[tluyben2]

Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Berlin, Munchen, Madrid, Barcelona London (for now), hell even Malaga are tech friendly and much easier (in my experience, but that is totally a matter of taste: I find Swiss too stiff) to settle. Really wondering where you are from.

Edit: fixed Barcelona

[yunque]

Malaga? I visit every year, and last time I checked there was only Ericsson, Siemens and a group at the university doing human centred robotics... A quick online search leads me to the MalagaMakers meetup (which unfortunately has been quiet since January) and a few small tech companies. Do you know of any hubs or interesting companies there?

I certainly noticed the city becoming a bit more modern in recent years, with the whole SoHo thing and the Pompidou, but it generally always seems to be aimed towards boosting tourism. I'm really happy to hear that there's something else going on [:

[joeyoung]

Oracle is also next door to Ericsson in Parque Tecnológico Andalucía (PTA) but I don't know if they do development there or just sales. It seems a lot of the tech stuff is done in conjunction with the local university. I'm relocating from Malaga back to Tokyo myself after enjoying 2 years here.

[koide]

See www.theworkshop.com for a good place in Malaga.

[RBerenguel]

Barça is only used for the football team, the city is Barcelona, Bcn (for short) or "down there" if you are not in the area but still in Catalonia

[tluyben2]

Did not know that. Noted for the future!

[bitL]

Barna is the short name of the city ;-)

[RBerenguel]

I think only people from the city or longing to be part of the hip people actually use Barna in speaking or writing. At least this is my experience.

[niutech]

...and Kraków, Poland. The beautiful city with great heritage, lots of IT companies, rich nightlife and cheap living.