The Gay Travel Gui to the Algarve - Portugalist

Contents:

• THE GAY TRAVEL GUI TO THE ALGARVE
• LAGOS: A HAVEN A GAY-FRIENDLY ALGARVE
• TOP 7 BT GAY BARS & CLUBS PORTUGAL
• PORTUGAL GAY
• GAY ALGARVE TRAVEL GUI
• LAGOS, WHERE ’S STILL A THRILL TO BE GAY
• GAY AND GAY-IENDLY HOTELS PORTO LAGOS
• GAY PORTUGAL CYCLG – BIKG THE BLUE COAST
• EXPLORE GAY ROOMS & RENTALS LAGOS
• LUISOL BAR - TEMPORARILY CLOSEDHOTELSGAY GUTHOE / B&BBARS & CLUBSBEACHMASSAGESERVICREGN GUIGAY MAPSHOW MORELUISOL BAR - TEMPORARILY CLOSED
• GAY PORTUGAL
• 5 SAFT PLAC FOR GAY TRAVELERS IN 2019 (AND THE MOST DANGERO)

THE GAY TRAVEL GUI TO THE ALGARVE

But jt bee the Algarve isn’t mentned, that don’t mean the Algarve isn’t a gay-iendly place to vis. Although not as smopolan as Lisbon or Porto, the Algarve has s share of gay beach, bars, clubs, and acmodatn. Although the statistics aren’t specific to gay travel, ’s worth mentng that Portugal is a very safe untry.

Gay-iendly acmodatn the AlgarveGay Portugal: A historil perspectiveGay Beach on the AlgarveGay bars & clubs on the Algarve. However, if you’d like to stay at a gay-owned hotel or guthoe, or somewhere that has specifilly listed themselv as gay-iendly, this list should help you out.

Vila Gracsa, Lagos – Gay-iendly guthoe wh an outdoor swimmg pool and wh walkg distance of Lagos Cy Centre. Dunas Do Alvor, Alvor – Gay-iendly holiday apartments on a rort near Alvor village.

LAGOS: A HAVEN A GAY-FRIENDLY ALGARVE

Romantik Villa, Salema – A betiful bed and breakfast that has been reviewed as beg gay-iendly by several people on TripAdvisor. Gut Hoe São Filipe, Faro – Gay-iendly 2-star guthoe suated the centre of Faro the Eastern Algarve.

TOP 7 BT GAY BARS & CLUBS PORTUGAL

Casa Marhaba, Alfanza – Gay-iendly guthoe that’s 5 km om the popular Algarve rort of Carvoreiro. Alternatively aga, there’s Mister B&B which is basilly Airbnb for gay-owned or gay-iendly acmodatn and. Historilly, Portugal has all of the gredients of a untry that is unlikely to be tolerant towards homosexualy: ’s que nservative, ’s relig, and lived unr dictatorship le for many years.

All of the thgs are likely to have affected peopl’ views of homosexualy, particularly the more ral parts of Portugal.

PORTUGAL GAY

Portugal crimalised homosexualy 1983 and, 2010, Portugal beme the 6th untry Europe (and the 8th worldwi) to allow same-sex marriage.

Gays and bisexuals n jo the army (sce 1999), homophobic acts are a crimal offense (2007), and same-sex adoptn is legal (2015). The Algarve don’t have anywhere near as many gay bars or nightclubs as Lisbon or Porto, but do have a few. Connectn, Albufeira (club) – Albufeira’s ma gay bar and club, Connectn, is suated on The Strip the heart of the neon-l actn.

Loft, Portimão (club) – Suated the heart of Portimão, Loft is one of the Algarve’s most popular gay nightclubs. Espelho bar, Albufeira – Although not technilly a gay bar, Espelho bar on The Strip Albufeira is extremely gay-iendly and one of Albufeira’s most popular hangouts.

GAY ALGARVE TRAVEL GUI

Luisol Bar, Lagos (bar) – Owners Luis and Hans n a popular gay bar Lagos that always attracts a diverse and tertg crowd. The Algarve has long been a popular holiday statn, and ’s recently seen a surge populary as a gay-iendly tourist statn. From gay-iendly beach to a thrivg gay nightlife, Lagos is an ial statn for holidaymakers, whether travellg alone, wh fay or wh iends, to unwd and enjoy the sun.

Wh the regn’s stat as a hotspot of gay-iendly tourism, ’s no surprise that there are dited gay beach. On top of s geo scenery and views, has a gay zone, makg an ial place for gay visors to the regn.

Loted Albufeira, the ebulliently rated Espelho, while not strictly a gay bar, is most certaly gay iendly.

LAGOS, WHERE ’S STILL A THRILL TO BE GAY

​Set wh the natural bety of the Algarve ast and guts enjoy morn ameni and a welg Risa Rort has as target clientele, Gay or Bi mal over 21 years. Unfortunately, gay upl and trans people might still get shouted at on the street, even the pal.

GAY AND GAY-IENDLY HOTELS PORTO LAGOS

1982 Same-sex sexual activy crimalized aga, only years after the end of the opprsive and homophobic fascist dictatorship. The cy is filled wh inic gay bars and an unrground drag scene, as well as a diverse muny of queer people. One of the olst ci Wtern Europe, Lisbon has always had an unrground gay scene.

GAY PORTUGAL CYCLG – BIKG THE BLUE COAST

In the 18th century, wrer William Beckford ped England after allegatns that he was gay and moved to Stra, Greater Lisbon. Today, Lisbon is a welg European pal for LGBT people, hostg Gay Pri every year June.

While the cy boasts fewer bars and activi for LGBT people than the pal, the muny has built a home for self wh inic plac such as the drag club Invict and the gay fe Pri Coffee. From luxury to affordable rtrants, amazg hotels and gay nightclubs, and the bt beach the untry, the Algarve is the perfect LGBT getaway, havg retreats and hotels tered to LGBT people and found by LGBT people.

While more mon other untri, Portugal has been fallg ls behd recent years wh new gay gyms, as well as gyms for the whole LGBT muny.

EXPLORE GAY ROOMS & RENTALS LAGOS

For centuri Europe, snas were a place where gay men uld e together as a muny, outsi the dangers of the real world. Although there are no “official” signated gay beach, there are a few nudist beach Portugal that are particularly popular wh the whole of the LGBT+ muny, such as Praia do Me (Simbra) and Praia da Bela Vista (between Costa da Capari and Fonte da Telha). This beach is popular wh gay men, particular, many who travel om all over the world to vis.

LUISOL BAR - TEMPORARILY CLOSEDHOTELSGAY GUTHOE / B&BBARS & CLUBSBEACHMASSAGESERVICREGN GUIGAY MAPSHOW MORELUISOL BAR - TEMPORARILY CLOSED

Lisbon Pri is also known as Arraial Lisboa Pri and is anized by ILGA, the largt anizatn fightg for gay, lbian, bisexual and transgenr people Portugal, partnership wh the municipaly of Lisbon.

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Arraial Lisboa Pri is the largt LGBTI event Portugal and sce 1997 has been brgg visibily to the lbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and tersex muny. Durg the fascist dictatorship of Salazar, homophobia was wispread, and heteronormative fay valu were imposed. Tmps is loted Prcipe Real, the LGBT neighborhood, and has won many awards such as Time Out’s Bt Gay Night.

In gay culture, a bear is a larger and hairier man who reflects an image of “masculy”. Conceição 35 is not officially a gay bar, but the Porto bar is geared toward the LGBT muny.

5 SAFT PLAC FOR GAY TRAVELERS IN 2019 (AND THE MOST DANGERO)

The owners of the Loft also own the Garage Bar, a gay bar known for s lic cktail menu that is updated weekly. Loted Santa Apolónia, this place isn’t a gay club, but is highly equented by the LGBT muny Lisbon.

A gay urban rort, the Late Birds is loted a rtored 18th-century buildg, wh a lounge, large rooms, a garn, and a swimmg pool. The owners wanted to build a getaway for gay men where they uld feel as though they are among iends.