5 Reasons why Groningen is underrated as a place for Digital Nomads
Nothing tops Groningen: City of Talent. Student city. Cycling city. The city that feels like a village. Groningen is all of it. Instead of going to Amsterdam I would recommend nomadic entrepreneurs and digital nomads to check out Groningen once. It's just a €7 Flixbus https://flixbus.nl away from Amsterdam, and the weed is just as good. Groningen is my hometown. I think it's a really good place for nomadic entrepreneurs and digital nomads to stay. As of the 5th of July, it pops up at the 13th place on Nomad List http://nomadlist.com, which is quite good for such a small city. Nevertheless, it's still rather uncommon for digital nomads to go there. Time to raise awareness!
5 Reasons to check it out One It's rather cheap to live and easy to find short term rent: Rent is about twice as cheap as in Amsterdam.
Two There are many co-working spaces and free work facilities like the library. I prefer Launch Café http://launchcafe.nl because it is very centrally located and it organizes a €2,- lunch every day, where you can meet other entrepreneurs.
Three There is amazing nightlife. Besides the Poelestraat, where you can find cheap (€1-€2.50) beer all night every night, we often have bigger parties like this one, in the middle of the big market:
Four There are many students, which brings a lot of talent. Out of a population of 202k, there are about 55k students. With 27%, this is the biggest percentage of students I know of in any city. Please contact me if you know a city with a bigger percentage of students.
This is Zernike Complex, where most students study.
Five You don't need a car here. Public transport is fine, but I would advise buying a cheap bike. You can find cheap second-hand bikes on Marktplaats http://marktplaats.nl, or ask me, because I sell one for €50 as of June 2017.
Going from one side of Groningen to the other just takes half an hour. Within the city center, you're often faster on a bike than with a car.
That's it for now. If you have other questions about Groningen, just ask me. I'm here to help, and I will add answers to this article later!