a university level. It is mainly addressed

to Erasmus students but it's not limited to

them, so you will find a variety of students

and not students from different

backgrounds.

With more than 500 members from 67

nationalities in 2010-2011, joining ESN gives

you the chance to meet new people and

create long lasting friendships.

As far as activities go, ESN Trento has a wide

variety of offers: for sporting or outdoor

events we regularly go ice skating, walking in

the nearby mountains, catch some sun by the

lake and we dedicate a whole 4 days to a

skiing/snowboarding event (ESNow) in March

and a weekend of rafting in May. We also

host a good assortment of cultural activities

like Tandem Café, where you will have a

good chance to speak different languages,

wine tasting and visits to local museums.

Party life is never missing. We also organize

trips to nearby cities, like Venice, Verona,

Padova, Innsbruck, Bologna, and Mantova, so

it's a good chance to visit them together with

friends.

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To participate in all these activities you are

required to have an ESN card. The ESN card

costs 5 Euros and gives you access to our

activities, as well as discounts in some local

bars and stores. You can find all the details

on our website. The ESN card is valid from

September to August and can be used in any

section in Europe, so you can use it when you

travel to cities like Padova or Innsbruck for

example, to know the discounts take a look

at those sections' websites.

Website:

http://www.esntrento.it

ESN Card:

http://www.esntrento.it/it/esn-card

Discounts:

http://www.esntrento.it/it/esn-

card/convenzioni – MAP

To sign up, all you have to do is come by our

office. It's located in the Faculty of

Economics, in the Student Association

corridor, and is open Monday and Thursday

from 18.00 to 20.00 (every day during the

welcome weeks). We recommend that you

pre-register for the ESN Card by clicking

here. Pre-registering will save you some

time and let you avoid queue, especially in

the first weeks of arrivals. You will have to

register anyway, so it's just more convenient

for you.

When pre-registering you will be given the

option of receiving our newsletter by email.

We highly recommend that you do to know

all of the activities that we will do. You will

be receiving emails from this address:

mailer@esntrento.it, make sure it doesn't go

into your spam folder. We will also be

contacting you through our Facebook group

(ESN Trento 11-12). Join us to keep up to

date and keep in touch will all the other

international students.

In the following pages you will be provided

with useful information relative to your pre-

arrival period, arrival and stay in Trento.

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Visiting your faculty Once you have settled in you may want to

take a look at your faculty. The faculties of

Sociology, Law, Economics, International

Studies, Arts and Humanities and Local

Development are all located in the center of

Trento and you can see them on our map.

Four major canteens are available for these

faculties in the center, and you can see

them on our map as well and check out the

times here.

The faculties of Sciences and Engineering,

are respectively in Povo and Mesiano, two

small centers on the hill on top of Trento.

You can reach them with bus number 5 and

9, or with the Valsugana train, from the

central station or San Bartolameo, which

stops in Povo. Both these faculties have

canteens on campus.

The faculty of Cognitive Sciences is in

Rovereto, about 15 km from Trento,

reachable by bus or by train.

The main things you will want to remember

are the computer rooms, study halls and

break rooms. You will also want to look for

your Erasmus faculty coordinator to sign off

your learning agreement.

During the welcome week we also take you

for a tour of the city center and show some

of the most important landmarks in Trento.

!The University is composed of:

• Faculty of Economics (Trento) • Faculty of Law (Trento) • Faculty of Sociology (Trento) • Faculty of Arts & Humanities (Trento) • Faculty of Engineering (Mesiano) • Faculty of Sciences (Povo) • Faculty of Cognitive Science

(Rovereto) • School on Local Development (Trento) • School of International Studies

(Trento)

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Other university stuff Student Card

First of all, you have to apply for the student

card on the Opera Universitaria website.

Then you have to go to the counter of

InfoMensa (via Prati, 10) with your

matriculation number, they take you a

picture and the card is ready. Remember

that it is like a student identity card and

without it you cannot go to the canteen.

Study Rooms

You can find an study rooms (aule studio) in

each faculty. A map at the entrance of the

building will show you where these rooms

are. They are open the whole day like the

faculty. Moreover, you can study at CIAL (Via

Verdi, 8). Here you have the possibility to

access the net with your own laptop and

obviously you have to be as silent as

possible.

Libraries

There is a library in each faculty of the

University. Here you can search for your

book in an up-to-date database. Here you

can find all the information about it that you

have to write down on the specific paper.

You can consult the book within the day or

borrow it for a month, but be aware that not

all the books can be borrowed.

The first time you go to a library, you have

to apply and take a card that you have to use

in each library of the city during your stay

here. Other libraries in Trento are the

Biblioteca comunale, which is situated in Via

Roma, 55, has big studying rooms and a great

amount of books you can consult.

Photocopy Shops

There are many photocopy shops in the city.

We have some discount with the

Meccanografica in via Prati, near sociology,

or you can buy a photocopy card at the

library. Prices are almost the same (4 cents

per copy), you can copy the book, but not

more than the 15% of its whole, print

documents from you USB key, buy pens,

exercise books, highlighters, etc.

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Housing Opera Universitaria

To all Erasmus students the university offers

the chance to have an Opera Universitaria

room. Deadlines will probably have already

been sent to you and if you have any doubts

you can ask them directly. Of course, you

are not obligated to have a room with the

Opera and there are several other private

alternatives.

Erasmus Under the Roof

On our website you can find the Erasmus

Under the Roof program. Several Italian

students are offering rooms for Erasmus

students. It is a good way to have Italian flat

mates and start learning the language

better. Also, most offers are pretty flexible.

You can see current offers or write you own

request there.

Private housing

You can look for private housing through

websites like Phosphoro or EasyStanza.

Here of course it may be more difficult

because it is only in Italian. If you have a

tutor you can ask for a hand. Please don't

contact us for information about this kind of

housing because there is little we can do. We

may create an easy standard email in Italian

you can send further on.

Announcements Boards

If you come to Trento without housing you

can take your time looking at the private

announcement boards in every faculty.

Obviously you will need a temporary sleeping

place.

Hostel - Giovane Europa, Youth Hostel

This is the only hostel in Trento. It is very

close to the train station. Price is not too

high and has generally good ratings.

If all else fails you can try posting a request

on our Facebook group for 2010-11 to see if

you can find a quick contact to private

lenders or Italian students from previous

Erasmus students. Rents generally go from

170 plus utilities to 250 or a little higher.

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Logging In - Internet and Web Services In Trento you can find three types of free

Wireless connection, which we will divide in

university network and private-free-

connections.

University connection - UNITN

The wireless University network is available

to all users (students, technical and

administrative staff or visiting) and provides

access to the resources of the university

network and the Internet through proxy

service. To access the service all users must

use their own credentials, username and

password of the University of Trento (given

to you on check in). The start and duration

of the session are recorded by the university

systems. If you are using the computers in

the university labs, you have 180 minutes a

day. Instead if you have your own PC you can

be connected as long as you want.

The free wireless connections

Trento offers to his citizens two different

free-private connections: one is provided by

the Futur3 company (www.futur3.it) and

the network is called “FREE_LUNA_TRENTO”

and the other is provided by the city and his

is called “WILMA” or “Wilma Free”.

L.U.N.A.

To access to the free L.U.N.A. service you

will need to register to the service. You can

connect to the Internet @ FREE_LUNA using

any WiFi device (laptop, cell phone, PDA,

etc.). To use the service connectivity @

FREE_LUNA you must register online. Once

filled out online forms you will get username

and password via SMS to access the network

at any time. This network covers most of the

city center and student residences.

WILMA

WilmaNet is another free service available in

Trento. It is the public city network. To get

information on what WILMA is and how to

connect to it we redirect you to the F.A.Q.

page of the WILMA website English F.A.Q.

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Calling Up - Mobile Phones Services In Italy there are various telephone

operators and phone work on a rechargeable

SIM card basis. Phone stores may be found

anywhere around the city center, and to sign

the contract you will need to have your

documents. Subscription to a service may

cost up to 20 euros, giving you a SIM card

with preloaded money. Most phone

companies have similar prices, with calls

ranging from 10 to 16 cents and SMSs around

15 cents. You can recharge (RICARICA) you

SIM in different ways:

a) go to a Tabaccheria (general store marked

with a black T outside) where you can ask for

an automatic recharge by giving your

number, or a do it yourself card which has a

code with which you can recharge on your

own. You need to specify your service

provider and the amount to recharge.

Usually it's 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 50 Euros.

b) recharge from an ATM machine by

inserting you number.

c) some on-line banking services allow you to

recharge directly from you bank account

Cashing In – Financial Services Cash or credit?

In Trento, but in general in Italy, we

typically use cash for our everyday shopping

needs. Many shops, bars or services (bus,

train) are not always enabled to accept

credit cards. So it is probably best that you

try to open a bank account to not spend to

much on transfer fees from you bank account

at home. When you draw money from other

banks’ ATM machines there is a surcharge of

2.00 Euros. You can also use the debit card

to pay for your rent.

Opening a bank account

All you need to open a bank account is our ID

card or passport (someone may ask you for

your tax code). If you are trying to open a

“student” bank account you may also be

required to bring a document that shows

that you are a part of the University of

Trento. You can find this on ESSE3 or with

the other of the documents you received at

the LLP-Office.

Why should you open a bank account? Some

apartment lenders may require you to have

an Italian bank account and when drawing

money from your local bank account you may

have to face high transfer taxes (between 2

and 6.00 Euros depending on your bank’s

policies).

As a student you may find bank hours

difficult. In fact they are generally open

from 08.00 to 13.00 and from 14.30 to 16.00

(may vary slightly from bank to bank).

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Getting Around – Transportation Services There are several ways of making your way

through the city of Trento and thanks to the

small dimensions of the city center, it is

pretty difficult to get lost!

Bicycles

Trento is not a big city and the easiest way

of getting around is by bike. In the

wintertime the roads are normally cleared

from snow, but it is important to drive your

bike carefully. The bicycle is a functional

and ecological way to move around the city

and in the surrounding areas.

There are good opportunities to have a bike

without necessarily buying it. There are 250

bikes of the Opera Universitaria at students’

disposal. This service is called “Prestabici”

and the students of the University of Trento

and all the other users authorized by the

Opera Universitaria should pay 5,00 euros

every month for the bike. Everyone has to

give security fee of 60,00 euros (you can find

terms of service in ENG in the link above).

You will also have a monthly routine

maintenance. For further information and if

you want to download the form, please visit

the Opera Universitaria website:

http://www.operauni.tn.it/.

Local Buses

Trento has an efficient public transportation

service based almost exclusively on buses

(some of which are hydrogen powered). The

company, which manages the Public

Transport of Trento is the “Trentino

Trasporti” (http://www.ttesercizio.it/). In

the practical guide of the LLP-Erasmus Office

you should find prices of season passes.

Where to buy bus tickets

• At the little automatic “kiosque” at

the Railway Station of Trento (right

beside the bus stop);

• At the Ticket Office at the Central bus

station of Trento;

• At the FTM Stations (i.e. Railway of

Trento-Male) of Trento and of

Mezzolombardo (single tickets only);

• At any Tabaccheria (there is one

inside the train station as well);

You can choose if you want to buy single

tickets or a “carnet” of 10 tickets (a single

ticket costs 1.00 Euro and a carnet costs 9.00

Euros). A single ticket lasts 70-minutes and

can be used to change different buses in that

lapse of time (has to be validated on every

bus you board); 120-minutes tickets cost

1,30 Euros and daily tickets cost 2,60 Euros.

The penalty for not having or for not

validating a ticket can go from 15 to 150

Euros, so be nice and play by the rules.

Railway Lines

Trento is well connected to the other Italian

cities thanks to the Trenitalia services. The

main railway links are Bolzano, Verona and

Bassano del Grappa. From Verona you will

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then be able to take a direct train to many

cities in Italy. From Bolzano you have access

to Austrian and German destinations. From

Bassano you can head to Venice or Padova.

There are also some daily trains going to

Rome or to Lecce (southern Italy).

For further information check the website of

Trenitalia and choose your journey!

http://www.trenitalia.com/

Ecomobile

In Trento is given the opportunity to use for

free the ECOMOBILE. It’s an electric car

provided by the Comune di Trento. You have

to follow a few rules to be able to use it:

• You have to be at least 21 and have

the driving license for at least 6

months;

• The service is available from Monday

to Saturday from 9:00 to 19:30 (on the

map at the second underground floor

of the apartment house Finestra sull’

Adige, piazza Mosna 1/A, at the

corner of via Sanseverino and via

Verdi);

• Reservation is recommended, call

0461 231600;

for any other info visit:

http://www.trentinomobilita.it/ecomobile.

htm;

Car Park

If you come by car at Trento you need to

know where you can park it because you will

not need to use it very much, especially if

you stay in the city centre. Check this link to

see a complete list of the places where you

can park your car. (There are few areas

where you can park for free).

http://www.comune.trento.it/Citta/Vivi-la-

citta/Parcheggi/Mappa-parcheggi

Taxi

Just in front of the main Railway station

there are plenty of taxis waiting for you or

you can reach the service thanks to this

number:

Stazione FS - piazza Dante - 0461 235383

Car rental and carpooling

If you would like to rent a car there are

some a few possibilities:

AUTONOLEGGI CEA STAR - Trento Via SS.

Cosma e Damiano 38 - Telefono 0461823033

NOLEGGIO EUROPCAR Trento Via Torre

Vanga 8 - Telefono 0461260359

You can also find a ride on carpooling.it

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ESN Trento ESN Trento is a student association, in

Trento since 1992. The staff is made up of

motivated volunteers, students, post-grads

or workers who dedicate their time to

organizing events, trips, parties and all sorts

of stuff specifically for Erasmus students.

The spirit of the association is, in fact,

students helping students. ESN Trento is in a

bigger network of associations which group

up into national level (ESN Italy, ESN

Hungary, ESN Spain, etc.) and international

level (ESN International).

The association in primarily centered on the

Erasmus European mobility program but is

not exclusive to Erasmus students. You will

in fact find many students from Erasmus

Mundus, International Doctorate, Bilateral

Agreements, but also local students. The

primary goal is helping exchange student

integration with their new surroundings. We

do this organizing a series of events that

range from Tandem Café, international

dinners, trips to nearby cities (Venice,

Verona, Bolzano, Padua, Innsbruck, Mantua,

Bologna, Siena, Bassano del Grappa),

outdoor activities (rafting, soccer, hiking,

skiing, ice skating), themed parties (60s –

70s, black and white, nuts and bolts,

Halloween), wine tasting, museum visits, and

many many more. We also organize 4 days of

skiing/snowboarding towards the middle of

March (ESNow) and a rafting weekend in

May. Towards the end of the year you will

also have the chance to participate in the

national event (with 2000 other Erasmus

Students).

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An Erasmus Friend for You – Tutor/Buddy Program Each year, together with the LLP-Erasmus

office of Trento, we organize a tutor-buddy

program known as an Erasmus friend for

you. If you wish to have a local student help

you in the first days and throughout your

stay you can apply to our program by clicking

the link at the bottom of the page.

What is a tutor?

A tutor is a local student who offers his or

her free time voluntarily to help an

incoming Erasmus student. Tutors will be

informed by ESN Trento of the kinds of things

they need to help you with, like finding the

LLP-Erasmus Office, filling in paperwork,

visiting your faculty and bringing you to the

ESN office. We'd like to specify that tutors

are volunteers, in no way connected or

representing ESN Trento or the University.

What is a buddy?

A buddy is an incoming Erasmus student who

requires some help in arriving, adapting and

integrating into the new environment.

Basically, you!

The tutor-buddy relationship depends solely

on the two people. You can find a super-

tutor, who checks up on how you’re doing all

year, or someone who can only give you help

for a few days. The same way you can be a

super-buddy, actively participating with your

tutor, bringing him/her to ESN activities,

parties or aperitifs. Many have already been

tutors, or actively participate with us so

don't worry.

If you think you could be interested please

follow the link and fill in the form

(remember to specify your arrival date). The

deadline to apply is the 10th of August.

Tutor-buddy pairs will be made shortly after

and communicated to you by email as soon

as possible.

http://www.esntrento.it/buddy

An Erasmus friend for you is limited to students in the Erasmus program. Other International

students are invited to read about the Buddy system program of the Welcome Office by clicking

here.

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Parties and nightlife

As Trento is becoming more and more a

University town, bars and pubs are adapting

to the new student environment. Almost

every evening you can find happy hours in

various places and you have discounts in

some bars with the ESN card.

A typical evening activity is the aperitivo, a

pre-dinner light drink used to socialize. The

most famous is undoubtedly the Spritz

(sparkling white wine and Aperol mix), a

slightly alcoholic orange drink, which you

will learn to love. It is usually served with an

olive or orange slice and chips. We may

organize some special aperitifs like

International aperitif or Tandem Café

throughout the year. Aperitifs are very

popular, generally in bars near Piazza

Duomo, and you can find hundreds of

students out on certain nights (Tuesdays

usually).

There is a lack of discos, which some pubs

make up for by turning their basements into

dance halls. ESN will however, organize

various parties in a nearby disco, arranging

with the owners to have a free bus ride. Most

parties will be free theme but we do

organize several theme parties like

Halloween, 70's, Black & White, Hawaiian

and others. If you have some small costume

elements that you can afford to bring we

encourage you to do so.

Of course, being in Italy, you will also have a

chance to taste some great wine. There are

various Enoteche in the city where you can

have a taste of the good stuff. There are

many vineyards in Trentino and we may

organize a trip to nearby canteens. In Italy

wine is used mostly for celebration or casual

social events. It is not really part of Italian

culture to use wine to get drunk so drink it

moderately and try to enjoy it as it should be

enjoyed. One glass of good wine is much

better than a bottle of cheap supermarket

wine. If you ride your bike on the cycle route

to Rovereto or Mezzacorona you will ride

through beautiful vineyards and apple trees,

the second specialty of Trentino.

Remember to drink responsibly and possibly

don't exaggerate when you go out to party.

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Sport & LeisureIf you are worried about keeping fit while

enjoying Italian cuisine, put your worries

aside. Trento has a wide variety of sports

and leisure activities to keep you active and

going.

UNI.Sport

UNI.Sport is the network of university

structures and services that deal with

sporting activities and free time. Students

owning a Uni.Sport card have free access to

all university facilities (gyms in San

Bartolameo and in the Sociology faculty,

tennis and squash fields, football fields).

There are then many activities or gyms

where UNI.Sport cart offers you discounts or

special courses. The UNI.Sport Office also

organizes events specifically for Erasmus

students, like Sail Together (sailing trips on

the Garda Lake), or skiing events with free

ski-passes, and many more. The UNI.Sport

office is in Via Prati (same as for the student

card). The card costs 20-25 Euros and has to

be paid with debit card or receipt of online

payment.

To get your UNI.Sport card it is a pre-

requisite that your Esse3 registration be

already inserted in the University database.

Once that is settled you will have to pre-

register ton the website:

http://www.unisport.tn.it/Card/Preintro

Activities

Together with the urban cycle lanes, there is

an 89 km stretch of bike path along the

Adige river that goes from Trento to the

border of the province of Verona, through

Rovereto and to the border of the province

of Bolzano. There are other connections

which can take you to Riva del Garda or Lago

di Caldonazzo. For a complete list check the

link

http://www.ciclabili.provincia.tn.it/traccia

ti_ciclopedonali/.

Other sports like rock climbing, hiking,

windsurfing, canoeing, rafting and more are

all available in or around the city. In the

winter there are busses to local ski areas

where you can ski, snowboard or go walking

with snowshoes (ciaspolata). ESN usually

organizes a few sporting events during the

year.

Around March/April subscriptions open for Facoltiadi: Faculty Olympics of the University of

Trento, where teams of different faculties challenge each other in Soap Soccer, Beach Volley,

Beach Tennis and Dragonboat.

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Sports with ESN Trento ESNow

For the past 12 years ESN has organized

ESNow. Last year we brought together 230

Erasmus students from all of Italy on the

slopes of Trentino. Participants come from

different ESN sections of Italy. The event

usually takes place between the end of

February and the middle of March and lasts

four days. You will have the chance to

participate in ski or snowboard courses, ski

on some of the most beautiful slopes of the

Alps and taste local products. Every night

will be animated and organized be the ESN

Trento staff, and you will have a chance to

meet new people and party ESN style. All the

information is published on the ESNow

website towards the end of December

This is one of those events you won't want to

miss for any reason! You can ski or

snowboard and meet lots of different people

form other towns like Padova, Rome,

Bologna and Pavia.

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ESN Rafting

Towards the end of May we usually organize

a rafting weekend for about 60 people. We

head to the Val di Sole, one of the most

beautiful valleys in Trentino. After an

afternoon of rafting we have a big grill

dinner and a party. The rafting center is

equipped with lots of sporting equipment for

volleyball, soccer, frisbee or rugby. We then

spend the night in the rafting center and the

next day have breakfast and catch the sun

for as long as we want. It Is usually one of

the most appreciated events of the year,

check out the video.

Ice Skating

Around December-January we have some

discounts with the ice rink in Trento and we

like to take ESNners ice skating. Many do it

for the first time and it is always a lot of

fun.

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Useful Information Rules and regulations

In Italy there is no smoking in any public place and drug use is forbidden. Rules of “buon

vicinato” (good neighbors) also imply not making noise past 11.30 in apartment buildings (in

some places even earlier).

Emergency services and numbers

118 Emergency Health Service

113 Police

112 Carabinieri

115 Fire Brigade

In case you need assistance in the mountains you can call 113 and ask for Soccorso Alpino.

Free of charge help number:

Never Alone - 0080080080054

You can call this number for free to ask for any information. After one minute of advertisements

an operator will take your call.

ESN Trento contacts:

E-mail: trento@esn.it

Tel: 0461 882248

Facebook: ESN Trento 11-12

Tutor program reference number: ----

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Italian Conversation:

International students may benefit from Italian conversation organized by Welcome Office. !"#$%&

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Useful Expressions (Italian for beginners) Ciao Hello/Bye (informal)

Buongiorno/Buonasera Good day/Good evening

Salve/Arrivederci Hello/Goodbye (formal)

Piacere Nice to meet you

Mi scusi Excuse me

Grazie Thank you

Prego You're welcome

Mi chiamo... My name is...

Dove posso trovare...? Where can I find...?

Ufficio LLP-Erasmus LLP-Erasmus Office

Welcome Office Welcome Office

Il professore... The professor...

Il negozio... The store...

Per arrivare/andare...? To get/go to...?

In stazione the station

Facoltà di... the faculty of...

In Via xxxxxx xxxxxx street

Come posso fare per...? How can I do to...?

prendere la tessera studenti get the student card

ricaricare il cellulare recharge my phone

aprire un conto open a bank account

Quando apre...? When does … open?

Non parlo italiano I don't speak Italian

Dove sono i servizi? Where is the toilet?

Mensa Canteen

Quello! That! (favorite Erasmus food)

Io amo ESN I love ESN

Cazzo! Shit/Damn!

Uno Spritz, per favore! A Spritz, please!

Come si dice...? How do you say...?

Basta! Enough!

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Discounts w/ ESN Card (building)

Bar Ariston – Via XXIV Maggio

Every day: On organized events:

Beer 0.40 cl 2.50! Beer 0.20 cl 1.50!

Spritz/Hugo 2.00! Beer 0.40 cl 2.50!

Cocktail 4.50! Spritz/Hugo 2.00!

Cocktail 4.50!

Red Wine 1.00!

White Wine 1.50!

Sodas 1.50!

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Pizzeria Angolo dello Sfizio – Via XXIV Maggio

Sicilian Specialties

Every day: On organized events:

0.50 cent discount on all pizzas 1.00 on any slice of pizza or Arancino

1.50 for Arancini

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Every day:

Slice of margherita:

Slice of pizza with toppings:

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Every day:

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Meccanografica – Via

Photocopy shop

Every day:

Free card

3% more credit on recharges of >10 euros

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Party World – Via

Party Supplies

Every day:

10% Discounts on anything

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