Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: the vibe
Videos from people who went, played right here, with what viewers said underneath. Not part of the score.
The verdict
Mixed · 52Thin and mostly tourist-style content: viewers admire the colourful houses and scenery, with one resident saying they loved living there, but no real discussion of costs, internet or daily life for remote workers.
- colourful architecture
- scenic views and caves
- pleasant walking streets
- feels like paradise to a former resident
- no real warnings in comments
- little discussion of daily costs
- sparse and dated content
- Viewers find the colourful old neighbourhoods visually appealing and worth a visit.
- One former resident described the island as paradise-like for living.
- Commenters mostly praise the videos rather than the city itself.
- Little evidence exists here on cost, internet or practical living for remote workers.
Read from 4 videos, 18 comments and 0 posts on 2026-11-08; the summary is written by a language model and can misread sarcasm.
Exploring Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands (Spain)
Gabriel Traveler · 16K views · 2017
What viewers said
“It does look a bit like the houses in the hills from your Greek Island adventures, only they're painted with different colors instead of mostly white lol Those colors also look a bit like some of the village houses in Mexico, so yeah, a lot”
♥ 10 likes
“great gran canarias”
♥ 1 likes
“colour full place ........ the paintings in the tunnel is interesting,,,, <3 keep upload”
♥ 1 likes
“I love watching you make your way around Europe :) This Island is really cool, such pretty buildings and vibrant colours! Hope you keep having great time with your travels! :)”
♥ 6 likes
“Loving how you walk through any path no matter how it looks like, loving these videos from the Canary Islands. As you mentioned in the video its legal to use and grow ganja for personal use, you can not cultivate loads of ganja as a busines”
♥ 2 likes
“Beautiful houses and street it was awesome and at Las d yoga r good to keep d streets alive”
♥ 1 likes
“0:36 That colorful neighborhood is San Juan. Filming from the neighborhood of El Batán. 3:42 San Nicolás' Ravine, on top of it sits the Hospital Militar, San Francisco's Castle (an abandoned military prison). 5:28 Guiniguada's Ravine 11:38 ”
♥ 2 likes
“Very scenic and intersting..especially the caves..”
“Great video! I loved living in Las Palmas. It was like living in paradise.”
“Very beautiful!!!”
Found with a YouTube search for the city and “digital nomad”, fetched 2026-11-08; titles, descriptions and comments belong to their authors and link to the originals.