Gijón: the vibe
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The verdict
Liked · 72Commenters, many locals and former residents, describe Gijón as a laid-back, friendly, clean coastal city with good value, though remote-worker-specific details are thin.
- friendliness
- laid-back pace
- beaches and coast
- food and cider culture
- value for money
- walkability and flat terrain
- bike lanes
- hot summers
- limited detail on cost of living
- visa and bureaucracy in nearby Oviedo
- weak evidence on internet and remote-work infrastructure
- Locals say it is a friendly, pleasant place to live
- Flat layout makes cycling easier than hillier Oviedo
- Some find it great value compared with other Spanish cities
- Residency paperwork is harder in nearby Oviedo, per one foreigner
- Best seen in shoulder seasons; summers can be unusually hot
Read from 8 videos, 40 comments and 0 posts on 2026-11-07; the summary is written by a language model and can misread sarcasm.
EXPLORING GIJÓN SPAIN | This City is UNDERRATED
Adventure Elliot · 72K views · 2021
What viewers said
“Los mejores helados en Gijón son Verdu, Islandia, la Ibense y los dos hermanos.”
♥ 47 likes
“Never thought about this city!! Now I have to put it on the list traveling Spain ✈🌎🇪🇸”
♥ 38 likes
“My father Alfredo Rubiera was born and raised in Gijon, fought in the Spanish Civil war. I lost my grand parents, my uncles and aunts and many others on both my Father and Mother side in that forgotten war. My mother, Maria Vidal, was born ”
♥ 15 likes
“An authentic native from the Begoña park here!. Thanks for this video showing my hometown, I live far away now and it really helps keeping the nostalgia under control!. Gijon is really a great city to live with lots of everything to do, ver”
♥ 4 likes
“Que buenas juergas tengo vivido por Gijón hace algunos años, que buenos tiempos aquellos antes de la pandemia pero volveré y aunque ya no sea igual voy a pasármelo pipa porque adoro esa ciudad y su gente enrollada.”
♥ 27 likes
“Loved every second of this, and I love your attention to history. Thank you!”
♥ 1 likes
“That city look like a laid back to live, peaceful, beautiful place”
♥ 10 likes
“Que belleza España de mi corazón ❤, Gijón de mis sueños, Asturias te llevo en mi alma, pronto podré estar nuevamente en Gijón por unos días 💕💕💕💕❣❣❣🌹🌹🌹”
♥ 20 likes
“I have lived in Gijon sine 1970 and i have never seen a summer as dire as 2021, The best month to visit Asturias is in September, I really enjoy your videos! Very good job!!!.”
♥ 17 likes
“The best place in spain to live, eat or only walk”
♥ 2 likes
Found with a YouTube search for the city and “digital nomad”, fetched 2026-11-07; titles, descriptions and comments belong to their authors and link to the originals.