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Contents:

• GAY EUROPE TRAVEL GUI
• WHAT’S INCLUD A GAY ALL-INCLIVE RORT?
• GAY SPA - OUR 6 FAVOURE PLAC TO EXPERIENCE LGBT SPA
• THE BT LGBTQ- AND GAY-FRIENDLY HOTELS BARCELONA, SPA
• THE WORLD'S BT GAY TRAVEL GUITHE BT GAY STATNS. FD THE BT GAY BARS, CLUBS, SNAS, BEACH AND MORE. EXCLIVE HOTEL REVIEWS, BIG DISUNTS & BOOK ONLE.BANGKOKLONDONBARCELONAMIAMISEOULSEARCH HOTELSLEARN MOREMALTAMALTA IS HOSTG THIS YEAR'S EUROPRI. VIS THIS BETIFUL MEDERRANEAN ISLAND.THE WORLD'S BT GAY TRAVEL GUI
• 6 OF THE TOP GAY-IENDLY RORTS AROUND THE WORLD
• THE BT GAY BEACH EUROPE
• BT GAY-FRIENDLY SPAS
• GAY BARCELONA
• THE TOP 10 US WELLNS RETREATS FOR GAY TRAVELLERS

GAY EUROPE TRAVEL GUI

Our gay hotel is loted Camargue between Nîm and Montpellier, the famo naturist gay beach of Espiguette and Grand Travers are jt a few away. You will appreciate the qualy of the settg and the unique servic that we offer our gay guthoe: everyday menu for lunch and der, profsnal massag, sna, jacuzzi, a huge pool and a cktails bar! And easy accs to superb gay-only beach, excellent rtrants, some of Europe's most spectacular stl and France’s favoure cy, Montpellier.

Surroundg our gay hotel, you’ll fd tradnal villag, superb Mederranean cuise (cludg Europe's bt oysters), medieval and Roman s, and Montpellier, wh s rtrants, fés and chic boutiqu.

They're both a great way to fd out more about what's gog on at the Cq & Sept gay rort, as well as keepg touch wh chang over time.

WHAT’S INCLUD A GAY ALL-INCLIVE RORT?

Digned for gays but "hetero-iendly, " the Berl outpost of this famed brand is what one would expect: dark, mp-tough terrs that brg to md a... Hetero-iendly, the 105-room Axel Hotel Barcelona & Urban Spa ters primarily to the gay traveler wh kg-sized beds, plasma TVs, fluffy rob and room... It’s one of only five untri to make queer rights equal at a nstutnal level and holds first place on ILGA-Europe’s Rabow Europe Inx, which ranks untri on LGBTQ+ my last vis, a gay gui showed me round the wdg medieval streets of Valletta and Rabat, potg out sential bars and rtrants om Michel-starred Noni to the Monaliza Lounge drag bar, as well as the nightclub Michelangelo lively Paceville.

This spir filters down to Dubl’s many LGBTQ-iendly tablishments: two personal favour are iendly bnch spot Social Fabric Café Stoneybatter, one of the cy’s most tertg neighbourhoods, and Street 66 bar, a eful cktail spot before a night at inic LGBTQ+ stutn The southsi is gay-owned Gutter Bookshop (named after the famo Osr Wil quote), and the weekly “big gay dis” Sunday Social at Farrier & Draper; or cross the river for the Outhoe LGBTQ+ muny rource fe on Capel Street and PantiBar, owned by drag queen, activist and performer Panti Bliss.

GAY SPA - OUR 6 FAVOURE PLAC TO EXPERIENCE LGBT SPA

Enjoy bnch at Osr bar and fe, before a beer at one of Europe’s olst gay bars, Centralhjor, which hosts drag and Sunday jazz ssns venu clu Bøssehet Christiania, home to theatre, performanc, exhibns and parti – a well-suated boutique hotel is SP34 (doubl om £133) the Lat Quarter. The cy’s olst gay bar The Waterloo dat back half a century, while another classic spot is the Unrground bar, equally fun for drag or karaoke. Nearby Delmoni’s (known lolly as “Del’s”), has been Merchant Cy’s “gay triangle” sce stay nearby, try the good-value Bnswick hotel (doubl om £50), on a street wh venu marked by rabow flags.

THE BT LGBTQ- AND GAY-FRIENDLY HOTELS BARCELONA, SPA

Photograph: Nick Maslen/AlamyOn my last vis to Birmgham the rabow flag seemed to be everywhere, and the historic Gay Village, wh s bars, shops and f, is hugely visible, centred largely on Hurst Street. Start wh bibimbap at the thoroughfare’s Korean rtrant Topokki before drks at Missg, Siwalk or lbian bar The Fox and dancg at the legendary Nightgale Club, the olst gay club the cy, datg back to summer’s hot LGBTQ+ event is Fierce’s Healg Garns of Bab (27 June - 17 July): part of Birmgham 2022 Ftival, ’s an artistic rponse to this summer’s Commonwealth Gam, celebratg “what the Brish Empire tried (and failed) to stamp out”. Mykonos’s rep as queer heaven dat back to the 1970s, when Jackie Onassis beme a regular visor (she first vised 1961), before blossomed as gay rort the 1980s, wh acmodatn sprgg up for the largely male 2022, you n hang out at tablished hotspots Jackie O, bar Porta or Kastro’s, and stay at the Super Paradise (doubl om £249), handy for the island’s ma LGBTQ+ beach.

THE WORLD'S BT GAY TRAVEL GUITHE BT GAY STATNS. FD THE BT GAY BARS, CLUBS, SNAS, BEACH AND MORE. EXCLIVE HOTEL REVIEWS, BIG DISUNTS & BOOK ONLE.BANGKOKLONDONBARCELONAMIAMISEOULSEARCH HOTELSLEARN MOREMALTAMALTA IS HOSTG THIS YEAR'S EUROPRI. VIS THIS BETIFUL MEDERRANEAN ISLAND.THE WORLD'S BT GAY TRAVEL GUI

Photograph: Subodh Agnihotri/AlamyFor many gay men of a certa age, Fland is extribly associated wh leather-clad inic hero Tom of Fland, whose books pict a ggedly sexualised masculy durg a time pre-1971 when homosexualy was still illegal. Now you n take a tour of where thor Too Laaksonen lived his whole adult life, passg the Kansalaistori (People’s Square) ont of parliament, once a clanste meetg pot for gay karaoke fans should check out Mann’s Street, a boozy stutn; other fun spots are Street Pri the Kamppi district, and Kvääristö, a jot for queer women, transgenr, and non-bary people. You might even be able to jo the Helski Homovaas (Helski Gay Invasn), whose purpose is to “shake up the gay scene” by takg over random straight bars.

6 OF THE TOP GAY-IENDLY RORTS AROUND THE WORLD

5ln people each year, cludg 300, 000 overseas self is one of the most LGBTQ-iendly untri the world: same-sex sexual activy was ma legal 1979, and was the third untry to legalise gay marriage, 2005. First stop has to be Chue, Madrid’s “gaybourhood” wh bars and venu dotted around Plaza Chue (also don’t miss the recently refurbished Merdo San Antón for tasty food stalls and a rooftop terrace). From glisteng swimmg pools Sat Tropez, to dreamy island rorts Ibiza and Sicily, give yourself the gift of travel and geo LGBTQ+ acmodatn wh a stay at one of the fab gay hotels.

The Axel Hotel cha has bee the poster child for geo gay acmodatn across the world, and wh the fabulo summer-spired ameni at Axel Madrid, this is THE place to be for summer 2022.

Wh close proximy to Madrid’s happeng - and gay - Ch district, you n spend your days mglg wh the gay lols one of the area’s many bars, before retreatg for the afternoon on the hotel’s inic rooftop. Jt like Axel Madrid, this hetero-iendly hotel provis gay travelers all the fort, secury, and fun they sire om a fun summer getaway. The boppg island hosts many gay ftivals over the summer, but if you’re lookg to take thgs a ltle slower and enjoy a slice of luxury while Mykonos, check to the geo Rochari Hotel.

THE BT GAY BEACH EUROPE

This relaxg, gay-male-only rort is loted jt 100 meters om the popular Playa Del Inglés Beach, and offers a munal terrace and swimmg pool - flatable unirn clud, enough said! While plenty of rorts wele diverse travelers, some really roll out the rabow rpets—whether they’re part of a gay-iendly brand; home to an out-and-proud LGBTQ+ staff; or part of a fabulo statn. The brand is a Gold Global Partner of the Internatnal Gay & Lbian Travel Associatn (IGLTA), and has been honored for more than a as one of the HRC’s annually ranked Bt Plac to Work for LGBTQ+ Equaly.

Here gay upl n spend time their villa’s private pool, cisg through the property’s mangrove forts, bikg to the beach, or meltg to an open-air upl’ massage. Along wh Grand Palladium’s tramark ntemporary sign and range of on-se rtrants and entertament, gay and lbian guts n enjoy ameni like the Zentropia Spa & Wellns and s fully equipped gym, several pools and Jacuzzis, sports facili, and direct beach accs.

Israel is easily the most gay-iendly middle eastern untry, and Isrotel Lagoona is the perfect hotel for an Israeli vatn for anyone the LGBTQ+ muny. South Ai is probably the most gay-iendly untry Ai, and Royal Malewane is a member of IGLTA, assurg your South Ain LGBTQ+ experience is as fortable as n be.

BT GAY-FRIENDLY SPAS

Wily looked upon as a mol natn for gay rights Europe ( 2013 the Pew Rearch Center ranked Spa as the most gay-iendly untry the world, ) Spa ntu to ph the envelope for equaly and tolerance, wh laws place to protect same-sex marriage, adoptn, and transgenr rights.

Add to the mix some of the world’s largt, most wildly fun Pri Ftivals and a rich cultural history that liv on the passnate, diverse untry today, and you’ve got all the makgs for an epic gay Spa getaway that will quickly have you returng for more. Gay BarcelonaAh, Barcelona—easily gay Spa’s most veted statn, a cultural playground of archectural masterpiec, world-class Catalan cuise and sweepg whe sand beach.

A smopolan cy wh distct, laid-back Mederranean vib, Barcelona promot an atmosphere of tolerance and diversy, of which perhaps the bt example is Catalonia’s landmark Anti-Homophobia Act. A geo gay Barcelona getaway n be had anywhere the cy, but the ever-popular Eixample neighbourhood—also known as Gayxample—is the epicentre of the cy’s most sought-after gay-popular tablishments.

GAY BARCELONA

Photo: EnBarcelona promot an atmosphere of tolerance and diversy, of which perhaps the bt example is Catalonia’s landmark Anti-Homophobia ActWe wouldn’t blame you for makg a beele straight to Barcelona’s 4. ) Due to their central lotn, the gay Barcelona beach always attract a crowd, but that also means there are plenty of handsome, sun-kissed men around, too. Be sure to stop by Chirguo BeGay while you’re there, a gay Barcelona stutn servg up lic drks and beach a gay party not soon fotten, time your vis to Barcelona over one of s world-renowned ftivals.

Every Augt, some 100, 000 people scend on Barcelona for Europe’s largt gay ftival and ten days of rto good tim punctuated by themed dance parti and epic DJs.

THE TOP 10 US WELLNS RETREATS FOR GAY TRAVELLERS

One of our favoure Barcelona gay bars is Plata Bar, a stylish cktail bar wh a sunny terrace, handsome staff, and expertly crafted drks. Gayxample’s central lotn mak an excellent base om which to explore Barcelona’s highlights (the bt of which we’ve outled our gay Barcelona Cy Gui).

Then there’s TWO Hotel and Axel Hotel, both sleek gay acmodatns that promise a warm, welg atmosphere wh plenty of opportuni for mglg wh like-md travellers.

It’s all very elegant wh jt the right dose of bchery, showsg why Sg is one of Europe’s most sought-after gay holiday statns; the Spanish Tourism Board is an excellent place to start planng your Sg erary. The heart of Sg gay district is Old Town, specifilly along Calle Montroig, but Sg’ notoriety as gay Spa’s premier retreat means the entire town is hugely to gay beach, Sg don’t disappot. Every summer, Sg hosts a rivetg Pri Ftival, wh other notable gay events cludg Europe’s largt Bear ftival and a gay-popular luxur acmodatn the heart of gay Sg, Hotel Casa Vilella offers stately rooms and sweepg Mederranean views.