Are you a digital nomad? Discover your perfect workspace in Barcelona

There are more and more digital nomads in Barcelona, and we are not surprised at all! Working from home is great, but working in a city where you can watch the sunrise over the Mediterranean and know that, when you close your laptop, the beach is just two minutes away… that is a whole other level. Barcelona has become the favorite city of creatives, developers, and entrepreneurs from all over the world.

If you are also one of those people who travel with their office on their back, do not look for a boring hotel. Look for a place with soul, good coffee, a community, and, above all, a space where you can be productive. Spoiler: You have found it. At Lugaris, we offer comfortable apartments in Barcelona so you can enjoy the city like a local. Let us tell you all about it!

The Mediterranean tech hub

Barcelona is not just sunshine and tapas; it is one of the leading cities in Europe when it comes to startups and technology. The Catalan capital attracts international talent like a magnet, thanks to its quality of life, atmosphere, connections, and culture, which is open to innovation. Here, networking is as easy as ordering a craft beer at the next table. It is the perfect place to grow your projects while enjoying the Mediterranean lifestyle.

The best neighborhood to live and work remotely: Poblenou and the 22@ District

Forget the crowded tourist areas in the city center. If you want the real digital nomad experience in Barcelona, your place is in Poblenou, specifically in the area known as the 22@ District.

Barcelona’s Silicon Valley

22@ is the city’s innovation district. Where there were once textile factories, today you will find the headquarters of tech giants, design universities, and game-changing startups. It is a magnet for talent, where creativity can be felt on every corner.

Industrial design with soul

What makes Poblenou unique is the way the technological future lives alongside its working-class past. You will be working surrounded by old brick chimneys transformed into lofts, modern art galleries, and specialty coffee shops where the beans are treated like gold.

And the best part: at Lugaris, we offer apartments in Poblenou so you can stay in the heart of this neighborhood, with all the comforts of a luxury apartment, free high-speed WiFi, and plenty of space to set up your ideal home office.

Coworking spaces that are much more than a desk and a chair

Working from your Lugaris apartment is a delight, but if you feel like changing scenery and meeting people, the neighborhood has some of the best shared workspaces in Europe.

Creative spaces to connect with the local community

Here are some of the best-known coworking spaces in Barcelona:

• Aticco Poblenou: This is one of the local giants. It has an amazing atmosphere, weekly networking events, and a community of professionals from all sectors.
• Loom Ferretería: It is located in an old industrial hardware store. The design is incredible, and it is ideal if you are looking for visual inspiration while you write code or design your next campaign.

Coworking spaces with terraces, because Barcelona’s sunshine is there to be enjoyed

The weather in Barcelona is fantastic, so nothing beats choosing a coworking space with a terrace, like these:

• Valkiria Hub Space: A benchmark in the neighborhood. As well as offering a spectacular coworking space, it promotes social innovation and has a café/restaurant that is perfect for informal meetings.
• The Aticco terraces: If there is one thing that defines the best coworking spaces in the area, it is their rooftops. Being able to step outside to answer emails or take a video call with views of the Barcelona skyline and the sea is priceless.

Coliving options and flexibility

Most of these spaces offer daily passes, also known as hot desks, or weekly passes, perfect for digital nomads who are staying for a few weeks and want to combine work with event days and coworking synergies.

Work-friendly cafés for lighter workdays

Sometimes you don’t need an eight-hour coworking pass; you just feel like answering a few emails, checking your schedule, and enjoying a good coffee. Poblenou is a paradise for specialty coffee in Barcelona, but be careful: not every café wants laptops on its tables.

The rise of specialty coffee in the Catalan capital

Barcelona is having a love affair with good coffee. In Poblenou, you will find coffee labs where every espresso or flat white is prepared with scientific precision. Places like Nomad Coffee Frutas Selectas, or Syra Coffee are must-visits if you consider yourself a true caffeine lover. They are perfect spots to get inspired, wake up your brain, and start the morning with energy.

Unwritten rules for working in cafés

To keep the peace between baristas and remote workers, the digital nomad community follows some very clear codes of conduct:

• Proportional consumption: If you are going to spend two hours taking up a table and using the WiFi, do not just order a two-euro espresso. Order something else, get an artisan cookie or a second coffee.
• Peak times, laptop closed: If the café fills up during lunch or weekend brunch, be considerate. Put your laptop away and free up the table for customers who are there to eat.
• Headphones always on: Video calls on speaker are completely forbidden in the digital nomad code of conduct.

Although if you prefer privacy and comfort, nothing beats choosing our apartments by the beach in Barcelona and working with sea views. Trust us: the experience is incomparable!

Infrastructure and logistics for your daily routine

For the experience of remote working in Barcelona to be a success, the logistics need to be seamless. There is nothing worse than WiFi cutting out halfway through a call with an important client or not knowing how to get around.

Internet and connectivity: Your greatest ally at Lugaris

We know that your internet connection is your livelihood. That is why, at both Lugaris Beach and Lugaris Rambla, you have free high-speed WiFi and fiber-optic internet. You can make 4K video calls, upload heavy files to the cloud, or stream without a single interruption, all from the comfort of your dining table or with the inspiring views from your private terrace.

Paperwork and the Digital Nomad Visa in Spain

Spain now has one of the most attractive regulations in the world: the Digital Nomad Visa.

• What does it allow you to do? Live and work remotely in the country legally if you work for foreign companies.
• The advantage of our apartments in Barcelona: Since they are fully furnished apartments, equipped with a washing machine, dryer, full kitchen, and cleaning service, you have all the infrastructure you need to justify a medium or long-term stay without the headaches of renting a conventional apartment, such as excessive deposits, year-long contracts, and setting up utilities… Here, you arrive with your suitcase and are ready to start producing.

How to get around the city: Sustainable and fast

Getting around Barcelona from Poblenou is super easy, and you do not need a car at all:

• The metro, L4, Yellow Line: It takes you to the historic center or Passeig de Gràcia in just over 10 minutes.
• Biking and scooting: The neighborhood is flat and has a fantastic network of bike lanes. You can cross the entire seafront on two wheels in a clean way while enjoying the breeze.
• Walking: The best thing about Poblenou is that it is a walkable neighborhood. Supermarkets, local shops, the beach, and your favorite coworking spaces are less than 15 minutes away on foot from your apartment.

Leisure and networking: Your schedule beyond the keyboard

Working remotely in Barcelona is great, but the real highlight of the city is its social life. In Poblenou, it is incredibly easy to separate work from leisure: you can go from a strategy meeting to having a craft beer in just a few minutes.

Weekly meetups and tech events

The 22@ District is buzzing with events. If you want to expand your network or find synergies for your project, take note:

• Tech Spirit Barcelona & Meetups: Every week, there are startup presentation events, talks on Artificial Intelligence, web development, or digital marketing. Platforms like Meetup or Eventbrite are full of tech events in the neighborhood, many of them free and in English, and they almost always end with beers and very natural networking.
• Poblenou Urban District: This is an association that organizes amazing events where technology, design, and urban art come together. Do not miss its “Open Nights”, when the neighborhood’s design studios and galleries open their doors to the public with live music. It is the perfect place to meet the local creative community!

Weekend getaways

When Friday afternoon arrives, it is time to turn off Slack notifications. From your apartments in Barcelona, the options for making the most of the weekend are endless:

• Friday at a beach bar: There is no need to go far. Head down to Bogatell Beach to play a game of beach volleyball with other remote workers or have a drink by the sea.
• Craft beer route: Poblenou is the craft beer capital of Barcelona.
• Express getaways: Feel like leaving the city? The connection from our apartments to the ring roads and public transport is ideal. In less than an hour, you can be hiking in Montserrat, visiting the vineyards of Penedès, or enjoying the coves of the Costa Brava.

Have you fallen in love with the Catalan capital? We completely understand! If you want to extend your trip, you should know that at Lugaris we have long-stay apartments in Barcelona, so you can create your new home for a few months.

Tips for balancing productivity and tourism

Working from one of the most beautiful cities in the world comes with a risk: the temptation to keep your laptop closed and run straight to the beach. To make sure your boss or clients still love you while you enjoy the good life, here are three golden rules:

• Set the “block rule”: Divide your day strictly. Dedicate the morning to deep, focused work in the peace of your apartment, with freshly made coffee from your kitchen. Leave the afternoons free to explore, take a free tour, or network in the coworking spaces of 22@.
• Use the time difference to your advantage: If you work with clients in the United States or other time zones, you have the perfect advantage. Enjoy Barcelona’s daylight in the morning by surfing or strolling along Rambla del Poblenou, then sit down to work in the late afternoon or evening when your team wakes up.
• Create a “closing” ritual: When your workday ends, close your laptop and move it out of sight. In our spacious apartments, you have more than enough room to separate the work area from the relaxation area. The simple act of putting your computer away in a drawer and stepping out onto the terrace will instantly switch off your brain.

Your next big idea begins in the Mediterranean

In the end, being a digital nomad in Barcelona is not about working from a nice café; it is about designing a lifestyle where work and enjoyment live together in perfect harmony. It is about closing an important deal and, ten minutes later, swimming at Bogatell Beach.

At Lugaris, we understand your needs. We don’t offer you a room with a desk; we offer you a luxury tech home, with WiFi, services that save you time, and the Poblenou community right on your doorstep.

Don’t let others tell you about it. Join the liveliest tech hub in southern Europe and book our apartments in Barcelona now. You will work in style and soak up the energy of the Catalan capital. We have the keys to your new life!