2023 Valencia LGBT Nightlife: Paella Dner and Drks Gay Bars

Contents:

• VALENCIA GAY BARS
• "FOR THE MORNG GAYS": THE IMPORTANCE OF LGBTQ-OWNED F AS SOBER, QUEER SPAC
• A GUI TO LGBT NIGHTLIFE VALENCIA COCKTAIL BARTENR | PHOTO BY AMB CREATIVE CO. - RICK BARRETT ON UNSPLASH CLARE SPEAK WRER 01 AUGT 2023 COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT VALENCIA’S LGBT SCENE ISN’T IMMEDIATELY OBV FOR ALL TO SEE AND YOU MIGHT NEED POTG THE RIGHT DIRECTN WHEN YOU ARRIVE. HOWEVER, YOU WON’T NEED TO SPEND TOO LONG LOOKG FOR A GOOD NIGHT OUT WH OUR GUI TO MAKG THE MOST OF THE CY’S GAY-IENDLY BARS, CLUBS AND MORE. VIEW ALL TRIPS LGBT-FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOODS VALENCIA IS AN OPEN AND ACCEPTG CY, AND YOU’LL FD LGBT-IENDLY SPOTS STTERED THROUGHOUT THE CY. HOWEVER, THE MA LGBT-IENDLY AREA IS THE “GAYXAMPLE,” LOTED THE CY CENTER NEAR GRAN VIA L MARQU L TURIA. HERE, YOU’LL FD SEVERAL GAY BARS, CLUBS, AND LGBTQ+-OWNED BS. TAKE A SP TO FD YOUR PERFECT SMALL-GROUP TRIP STATN PASSPORTS READY? YOUR NEXT STATN IS... VIEW TRIP SP CROATIA SOUTH AI INDIA THAILAND JAPAN EGYPT BALI MOROC ECUADOR GREECE SPA ICELAND MEXI TURKEY VALENCIA’S NIGHT LIFE MUCH OF VALENCIA’S GAY NIGHTLIFE REVOLV AROUND A UPLE OF MA BARS AND CLUBS THE CY CENTRE. TOP OF THE LIST IS THE ME, KNOWN AS ‘THE’ GAY BAR VALENCIA. THERE’S EE ENTRY, MORN R WH AN OPEN DANCE AREA, PLAYG A MIX OF NTEMPORARY SPANISH AND ENGLISH-LANGUAGE TUN. ALL ARE WELE AND THERE’S A RELAXED IENDLY ATMOSPHERE, PECIALLY ON THE OUTDOOR TERRACE SUMMER. DOORS OPEN AT 10PM ON FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS BUT ’S WORTH NOTG THAT – LIKE MANY OTHER NIGHTLIFE SPOTS – ONLY GETS TO FULL SWG AFTER MIDNIGHT, WHEN THE SPANISH HAVE FISHED DNER AND ARE READY TO PARTY. LIVE MIC AFTER DRKS AT THE ME, ’S JT JT THREE MUT’ WALK TO THE CY’S HOTTT GAY CLUB, DEO 54. WH LIVE PERFORMERS AND DJS ACROSS TWO FLOORS, THIS IS FELY THE PLACE TO BE ON A FRIDAY OR SATURDAY NIGHT. DOWNSTAIRS THE STROBE-L DANCEFLOOR IS ALWAYS PACKED WH REVELLERS, WHILE THE SMALLER UPSTAIRS ALSO HAS A VIP AREA PERFECT FOR SPECIAL OCSNS. ENTRY ON WEEKENDS IS AROUND €8 – OR EE IF YOU GRAB A FLYER AT THE ME BEFOREHAND. MAJESTIC TURKEY TRAVEL OM THE BAZAARS OF ISTANBUL TO THE BETIFUL BEACH OF ANTALYA. VIEW TRIP FOR THOSE SIMPLY WANTG A LAID-BACK DRK THE OLD TOWN, NOT EVERYONE KNOWS THAT THE FAMO CAFE LAS HORAS IS A PARTICULARLY GAY-IENDLY BAR – PLETE WH GREAT CKTAILS AND A STUNNG BAROQUE-STYLE TERR FEATURG CHANLIERS AND A STAR-SPANGLED CEILG. CAFE LAS HORAS, VALENCIA. PHOTO URTY OF VALENCIA TOURISM | PHOTO URTY OF VALENCIA TOURISM COLOURFUL ATMOSPHERE IF YOU FANCY A NIGHT OUT THE LOURFUL RUZAFA DISTRICT, YOU ULD START THE NIGHT AT PLA VALENCIA FOR SOME CKTAILS A WELG AND IENDLY ATMOSPHERE WH GOOD MIC AND GREAT PANY. LA BOBA Y EL GATO RANC, IMMEDIATELY INTIFIABLE BY THE RABOW FLAG OUTSI, IS ‘GAY-IENDLY’ AND WELG TO ALL – A GREAT SPOT TO ENJOY A WI RANGE OF LOL BEERS BEFORE HEADG TO NEARBY PICDILLY. THIS LAID-BACK, POPULAR CLUB FEATUR A SURPRISG LIVERPOOL-THEMED TERR R. THERE’S A LARGE OPEN DANCEFLOOR, REGULAR LIVE PERFORMANC AND EVEN A SILENT DIS. THE TWO FLOORS HAVE A GREAT AMBIENCE WH AN TERNATNAL MIX OF GAY AND STRAIGHT GROUPS ENJOYG THE PARTY. DOORS OPEN AT 1AM AND THE PARTY GO ON UNTIL 7.30AM. BEE A CULTURE TRIPPER! SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER TO SAVE UP TO 40% ON OUR UNIQUE TRIPS. SIGN UP SEE PRIVACY POLICY. WILR PARTI FOR A WILR NIGHT OUT, THERE’S ALSO NUN DIGO NO (‘NEVER SAY NO’) WHICH – AS THE NAME MIGHT IMPLY – IS AIMED AT THOSE LOOKG FOR NEW EXPERIENC. THERE’S EE ENTRY, HAPPY HOUR EVERY NIGHT OM 6PM-9PM, AND ’S PECIALLY BY ON SUNDAYS. IF YOU NEED A SPOT OF RELAXATN AFTER THE PARTY, HEAD TO THE OLYMPIC SNAS ON CARRER LS VIVONS. A POPULAR SPOT OPEN 24 HOURS OVER THE WEEKEND, FEATURG A POOL, JACUZZI, STEAM ROOMS AND DARK ROOM. ENTRY IS UP TO €15 DURG THE BIT TIM. ALTHOUGH NOT AS BIG OR EASILY ACCSIBLE AS SOME CI, YOU’LL FD VALENCIA’S LGBT-IENDLY NIGHTLIFE OFFERS PLENTY FOR EVERYONE TO ENJOY. DID YOU KNOW – CULTURE TRIP NOW DO BOOKABLE, SMALL-GROUP TRIPS? PICK OM THENTIC, IMMERSIVE EPIC TRIPS, PACT AND ACTN-PACKED MI TRIPS AND SPARKLG, EXPANSIVE SAILG TRIPS. VOLNIC ICELAND EPIC TRIP MEET OUR LOL INSIR HANNA HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A GUIDE? 2 YEARS. WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT YOUR JOB? IT'S THE PERSONAL NTACT, THE PERSONAL EXPERIENC. I LOVE MEETG PEOPLE OM ALL OVER THE WORLD... I REALLY LIKE GETTG TO KNOW EVERYONE AND FEELG LIKE I'M TRAVELG WH A GROUP OF IENDS. WHAT DESTINATION IS ON YOUR TRAVEL BUCKET-LIST? I HAVE SO MANY PLAC ON MY LIST, BUT I WOULD REALLY LOBE TO GO TO AI. I NSIR MYSELF AN “ADVENTURE GIRL” AND AI FEELS LIKE THE ULTIMATE ADVENTURE! EVERY CULTURE TRIP SMALL-GROUP ADVENTURE IS LED BY A LOL INSIR JT LIKE HANNA. SEE OUR CULTURE TRIPS KEEN TO EXPLORE THE WORLD?
• THE BEST VALENCIA GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS VALENCIA
• VALENCIA LGBT NIGHTLIFE: PAELLA DNER AND DRKS GAY BARS
• GAY VALENCIA
• THE 7 BT GAY BARS PHILALPHIA
• A GAY GUI TO AMSTERDAM

VALENCIA GAY BARS

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"FOR THE MORNG GAYS": THE IMPORTANCE OF LGBTQ-OWNED F AS SOBER, QUEER SPAC

As the month of July dawns, those not yet ready to give up on gay Valencia Spa n happily move to the seasi for the No Closet Summer Ftival at the mara. Enjoy the LGBT voic of LGBT Film FtivalOne of the most signifint events of Valencia’s gay pri month is Mostra La Ploma, the cy’s very own LGBT film ftival, providg a dited platform for raisg the profile of LGBT documentari, movi and short films.

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A GUI TO LGBT NIGHTLIFE VALENCIA COCKTAIL BARTENR | PHOTO BY AMB CREATIVE CO. - RICK BARRETT ON UNSPLASH CLARE SPEAK WRER 01 AUGT 2023 COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT VALENCIA’S LGBT SCENE ISN’T IMMEDIATELY OBV FOR ALL TO SEE AND YOU MIGHT NEED POTG THE RIGHT DIRECTN WHEN YOU ARRIVE. HOWEVER, YOU WON’T NEED TO SPEND TOO LONG LOOKG FOR A GOOD NIGHT OUT WH OUR GUI TO MAKG THE MOST OF THE CY’S GAY-IENDLY BARS, CLUBS AND MORE. VIEW ALL TRIPS LGBT-FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOODS VALENCIA IS AN OPEN AND ACCEPTG CY, AND YOU’LL FD LGBT-IENDLY SPOTS STTERED THROUGHOUT THE CY. HOWEVER, THE MA LGBT-IENDLY AREA IS THE “GAYXAMPLE,” LOTED THE CY CENTER NEAR GRAN VIA L MARQU L TURIA. HERE, YOU’LL FD SEVERAL GAY BARS, CLUBS, AND LGBTQ+-OWNED BS. TAKE A SP TO FD YOUR PERFECT SMALL-GROUP TRIP STATN PASSPORTS READY? YOUR NEXT STATN IS... VIEW TRIP SP CROATIA SOUTH AI INDIA THAILAND JAPAN EGYPT BALI MOROC ECUADOR GREECE SPA ICELAND MEXI TURKEY VALENCIA’S NIGHT LIFE MUCH OF VALENCIA’S GAY NIGHTLIFE REVOLV AROUND A UPLE OF MA BARS AND CLUBS THE CY CENTRE. TOP OF THE LIST IS THE ME, KNOWN AS ‘THE’ GAY BAR VALENCIA. THERE’S EE ENTRY, MORN R WH AN OPEN DANCE AREA, PLAYG A MIX OF NTEMPORARY SPANISH AND ENGLISH-LANGUAGE TUN. ALL ARE WELE AND THERE’S A RELAXED IENDLY ATMOSPHERE, PECIALLY ON THE OUTDOOR TERRACE SUMMER. DOORS OPEN AT 10PM ON FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS BUT ’S WORTH NOTG THAT – LIKE MANY OTHER NIGHTLIFE SPOTS – ONLY GETS TO FULL SWG AFTER MIDNIGHT, WHEN THE SPANISH HAVE FISHED DNER AND ARE READY TO PARTY. LIVE MIC AFTER DRKS AT THE ME, ’S JT JT THREE MUT’ WALK TO THE CY’S HOTTT GAY CLUB, DEO 54. WH LIVE PERFORMERS AND DJS ACROSS TWO FLOORS, THIS IS FELY THE PLACE TO BE ON A FRIDAY OR SATURDAY NIGHT. DOWNSTAIRS THE STROBE-L DANCEFLOOR IS ALWAYS PACKED WH REVELLERS, WHILE THE SMALLER UPSTAIRS ALSO HAS A VIP AREA PERFECT FOR SPECIAL OCSNS. ENTRY ON WEEKENDS IS AROUND €8 – OR EE IF YOU GRAB A FLYER AT THE ME BEFOREHAND. MAJESTIC TURKEY TRAVEL OM THE BAZAARS OF ISTANBUL TO THE BETIFUL BEACH OF ANTALYA. VIEW TRIP FOR THOSE SIMPLY WANTG A LAID-BACK DRK THE OLD TOWN, NOT EVERYONE KNOWS THAT THE FAMO CAFE LAS HORAS IS A PARTICULARLY GAY-IENDLY BAR – PLETE WH GREAT CKTAILS AND A STUNNG BAROQUE-STYLE TERR FEATURG CHANLIERS AND A STAR-SPANGLED CEILG. CAFE LAS HORAS, VALENCIA. PHOTO URTY OF VALENCIA TOURISM | PHOTO URTY OF VALENCIA TOURISM COLOURFUL ATMOSPHERE IF YOU FANCY A NIGHT OUT THE LOURFUL RUZAFA DISTRICT, YOU ULD START THE NIGHT AT PLA VALENCIA FOR SOME CKTAILS A WELG AND IENDLY ATMOSPHERE WH GOOD MIC AND GREAT PANY. LA BOBA Y EL GATO RANC, IMMEDIATELY INTIFIABLE BY THE RABOW FLAG OUTSI, IS ‘GAY-IENDLY’ AND WELG TO ALL – A GREAT SPOT TO ENJOY A WI RANGE OF LOL BEERS BEFORE HEADG TO NEARBY PICDILLY. THIS LAID-BACK, POPULAR CLUB FEATUR A SURPRISG LIVERPOOL-THEMED TERR R. THERE’S A LARGE OPEN DANCEFLOOR, REGULAR LIVE PERFORMANC AND EVEN A SILENT DIS. THE TWO FLOORS HAVE A GREAT AMBIENCE WH AN TERNATNAL MIX OF GAY AND STRAIGHT GROUPS ENJOYG THE PARTY. DOORS OPEN AT 1AM AND THE PARTY GO ON UNTIL 7.30AM. BEE A CULTURE TRIPPER! SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER TO SAVE UP TO 40% ON OUR UNIQUE TRIPS. SIGN UP SEE PRIVACY POLICY. WILR PARTI FOR A WILR NIGHT OUT, THERE’S ALSO NUN DIGO NO (‘NEVER SAY NO’) WHICH – AS THE NAME MIGHT IMPLY – IS AIMED AT THOSE LOOKG FOR NEW EXPERIENC. THERE’S EE ENTRY, HAPPY HOUR EVERY NIGHT OM 6PM-9PM, AND ’S PECIALLY BY ON SUNDAYS. IF YOU NEED A SPOT OF RELAXATN AFTER THE PARTY, HEAD TO THE OLYMPIC SNAS ON CARRER LS VIVONS. A POPULAR SPOT OPEN 24 HOURS OVER THE WEEKEND, FEATURG A POOL, JACUZZI, STEAM ROOMS AND DARK ROOM. ENTRY IS UP TO €15 DURG THE BIT TIM. ALTHOUGH NOT AS BIG OR EASILY ACCSIBLE AS SOME CI, YOU’LL FD VALENCIA’S LGBT-IENDLY NIGHTLIFE OFFERS PLENTY FOR EVERYONE TO ENJOY. DID YOU KNOW – CULTURE TRIP NOW DO BOOKABLE, SMALL-GROUP TRIPS? PICK OM THENTIC, IMMERSIVE EPIC TRIPS, PACT AND ACTN-PACKED MI TRIPS AND SPARKLG, EXPANSIVE SAILG TRIPS. VOLNIC ICELAND EPIC TRIP MEET OUR LOL INSIR HANNA HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A GUIDE? 2 YEARS. WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT YOUR JOB? IT'S THE PERSONAL NTACT, THE PERSONAL EXPERIENC. I LOVE MEETG PEOPLE OM ALL OVER THE WORLD... I REALLY LIKE GETTG TO KNOW EVERYONE AND FEELG LIKE I'M TRAVELG WH A GROUP OF IENDS. WHAT DESTINATION IS ON YOUR TRAVEL BUCKET-LIST? I HAVE SO MANY PLAC ON MY LIST, BUT I WOULD REALLY LOBE TO GO TO AI. I NSIR MYSELF AN “ADVENTURE GIRL” AND AI FEELS LIKE THE ULTIMATE ADVENTURE! EVERY CULTURE TRIP SMALL-GROUP ADVENTURE IS LED BY A LOL INSIR JT LIKE HANNA. SEE OUR CULTURE TRIPS KEEN TO EXPLORE THE WORLD?

For the ultimate gay beach, Valencia has to offer, however, get yourself to Platja l’Arbre l Gos by bike, b or r, and walk south along the shore. About halfway down, past the abandoned factory and sand dun, you’ll fd the nu gay beach of your sunny, Mederranean dreams.

Dance til dawn at the bt Valencia Gay bars and clubsThe Spanish love a good party and Valencia don’t disappot on that ont, burstg wh vibrant optns and an ever-changg le up of hot club events that you’ll want to ask your bellboy or hotelier about.

THE BEST VALENCIA GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS VALENCIA

Your bt bet is to get dolled up and head to the El Carme district the historic old town, where most of Valencia’s olt and crazit gay bars are loted.

Ease to your eveng wh a vis to La Boba y el Gato Ranc, a popular gay bar and fé, stylishly rated and servg up a range of cktails alongsi timate events such as screengs of Ru Pl’s Drag Race.

Café Las Horas Deo 54Deo 54 is your fal ll of the night, known as the biggt and bt gay club Valencia has to offer, thanks to s stellar gay entertament and qualy parti featurg a le-up of ternatnal and lol DJ talent.

VALENCIA LGBT NIGHTLIFE: PAELLA DNER AND DRKS GAY BARS

From private rooms and apartments to LGBTQ-iendly hotels, you have the optn to stay the heart of gay districts as well as other neighborhoods the plac you vis. A loft Soho, a shared room Barcelona or the Castro, a gay-iendly hotel Le Marais or Chelsea, experience misterb&b all gay travel statns!

GAY VALENCIA

We're jt for the morng gays.

"When people thk of gay spac or queer spac, they immediately thk of a nightclub or bar — maybe a ltle hole the wall, " he said. Gay bars hold a eply important place the history of LGBTQ rights and visibily the Uned Stat.

For s and s, jt visg a gay bar was a high-risk activy.

THE 7 BT GAY BARS PHILALPHIA

For young members of the LGBTQ muny, gog out to a gay or lbian bar was almost like a re of passage. Growg up as a queer, Black women Louisville, Kentucky, Arielle Clark said that she felt like there were certa "ton" she wanted to meet to feel at home the muny: She wanted to attend Kentucky Pri and meet other LGBTQ people, and then she wanted to get to some kd of gay bar or nightclub bee that's where everyone spent time on the weekends. However, you won’t need to spend too long lookg for a good night out wh our gui to makg the most of the cy’s gay-iendly bars, clubs and more.

However, the ma LGBT-iendly area is the “Gayxample, ” loted the cy center near Gran Via l Marqu l Turia. Here, you’ll fd several gay bars, clubs, and LGBTQ+-owned bs. Valencia’s night life Much of Valencia’s gay nightlife revolv around a uple of ma bars and clubs the cy centre.

Top of the list is The Me, known as ‘the’ gay bar Valencia.

A GAY GUI TO AMSTERDAM

Live mic After drks at The Me, ’s jt jt three mut’ walk to the cy’s hottt gay club, Deo 54. View Trip For those simply wantg a laid-back drk the Old Town, not everyone knows that the famo Cafe las Horas is a particularly gay-iendly bar – plete wh great cktails and a stunng baroque-style terr featurg chanliers and a star-spangled ceilg. La Boba y el Gato Ranc, immediately intifiable by the rabow flag outsi, is ‘gay-iendly’ and welg to all – a great spot to enjoy a wi range of lol beers before headg to nearby Picdilly.