Living In Girona! 8 Reasons Why I Moved To Girona…

Living In Girona! 8 Reasons Why I Moved To Girona… And Why You Shouldn’t

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Hello lovely people in today’s video i’m running you through eight reasons why i chose to move to girona but be sure to watch the end because i’m going to also tell you the reasons that girona might not be so good so watch the end Reason number one is girona is beautiful i mean look at it it’s so nice it’s comprised of an older town which is all stone bricks really old architecture cathedrals really quaint little narrow streets with nice balconies and then it’s got a new town which is a bit more modern more shops

Girona basically has everything you could possibly need in one city Reason number two is that the cycling here is absolutely stunning so a few short kilometers away from the city you are out in the hills in the mountains you’ve got elle’s angles which is about 5k away which is an eight kilometer climb which is perfect for getting out

And doing a short but very beautiful ride and there’s just so much choice you can go in any direction and you have absolutely amazing countryside mountains and there are so many cyclists and people who are into cycling here that there’s always someone to ride with like

For me i don’t always want to be riding with like top level pro riders but there’s a lot of people here who are living the kind of digital nomad life or they have flexible working so they can go out riding anytime so there are your people here whoever you want to ride with Reason number three is that the sports infrastructure here is absolutely great i’m a cyclist at heart so there’s everything from mountain bike trails gravel tracks to anyone you could possibly need to help facilitate your cycling here bike shops physios sports masseuse whatever you need people have been coming here for years and cycling

So it’s all set up that’s also the same for other sports if you’re a triathlete you have the jag which has an indoor 50 meter pool it also has an outdoor 400 meter athletics track and there’s trails trail running mountain biking there’s just so many options and we’re close to the mountains

For snow sports close to the coast for water sports so really it’s just a great place for having a healthy and active lifestyle and that’s why i love it Number four it’s probably quite an obvious one but it’s the weather they don’t call it sunny spain for nothing okay there’s a lot less rain and i was wearing shorts up until like mid-november on the bike so i mean yeah the weather that’s that’s it Number five is that i find living in girona a really positive environment and what i mean by that is that it doesn’t matter whether someone is here to pursue being a pro cyclist or they’re here to pursue their dream everyone is kind of driven everyone is motivated to do their thing whatever

That is so for a lot of people that sport for a lot of people that’s business but for me i really enjoy being around like-minded people there’s a lot of freelancers here a lot of kind of digital nomads and i kind of cross that barrier i feel between freelancer and cyclist

As a cycling youtuber so yeah i i really feel like it’s my people here open-minded love sport and are driven to chase their goals Reason number six is the coffee culture i am a massive fan of coffee so that’s something that’s really important to me so currently we’re at la comuna you’ve got espresso mafia la fabrica hidden cafe federal eat sleep cycle i could go on and on there are literally

So many cafes but the thing to bear in mind with these amazing cafes is that yes you get really really good coffee and we are spoiled for choice but it is a little bit pricier than the kind of traditional places so for me i actually

Love going to the places on the edge of town where you can get like coffee and a boccadillo which is a sandwich for five euros or even less sometimes which i post ride if i’m absolutely nailed and i need just a quick bite to eat and a coffee that’s where i go

Because it’s a little bit more cost effective so that is the coffee culture cheers Number seven is the cost of living so although girona is a little bit more on the pricey side than the rest of spain in general it’s still really affordable especially when you compare it to the cost of living in the uk it is muy bueno Number eight is that it’s a university town so there’s a lot going on there’s always festivals and fiestas and it’s just a really nice place to live even outside of like the cycling bubble just culturally it’s really rich and also there are many doggos which may be a factor for you So those are just some of the reasons why i love living in girona if you enjoyed this video be sure to hit the like button subscribe for more cycling content as always keep risking it for a biscuit [Applause] i’ve got something to tell you it’s actually not all sunshine and rainbows there are a few cons about living in they’re not too bad they’re not too bad so first of all it’s kind of a pro and a con but once you’ve lived here for a

While and you get to know people here you bump into people all the time which is great unless you’re late which happens to be me quite a lot of the time so that could be a good thing it could also be a bad thing and another thing is that

A small amount of times the language barrier could be an issue for some people 99 of the time people speak english you know you’re not going to have any issues but sometimes you will have it where someone doesn’t speak english i’m actually learning spanish at the minute

I think it’s important to try and become a local but yeah that could potentially be something to think about if you are looking into moving into drona