About Barbastro
An ancient "Celtiberian" (Celts) city, Barbastro has also been known as Barbastra or Bergiduna, depending on what time in its history line. It has been trampled over by different marauding hordes and was the capital of the Emirate of Barbineta and Huesca until the year 882. It sits in the Somontano County where the rivers of Cinca and Vero meet. More a village than a city, it sits amidst the vineyards of the world-famous Designation of Origin. Its economy is based in agriculture and has numerous prestigious fairs and trade shows throughout the year. There are plenty of historical sights to gawk at, museums and churches to meander around, as well as the Monastery of Virgen de El Pueyo. The town is surrounded by natural beauty and its Sierra y Cañones de Guara Nature Park is where you can peek at feathery birds as its home to one of the largest populations of carrion birds in the whole of Europe. Coworking has arrived in Barbastro for its inventive locals who are not into cultivating the land.
You definitely will get to know the locals considering the size of the town and quickly realize that the talk is not all about the peregrine falcon or golden eagle that was spied soaring above the trees. Spain boasts of having an education rate of 40.1% and it is home to a number of impressive educational institutions with 3 of its universities in the top 10 of the Financial Times' annual European Business School Rankings for 2017. There are plenty of opportunities for tech savvy entrepreneurs, as Spanish startups grew 7% in 2017 with signs pointing to a consolidation within the startup community. The fear of red tape and failure that has long been a drama for the startup ecosystem has been pushed aside by its tech hungry youth in favor of one of optimism.
The attractive lifestyle lures tech geeks from all over the world for its relatively cheap cost of living, the general lifestyle of laid-back vibes with tapas infused night revelry. Its locals are no longer running abroad to pursue their dreams and coworking venues have given them the place to mingle and collaborate with likeminded souls.