Gay Europe 2023 Travel Gui - Hotels, Bars, & Events

Contents:

• GAY EUROPE TRAVEL GUI
• TOP 10 GAY AND LBIAN VATNS EUROPE
• 9 MOST GAY-FRIENDLY COUNTRI IN EUROPE
• THE WORLD'S MOST GAY-FRIENDLY BEACH CI AND RORTS
• 14 POPULAR GAY TOUR & VATN COMPANI
• AND THE GAYT CY EUROPE IS... (DISVER OUR TOP 10 WNERS)
• THE 8 TOP GAY CIS FOR 2023
• 6 OF THE TOP GAY-IENDLY RORTS AROUND THE WORLD
• GAY TRAVEL TOURS & TRIPS

GAY EUROPE TRAVEL GUI

While Lbos isn’t actually that openly gay iendly, for the past several s hors of lbians began visg the island to honor the 6th century BC poets Sappho, born the beach area of Skala Ersos, which has bee a mec for the ternatnal lbian muny.

Swzerland is ell known as one of the most open md untri Europe, and Geneva is epicenter of gay culture wh numero gay-owned and gay-iendly bars, clubs, hotels, and gutho.

While attracts visors om all mographics their mass durg peak season, the island has plenty to offer the LGBT muny, om s host of gay bars and nudist beach to s annual ternatnal gay ftival, XLSIOR. Although urban statns tend to be most popular wh gay travelers bee of their rich cultural offergs, vibrant nightlife districts, and chic shoppg and dg, a number of the world's most gay-popular ci also enjoy picturque settgs on the water. From megaci wh skyscrapers on the ocean to relatively smaller statns on tranquil bays and lak, here's a ndown of the world's 20 bt gay urban beach statns (populatn 150, 000 or greater).

TOP 10 GAY AND LBIAN VATNS EUROPE

Wh outstandg mms, distctive archecture (cludg several treasur by Antoni Gdi) a lively gay nightlife scene centered mostly around the sophistited Eixample district, and an abundance of stylish rtrants and hotels, Barcelona is a terrific statn for urban, yet there's a sweepg and betiful gay beach, Barceloa, jt mut om the cy center. It's jt a short drive south along the ast to vis some of the Southern Hemisphere's most betiful beach, cludg swank Camp Bay, which li the shadows of the Twelve Apostle mountas, and Clifton, which has a scene-y gay beach.

And as 's set on the eastern shore of Zealand Island, on Ørund (a stra that divis the North and Baltic seas), Copenhagen is close to a number of priste, wdswept stretch of sand, cludg such gay hangouts as Bellevue and Ishøj beach. For many years known primarily as Florida's "sprg break" pal, Fort Lrdale began an amb transformatn to a more sophistited rort statn startg around the early 1990s, which cid wh efforts to urt gay and lbian travelers. 5 ln rints—prisg the Kowloon Pensula, New Terrori, and Hong Kong Island—is neverthels que forward wh regard to gay and lbian issu when you nsir the regn as a whole.

This dramatilly suated cy on the island of Oahu has several gay bars, a great dg scene, and proximy to many notable attractns, om Queen's Surf gay beach to Pearl Harbor.

9 MOST GAY-FRIENDLY COUNTRI IN EUROPE

One of the world's leadg gay and lbian statns, Los Angel is much more than a sgle metropolis - rather, 's an entire llectn of both sprawlg and many s scenic neighborhoods and adjacent ci. Here and funky Venice Beach, to the south, you'll fd que a few rtrants, hotels, and bars wh a mixed gay/straight followg, along wh one of the Wt's classic gay dive bars, Roosterfish.

THE WORLD'S MOST GAY-FRIENDLY BEACH CI AND RORTS

The regn has been eclipsed by nearby Fort Lrdale recent year's as the state's top gay statn, but you'll still fd plenty of gays and lbians livg and playg the parts - and visg durg the several big gay circu parti held South Beach each year, om Wter Party to Whe Party to Miami Gay Pri.

The largt cy on the famoly swank and sophistited French Riviera, Nice (populatn 350, 000) is not que a gay playground on the same plane as such Euro-queer hot spots as Ibiza and Mykonos, but this stylish cy wh an outstandg variety of tony rtrants and shops do have a growg gay prence (this is also te, by the way, of nearby Cann, which is smaller but also is beg creasgly popular wh gay travelers). You'll fd gay bars, snas, and f mostly or Old Town, and along the curvg wateront gg the Mederranean, rabow flags note a gay prence at Co Beach as well as at Castel Plage.

S., and Canada, the romantic Mexin Riviera rort of Puerto Vallarta mak for an approachable, relatively affordable, and fectly fun and lively gay getaway om late fall through early sprg ( quiets down here nsirably durg the hot summer months). The gay scene here has grown steadily over the past uple of s, wh the most popular GLBT beach and several welg hotels, rtrants, and bars centered upon the charmg and historic Zona Romanti district. R Janeiro jtly renowned for s sugary beach, and a party-driven, ftive gay scene that's ncentrated chiefly around trendy Ipanema and the more touristy Copabana areas, both of which ont the ocean and are ial for glazg, joggg, or playg the sun and sea.

14 POPULAR GAY TOUR & VATN COMPANI

Ipanema, wh s lonial-style buildgs and tree-led streets, is pecially charmg; you'll fd a number of LGBT-popular f and bars around here, as well as a stunng gay beach jt off Rua Farme Amoedo. Petersburg Gay Pri, the largt the state, the area is home to a diverse mix of gay-iendly lodgg choic, om grand hotels to elegant bed-and-breakfasts pl Florida's largt gay rort.

Head for the oceanont muni of Pacific Beach and La Jolla, and you'll disver a geo stretch of gold-sand beach, wh the gay-popular Black's Beach among the most spectacular.

San Diego also has a rich cultural scene downtown, ol rtrants and slick hotels the Gaslamp Quarter, and outstandg mms and attractns leafy Balboa Park, home to the San Diego Gay Pri ftival each July.

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Arguably the gay epicenter of the Southern Hemisphere, scenic Sydney is a major bs and cultural center that jt happens to be flanked by some of the world's most geo beach.

Sydney's gay scene is foced tradnally around Oxford Street, a 20-mute walk om the much-photographed Inner Harbour and Sydney Opera Hoe, but nearby ner suburbs like Newtown, Erskeville, and Glebe have sizable LGBT populatns and many mixed bars and rtrants. Israel's send-largt cy after Jesalem, the Mederranean-ged metropolis of Tel Aviv (populatn 400, 000) is also among the most secular and gay-iendly municipali Israel.

The weather at the beach, even summer, is often ol and wdy, and the surf n be vlent—even que dangero—pecially around gay-popular Baker Beach, a clothg-optnal patch near Prid Park that affords visors fe views of the Goln Gate Bridge. San Francis is nohels an outstandg place to live or vis if you want a balance of gay culture and geo astle that's great for joggg, beach hik, and admirg the views. While Dubrovnik, and Croatia the ma, may not offer the same LGBTQ scene as that found other European gay statns like Barcelona or Berl, remas liberal enough to still enjoy a relaxg gaytn here.

THE 8 TOP GAY CIS FOR 2023

Throughout the year, Maspalomas is host to many gay parti and events, and e Augt, you n enjoy Dunas Ftival - a five-day party offerg lavish pool parti, live DJs, and go-go dancers. Greece should be on everyone’s travel gaydar summer, and if you are lookg for an active gay scene upled wh dreamy beach and lively gay parti and ftivals, Mykonos is your solutn.

While some tours foc on LGBT history and gay neighborhoods of ci, many gay tours are simply about providg experienc where gay travelers n explore new plac together and feel genuely wele. Whether you want to explore the magil landsp of Iceland, the hidn treasur of Lebanon, meet elephants Thailand, or even make the journey to Antarcti, Out Adventur has an epic selectn of gay tours to choose om.

Even ls-than-gay-iendly untri, Out Adventur supports the queer muni they vis along the way, notg that we n all still enrich lol liv and learn about their experienc. Gay tours wh Detours Travel have a “laid-back, no-strgs-attached” approach, meang their excursns offer gay travelers plenty of flexibily along the urse of the trip. Wh affordable vatn packag, helpful ctomer service, and a tstworthy and well-tablished brand, ’s easy to see why Detours Travel is one of the top gay tour pani the world.

6 OF THE TOP GAY-IENDLY RORTS AROUND THE WORLD

Bookg wh Zoom Vatns, gay travelers n expect to stay upsle, gay-iendly acmodatns, have accs to a private ncierge, and tour lol attractns via privately anized and secure transport.

Their gay tour packag clu everythg need for a fortable and seamls trip, cludg private airport transfers, daily breakfasts, cktail hours, and plenty of guid excursns. Coda Internatnal Tours signs small gay group tours statns that appeal to travelers seekg to relax, have fun, and benef om the experience of beg exposed to foreign cultur and people—all wh flair and sophistitn.

GAY TRAVEL TOURS & TRIPS

Be a day explorg the Pensula to the tip of Ai, a day explorg the Welands, a day the cy and on Table Mounta, a day safari, a week drivg the Garn Route, or a few nights on safari, they’re a gay tour pany wh somethg for everyone. Learn about the history of the gay and lbian muny Florence as well the love liv of great Renaissance masters like Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vci, Botticelli, and Donatello. Wh a long-standg reputatn as one of the world's most liberal ci, Amsterdam is a welg place for LGBT travellers, wh a host of gay-iendly tablishments jt wag to be explored.

Wanr along picturque nals and admire the cy's distctive archecture before checkg out the btlg gay bars the Amstel and Kerkstraat areas, and along Regulliersdwarsstraat. Copenhagen is also home to the olst openly gay bar Europe, and has even named the space next to Cy Hall Tower 'Rabow Square' to honour the ongog battle for equal rights. The sun-drenched Greek island of Mykonos has long been a popular statn for LGBT travellers, so much so that the tourism dtry now largely revolv around a gay dience.

There's plenty of gay-iendly acmodatn, bars and eatg plac around the island, as well as the famo Super Paradise Beach, a popular hang-out for gay and straight visors alike. The Gay Village area around Canal Street is home to a great assortment of LGBT-iendly bars, rtrants and fés, and the annual Manchter Pri is one of the biggt celebratns of s kd the UK.