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Contents:

• THE 5 BEST VIENNA GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS VIENNA
• THE BT GAY BARS IN VIENNA, ATRIA
• THE 5 BEST VIENNA REGN GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS VIENNA REGN
• GAY VIENNA
• TOP GAY CLUBS & BARS INNER CY (VIENNA)GAY CLUBS & BARS INNER CY
• THE 5 BEST VIENNA GAY CLUBS & BARSSEE ALL THGS TO DOGAY CLUBS & BARS VIENNA
• LONDON'S LANDMARK BUILDG DOTTED WH STRIP CLUBS, GAY VENU TO TURN TO MOSQUE
• VIENNA GAY MAP
• HOT FN: GAY SNAS

THE 5 BEST VIENNA GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS VIENNA

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Atria's pal don't have a sgle predomantly queer neighbourhood, but a lively LGBTQ scene wh some "gay only" and a great number of gay-iendly and mixed plac throughout town.

Several of the most fun gay spots are loted around the Naschmarkt area.

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Bookstore LöwenherzVis the gay and lbian book store Löwenherz, loted Vienna's 9th district, and browse through thoands of books, magaz, and DVDs. Combe the most famo sights wh some gay history of Vienna. Pay a vis to the summer rince of one of the first and most important gays Atrian history: Prce Eugene of Savoy (1663-1736).

The biggt Baroque church Vienna is named after another gay historil figure: Emperor Karl VI (1685-1740). "Franzl" shared his stud and bed wh the well-known homosexual librettist Johann Baptist Mayerhofer for more than two years. It is the largt multi-sport event Europe, unr the patronage of the EGLSF (European Gay & Lbian Sport Feratn).

HOSI Vienna was found 1979, and is Atria's olst and most important lbian and gay anisatn.

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They support gay and lbians, pecially young on, durg their g-out procs, as well as s of discrimatn.

The relatively small downtown gay club has been around for many years.

The monthly party, perhaps the most inic there is, is aimed at lbians as well as gays, and offers changg aspects of electronic mic pl a ntrastg mil program on two floors. Circ is a huge gay spectacle that is held at irregular tervals (twice to four tim per year) the Arena Wien.

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Internatnal top DJs and spectacular shows attract the party animals., the Kibbutz Klub is only held equently: anized by the "QueerHebrews", everyone is wele here – whether lbian, gay, transsexual, hetero, hipster, Jewish, non-Jewish, lol or immigrant. Vienna don’t have many muny-exclive venu, nor do have a sgular gay village, but s fés, bars, and clubs are cidly welg. If the clubbg scene gets you down, or if you’re lookg to make iends, Vienna’s Big Gay Piic has got you vered!

From cktails to ffee ho, karaoke to opera, the imperial cy has somethg for everyone – cludg a growg number of gay and lbian visors.In fact, few other ci n claim to have Vienna’s rich queer history. The cy has been home to gay archects, posers and even Emperors over the centuri, leavg behd a legacy of open-mdns and acceptance. And to help you out, we’ve put together the ultimate gui.Gay life ViennaLast year, Concha Wurst (currently the most famo Atrian the world – probably) took Europe by storm when she won the Eurovisn Song Contt Copenhagen, throwg the spotlight on gay life Vienna the procs.But the publicy was wele, thanks to the cy’s tradn of tolerance as an open-md, liberal pal.

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Vienna has long been an tablished statn for gay and lbian travellers, wh an active LGBT muny and night-life. (However ’s worth notg that many tablishments rema welg for non-queer patrons too: thk gay-iendly, stead of gay-exclive.)Atria’s legal system has been makg stris towards equaly as well – registered partnerships were troduced 2010, step-child adoptn 2013 and full jot -adoptn January 2015. Gay marriage, however, is not currently regnised.ExploreAs most European ci, Vienna’s gay scene is relatively centralised and spread-out among different neighbourhoods.

However, there are certa plac most gay and lbian Wieners (no giggl please, that’s the technil term) tend to gravate towards.Naschmarkt is probably the clost thg Vienna has to a gay quarter. Several gay bars and f are found close by, cludg the well-known Café Savoy (see below).A stone’s throw om Naschmarkt, you’ll fd Gumpendorferstraße (Gumpendorf Street), known for s lively rtrants and bars – several of which are popular amongst the cy’s gay rints, while the area around Lke Wezeile, jt down the river om Naschmarkt, has historic ti to Vienna’s LGBT muny and is still home to several f.DoThere’s no doubt about : Vienna is a cultural hub. However, if you are specifilly terted explorg the cy’s queer nnectns and homosexual herage, here are a few plac to check out.An important stop for many when visg Atria is the Vienna State Opera, one the world’s premier statns for opera lovers.

The buildg self was signed and built by two gay archects: Sirdsburg and van r Nüll.Schloss Belvere is one of the biggt draws for visors to Vienna. Consistg of two palac and expansive garns, the betiful plex was built as a summer rince for Prce Eugene of Savoy, a celebrated ary strategist and closeted gay man. While Frd never rried on rearch exprsly on homosexualy, he was an early fenr of gay rights.Fally, all LGBT visors to Vienna should stop by Löwenherz, the largt gay and lbian bookstore Europe.

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Coffee remas a huge part of the cy culture to this day.Café Savoy scrib self as ‘one of the most betiful ffee ho Vienna – and one of the gayt, too.’ No one is really sure why, but the fé has a long history as a gay favoure, possibly thanks to s signer – a stunt of gay archect Sirdsburg.

Patrons will fd an ever-changg menu wh great breakfast and bnch optns.Another optn wh historic rout is Café Willendorf – a safe and mon hangout for gays, lbians and trans people. The morn, stylish fé is found on the ground floor of Rosa Lilla Villa (see below), an important buildg for Vienna’s gay rights movements. The bar has a very great ambience and is a popular spot for tchg up wh iends.The olst gay club Vienna, Why Not is a b of an stutn, attractg a mixed young clientele of gay men and lbians.

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The club has a dance floor and two separate bars terg to different typ of mic – so everyone is bound to fd somethg they like.A proud queer bar, rather than a gay bar, Marea Alta is a popular cktail bar on Gumpendorferstraße. Origally found as a centre for lbian immigrants, the bar is well-known for hostg regular events, cludg theme nights, drag shows and live screengs of Ru Pl’s Drag Race.Fallg to the tegory of gay-iendly is Cuban Mojo Bar, a chic and stylish hangout at the heart of the cy centre.

Cuban Mojo Bar is also home to a part of gay history, as was here that legendary Atrian Concha Wurst chose her stage name.Events 2015 Photo cred: Life BallVienna is also home to several LGBT events throughout the year. Havg grown om a small mpaign wh the gay muny, the ball is now known for s extravagant stagg and larger-than-life sle, featurg untls celebry guts, a fashn show and an annual official song. The semi-fals will take place on 19 and 21 May, the fal will be held on 23 May.For fun facts on the Eurovisn Song Contt, click here.Another important event for the LGBT muny Vienna is the Regenbogenpara (rabow para), held annually as part of the cy’s gay pri celebratns.

The ftival will take place 11 – 21 June, wh the full le-up announced May.More rmatnHOSI, the homosexual iative of Vienna, was the first lbian and gay unn to be found the cy and still functns as a hub of LGBT life and a source of advice, support and entertament. The associatn also anis several events.The Rose Lila Villa is a historic stutn for gay rights Vienna and has been a safe haven sce was occupied by queer activists the late 1980s. Today the centre is a source of advice for members of the LGBT muny and spearheads several projects volvg gay youths.

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(Webse German only).For the latt news and events, as well as club and bar reviews, check out Gay Vienna. Bookshop Löwenherz (see above) is also a good rource for lol happengs the cy.In addn, Vienna tourism has plenty of advice for gay and lbian travellers visg the cy.SleepVienna’s only hotel dited to the LGBT muny is Hotel-Pensn Wild, loted Josefstadt, close to the cy hall. The hotel also has a popular gay sna loted the basement.View Deal!Another optn for gay and lbian travellers is the Boutiquehotel Stadthalle, jt a short distance om the Wiener Stadthalle.

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Yet, although gay life Vienna is que low-key, thgs do happen, and for the most part, a “live and let live” attu seems to prevail among the lols.