Gran Canaria, Canary Islands

Amazing place. Great weather . Great internet. Amazing beaches. After living in 30 countris now this place is my top1. And companies only pay 4% taxes if you have 3 employees.

This island is amazing for remote workers, nomads, expats or generally anybody wanting to live and work from a beautiful, fun and affordable place with great european infrastructure! Just to name a few positives (great internet, safety, friendly people is a given!): Gran Canaria offers amazing diversity - if you want city vibes Las Palmas has it all, if you want peace and quiet then head to the mountains for beautiful hikes and remote trails offering stunning views. Beaches? No problem, so many to choose from. Food? The island is a food haven, so many options from spanish/canarian to international and modern. Community? So many lovely people to meet, always something going on. I have been extending and extending and extending my stay... :-)

I love this place so much! It's a super safe city! After spending 1,5 years there I wanted to explore new places, but I will come back for sure! It's cute :)

I can highly recommend the capital of the island, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Where else can you live cheaply in a great climate all over the year in a big city at a 3 km beautiful beach with surfers, palm trees and restaurants? The nomad scene is awesome. In my opinion this is still an underrated place.

Awful. No ride sharing/car service, food was horrendous, and months later I still smell this funk from some chicken dish I ate there.
I'm sure it would've been great if they had Uber and ditched that god awful spice they use in nearly every food. I was basically hanging on for my life nutrition-wise. Even Burger King had that horrendous stench to it!
Not recommended at all.

Just to let folks know that the Digital Nomad Guide states that the island's pop is 380,000 people. But that is just the pop of the capital (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria). Las Palmas metro area is home to over 650,000 and the whole island has some 850,000.

I was in Las Palmas for three months during spring. I volunteered in an hostel and there were many people working online. The Canaries offer great options for short trips to the other islands, that are all very distinct and also on Gran Canaria itself there is a lot to do!
You can reach many places with a bus, but at times it is much easier to share a car, especially to get into the mountains! Really liked the city bikes, too!

Best place for nomads in Spain. The nomad scene is incredible, and the people pretty friendly. The beach is really nice for a city beach and you can be on it all night. The clubs are fun as well. Food could be better but you get all the traditional Spanish staples here. Make sure to join the slack group "Live it Up Las Palmas" to learn about all the different events each night that the nomad community puts on. Flavio and Nelly are the best!

Had such a great time in Las Palmas. Great weather all year round, relatively cheap, easy to connect to locals and other nomads, many things to do like surfing, hiking and going out directly at the huge beach. Looking forward to go there again.

Stayed one month in January. In which it is one of the few places in the EU with absolute tshirt-weather. I liked the nomad and expat scene, which is lively. There's always something to do: sailing, markets, tapas nights, meetups. The transport system is good, with a cheap city bike system, good bus system for island travel and ferries for inter-island travel. Each island is a bit different in climate and culture so go and see a few. I especially liked the hiking in different micro-climates. For downsides the Canary Islands are very touristic including complete Swedish/German/English neighbourhoods in some beachside places. Though you can easily avoid these. Even though the islands are quite small, car drivers still race around maddeningly. So try and find your bed away from main roads. My personal recommendation would be to base in Las Palmas, where the expats are, and do some excursions from there.

There's a good nomad scene here. I think the city is under rated on this website. Weather good all year, safe, friendly locals, good internet (I have fiber 600mb in my apartment) and it's affordable compared to many cities. There's a community facebook page that is quite active with events organised every week - Gran Canaria Digital Nomads. Check it out you won't regret it ;)

Amazing place! cheap and beautigul. Stay in the south!