Best Canary Islands for digital nomads: choose your next destination

Where to work remotely in the Canary Islands

If you're a digital nomad looking for your next base, the Canary Islands are hard to beat. Tenerife, Fuerteventura, and Gran Canaria are the three islands that have everything a remote worker needs.

These islands aren't just popular with tourists.

The Canary Islands work well for remote work. You get fast internet, solid living and working spaces, beautiful nature, plenty of surfing, and an easy lifestyle.

Why the Canary Islands work so well for digital nomads

It's not just about the scenery. Here's why Tenerife, Fuerteventura, and Gran Canaria have become go-to spots for remote workers:

• Solid Infrastructure: coworking and coliving scenes are well established, especially around Gran Canaria's Las Palmas, Tenerife's surf spots, and Fuerteventura's beaches.
• Spring Weather Year Round: no extreme heat or cold to deal with, whether you're updating spreadsheets or catching waves.
• Affordable Living Costs: rent in Spain and daily expenses here are lower than you'd expect for Europe, which makes a longer stay, or even a semi-permanent move, realistic.
• Nature: from the surf urban beach of Las Palmas to the lost places of Fuerteventura, there's plenty to explore once you log off.

Which Canary Island is the best for you

Which Canary Island suits you best for a workation or a longer nomadic stint depends on what you're after.

Here's a quick rundown

Tenerife: a remote work base in the Canary Islands

Tenerife is a solid pick for digital nomads who want a mix of work, adventure, and relaxation under the Spanish sun.

As the largest of the Canary Islands, Tenerife has digital nomad hubs spread from the capital in the north (Santa Cruz de Tenerife) to the sunnier south (Costa Adeje, Playa de las Americas).

Life as a digital nomad in Tenerife

Digital nomad life comes with its share of loneliness and bureaucracy, but Tenerife makes both easier to deal with.

Here's why:

• Coworking Communities: several coworking spaces across Santa Cruz de Tenerife bring together a mix of digital nomads.
• Networking: regular digital nomad meetups near Santa Cruz's port make it easy to connect with fellow nomads.
• Work With a View: set up your laptop on Las Teresitas beach, then wrap up the day with stand-up paddleboarding or a drink at sunset.
• Work-Life Balance: on Tenerife, most things you need are a short walk away, so you can skip crowded public transport.
• Microclimates: Tenerife has enough microclimates that you can usually find weather that suits how you're feeling that day.

The quieter side of Tenerife

Tenerife gets over 10 million visitors a year, but its varied landscape still has quiet corners if you go looking.

Tenerife: something for everyone

Whether you're drawn to the heights of Mount Teide or the trails of Anaga Rural Park, Tenerife has options. Between the scenery and the nomad community, it's a place you can live and work in, not just visit.

Best Coliving in Tenerife

Nine Coliving - La Orotava

A coliving and coworking community on the island of Tenerife, Spain.

In the historic centre of La Orotava, an old Canarian house was converted into a space where digital nomads live, work, and meet.

With views over the sea and the volcano El Teide, and a spot right in the middle of town, Nine offers digital nomads something different.

PRICE - Around 1400 Euro per month for a Double Room

Fuerteventura: remote work for adventure seekers

Fuerteventura stands out among the Canary Islands for how well it blends work and adventure.

Between the sunshine, the landscapes, and an active remote working community, it's a distinctive setting for digital nomads.

Watersports in Fuerteventura

If you want a location-independent lifestyle with plenty of surfing and kitesurfing, Fuerteventura is hard to beat. The island's steady strong winds make for good surf and kitesurf conditions.

• Coworking Spaces: Corralejo has well-known coworking spaces with WiFi speeds up to 250 Mbps.
• Distinctive Beaches: Fuerteventura has some standout beaches, including Playa de Cofete and Popcorn Beach, covered in white algae fossils that look like popcorn.
• Good for Island Hopping: Fuerteventura sits close to Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, and La Graciosa, so it works well as a base for weekend trips around the archipelago.

Fuerteventura balances getting work done with time for adventure.

Code in a coworking space or catch waves on the beach: either way, there's a strong community behind you.

Best Coliving in Fuerteventura

Surfescape - Lajares

Located in the center of the islands, a few km from Corralejo and the main surf spot of El Cotillo, Surfescape is a good place to meet like-minded people.

Work from anywhere, with a good background for your Zoom calls.

PRICE - Around 2400 Euro per month for a Double Room

Gran Canaria: a top spot for digital nomads in the Canary Islands

Gran Canaria has a bit of Millennium Falcon energy: compact, capable, and full of surprises. As the third-largest of the Canary Islands, it has become one of the top choices for digital nomads living a location-independent lifestyle.

Gran Canaria's digital nomad scene

Gran Canaria, and its capital Las Palmas in particular, is popular with digital nomads who want to mix work with island life:

• Coworking by the Beach: Las Canteras Beach, in the heart of Las Palmas, has a cluster of beachside coworking cafes, so you can go from work mode to surfing pretty quickly.
• Active Community: Las Palmas has a digital nomad community that runs regular events and meetups, which helps with the isolation that often comes with remote work.
• North vs. South: the north is generally preferred for its coworking spaces, faster internet, and cheaper living, while the south has lower living costs and fewer tourists, though fewer coworking spaces and English-speaking locals.

Lifestyle and connectivity in Gran Canaria

• Affordable Option: the southern part of Gran Canaria is cheaper to live in and quieter, without giving up the digital nomad essentials.
• Nightlife: Las Maspalomas and Playa del Inglés have plenty of clubs and bars if you want a break from daytime productivity.
• Getting Around: Gran Canaria has a decent bus system, taxis, and bike lanes in Las Palmas, which makes it easy to explore the island.

Gran Canaria mixes old-fashioned villages, like Tejeda and Mogán, with the modern city of Las Palmas, so it works whether you're drawn to tradition or prefer city life.

Gran Canaria checks a lot of boxes for digital nomads: solid coworking spaces, an active community, and plenty to do beyond the laptop.

That mix of work, people, and things to do is what makes Gran Canaria worth sticking around for.

Best Coliving in Gran Canaria

Casa Basilico Popup Coliving - Las Palmas

Casa Basilico isn't just a coliving apartment you book on Airbnb. It's built around the freedom of living and working remotely, for travelers chasing the digital nomad lifestyle.

We've traveled through remote communities ourselves, so we know what digital nomad life feels like.

Our mission is to bring you the best of this life: remote work combined with adventures, good food, and memories made with a great community.

We want to show a different lifestyle: less structured, more spontaneous, built around connection, good food, and friendship.

The location works too: 15 minutes from the beach, with plenty of coffee shops with good internet nearby.

Access to one of the best coworking spaces in Gran Canaria is included in the price, just a few minutes from the villa. Or you can work from your private room, which comes with a desk and chair.

PRICE - Starting from 1150 Euro per month (discounts available)