10 of Europe’s bt statns for LGBTQ+ travellers this Pri season | Gay and lbian travel | The Guardian

Contents:

• THE BT GAY BEACH EUROPE
• EUROPE'S TOP GAY HOTELS & RORTS 2023
• THE WORLD'S MOST GAY-FRIENDLY BEACH CI AND RORTS
• GAY FRANCE
• GAY SPA - OUR 6 FAVOURE PLAC TO EXPERIENCE LGBT SPA

THE BT GAY BEACH EUROPE

From clothg-optnal to beach wh lively gay clubs, there are endls optns when to selectg your ial astal is home to many of the world’s most famo gay travel statns, om sun-soaked Mykonos to the cultural mec that is Lisbon, there is somethg for every gay traveler.

Thankfully, the ntent also boasts a range of the most betiful and varied beach, many of which have tablished gay Cavallet - Ibiza, SpaLoted on the Mederranean’s party island and an epicentre of gay muny and culture on Ibiza, Playa Es Cavellet is a tranquil and scenic beach that offers guaranteed relaxatn. Es Cavallet is long and spac, and the surroundg area has a gged and untouched qualy that adds to the character of the the high tourism months, the beach is packed wh a populatn of, largely, gay sunbathers and sun-seekers.

EUROPE'S TOP GAY HOTELS & RORTS 2023

Read More: The Bt Beach Beach - Mykonos, GreeceVery few plac Europe have the same fame as a gay travel statn as Mykonos, and Elia Beach is at the heart of the island’s gay scene. The beach is almost pletely vered wh sunbeds and umbrellas, however, there is a small bed-ee sectn for those who prefer to soak up the sun om the Beach is a mix of all the bt thgs about Mykonos: betiful scenery, a vibrant gay muny and a lively and energetic nightlife scene.

In the summer, Lisbon’s gay populatn seemgly out full force as the beach is taken over by the lol gay muny and visg gay of Europe’s largt gay beach, Beach 19 is renowned for s obv gay populary and the endls space here mak the perfect lotn to enjoy the sun and atmosphere the pany of like-md people. Read More: Thgs To Do Rodona Beach - Sg, SpaBarcelona’s smaller and gayer neighbour Sg is one of the most famoly gay statns Europe, welg thoands of visors every year and ntually providg a fun, open and thentic gay experience.

The beach is well served wh a myriad of f, bars and clubs along s length, wh many terg for a gay clienteleWh s thrivg gay atmosphere, close proximy to some of the town’s bt gay bars and clubs and stunng views, ’s no surprise that Bassa Rodona is equently scribed as one of Europe’s bt gay beach. The island is a gged and untouched wilrns wh a rocky landspe filled wh pe tre and lagoons of crystal clear beach is loted one of the many v of the island and as such has a level of privacy and secln that is rarely found on Europe’s gay beach.

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

In the high summer months, Lokm Beach has a gentle breeze which provis a wele relief om the swelterg beach - Gallipoli, ItalyPuglia is famo for s long and dramatic astle, featurg monstro v and some of the most breathtakg views on the pla, so ’s no surprise that the area also boasts one of Europe’s bt gay beach. Loted near the town of Gallipoli, Mako beach is a hidn gem of gay culture, welg thoands of visors every year to a four day gay ftival on s warm beach is the only gay beach the Puglia reason and is nsirably more unrstated than many of the other top lotns. However, gay guys om across Italy and Europe flock here every year for one of the bt beach experienc and a palpable gay No 7 - Gran Canaria, SpaGran Canaria has an tablished and well-earned reputatn as a centre of gay tourism Europe.

GAY FRANCE

Part of the draw for the flocks of gay tourists who vis are the stunng and priste beach that le Gran Canaria's varied most popular beach amongst the gay muny on Gran Canaria is undoubtedly Maspalomas' Beach No 7, a large and spac stretch of hot sand that is backed by rollg dun.

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. 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.

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. 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.

GAY SPA - OUR 6 FAVOURE PLAC TO EXPERIENCE LGBT SPA

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.