Gran Canaria is one of the most attractive locations for remote workers and digital nomads, with a consolidated community in constant growth. The island capital, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, has been chosen as a favourite destination by remote workers from all over Europe.
A top destination for remote workers
With its cosmopolitan atmosphere, its excellent connectivity (the Gran Canaria International Airport connects the island to over 109 destinations, operated by 48 airlines) and an extensive network of resources for remote workers, as well as culture and leisure options, Gran Canaria has become a premier international destination in remote worker guides and rankings.
The main reasons why remote workers choose Gran Canaria include the privileged climate, the high-quality Internet connection and a wide range of coworking and coliving spaces, perfects for networking.
In addition, visitors highlight the welcoming demeanour of Canarian people and the wide variety of entertainment options the island offers.
The main places of interest for remote workers on Gran Canaria
Some of the main places for community, leisure and meeting for remote workers on Gran Canaria are:
Coworking and coliving spaces
The island capital, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, is a veritable beacon in terms of services targeting remote workers, who can find multiple accommodation and teleworking options here. The island offers around 50 coworking spaces and several coliving units, with a wide range not only in terms of services, but also prices. The shared spaces have therefore spread over the island with great success, enabling visiting remote workers to combine a work space with a residence where they can exchange professional and life experiences.
Events
Gran Canaria is deeply involved in the digital nomads’ segment. So much so that ever since 2016 the island has hosted the Nomad City Festival, an international remote worker and digital nomad conference which has congregated up to 300 attendees from different countries, as well as 30 international experts on the new remote working tendencies.
Consultancy
With the aim of accompanying remote workers during their stay on the island, Gran Canaria offers them support and consultancy through different bodies, to help them settle in and inform them about the broad range of services available to them, functioning as a meeting point for remote workers who have relocated to different parts of the island.
PROEXCA: Organisation offering support programmes, assistance and consultancy services for the promotion and internationalisation of companies.
REPEOPLE: Repeople’s goal is to equip remote workers with everything they need to carry out their work individually or as part of a team, providing flexible accommodation and access to a community of local and international entrepreneurs. They also handle the management of annual events like the Repeople Summit, which brings together the digital nomad community and remote teams from all over the world to inspire and promote flexible working.
SPEGC: Society of Economic Promotion of Gran Canaria - the entity through which the Cabildo de Gran Canaria, the island’s council, helps promote companies and entrepreneurs on the island by means of different support and consultancy initiatives.
Community groups
The community of remote workers of Gran Canaria is one of the most consolidated and active ones on the archipelago. Offers of employment, relevant information, leisure and entertainment activities, places of interest for remote workers etc. are regularly published on online channels and social media. Below we highlight the main remote worker community groups on Gran Canaria.
Gran Canaria Digital Nomads Facebook Group
Cafés, bars and restaurants
Because not everything is about work, Gran Canaria has a huge variety of cafés and restaurants where remote workers can go after their working day, or even to telework from these adapted spaces while enjoying a coffee or an aperitif. Here are some of them:
Un Lugar Café Workspace (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)
Caracolillo Coffee (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)
The Couple (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)
Talleres Palermo (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)
Cool Beans (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)
According to the prestigious travel guide publisher Lonely Planet, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is one of the most complete urban destinations for professionals considering travelling and working at the same time. And in particular the capital, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, a city highlighted by this publication as one of the most popular destinations with remote workers from all over Europe.