The Gay Life the Ionian Islands | Gay Adventur Greece

Contents:

• GAY HOLIDAYS GREECE & THE ISLANDS
• GAY GREECE
• GAY HOLIDAYS THE IONIAN ISLANDS | GREECE
• QUIET GAY IENDLY GREEK ISLAND - GREECE FOM
• GAY MYKONOS

GAY HOLIDAYS GREECE & THE ISLANDS

There are many islands which are famo for their gay-iendly and lbian-iendly featur, offerg amazg opportuni for all upl who are terted.

GAY GREECE

For those reasons, there are also special events takg place every year on var islands of the untry to support homosexual rights and fight homophobia. Mykonos is the first and by far the most famo island for s homosexual muny. Especially Mykonos, there are plac that have been particularly shaped to match the needs of the ternatnal homosexual society.

First of all, you will fd exclively gay hotels where you n stay wh your partner or jt enjoy the gay-iendly facili wh a backdrop to the Cycladic sunset. Gay beach are also very popular among the lols and the tourists and beach like the famo Elia and Super Paradise are an excellent choice for all those who want to enjoy a swim. Moreover, you won’t have to worry about where to have a drk or a vivid night out sce the island is full of gay and lbian-iendly bars and f where you n enjoy the Greek fancy liftyle of the island.

The send biggt gay and lbian muny is found Crete. Acrdg to statistics, a bigger amount of gay tourism than Mykonos is arrivg every year to the island to enjoy a relaxg vatn and credible scenery. More specifilly, Herakln of Crete, the ftival attracted hundreds of men and women who participated actively the Pri Ftival orr to fight agast homophobia and sexual racism.

GAY HOLIDAYS THE IONIAN ISLANDS | GREECE

This has been a very important step for the nsolidatn of equal rights for the gay muni which are alive and kickg on sular Greece. On Lvos island, the birthplace of the famo poets Sappho, the Annual Internatnal Ersos Women’s Ftival has been anized for the 13th nsecutive year Skala wh hundreds of homosexual upl attendg the events of the ftival an amazg gay-iendly lotn. The amazg thg about Lvos is that although do have a very active gay muny, is not exclively attractive to those groups, so you will equally meet honeymooners, fai or groups of iends.

QUIET GAY IENDLY GREEK ISLAND - GREECE FOM

‘Follow your gaydar’ is the ual stctn given Gazi, Athens’ most LGBT-iendly neighbourhood, wh s ever-changg but always abundant bars, f, rtrants and hotels. While known as Athens’ Gay Village, the bt part of Gazi is s diversy; this is also the trendit nightlife scene for everyone else. From about 11pm onwards, gay and straight lols and tourists alike scend on Gazi to chill out and party.

Mykonos, a jewel the Cyclas islands and jt a four-hour ferry ri om the maland, is also a gay travel mec, wh LGBT bars and hangouts stretchg along the wateront between the old harbour and the Panagia Paraportiani church. Likely the most famo gay property on the island is Hotel Elysium, wh a sunset baret show by the pool bar that’s nsired an sential start to an eveng. For one week Augt, Xlsr ftival draws 30, 000 partygoers and some of the biggt nam on the gay mic scene to outdoor venu.

Most tablishments are both gay- and straight-iendly, wh De Facto Bar beg the only official gay bar town. In fact, a new kd of tourism, the gay and lbian tourism, has ma s appearance the last years Greece and the islands.

GAY MYKONOS

It was not long ago, but the last few years that gay and lbian tourism has creased Greece. It is te that the Greek people are que nservative when to gay and lbian people. The Greek society is not so open-md as for gay and lbian relatnships and their teractns wh straight people.

However, there are some areas and rorts where homosexualy is largely accepted.