The Gay Travel Gui to the Algarve - Portugalist

Contents:

• TOP 7 BT GAY BARS & CLUBS PORTUGAL
• THE GAY TRAVEL GUI TO THE ALGARVE
• GAY PORTUGAL TRAVEL GUI
• PRAIA 19 GAY BEACH
• PORTUGAL GAY
• GAY NUDIST BEACH CLOSE TO PORTO - PORTUGAL FOM
• THE GAY TRAVEL GUI TO LISBON
• GAY LISBON
• GAY ALGARVE
• GAY LISBON
• BEACH COSTA CAPARI LISBON, GAY BEACH 19, BEACH TRA & HOW TO GET THERE

TOP 7 BT GAY BARS & CLUBS PORTUGAL

LGBT people have accs to a variety of rights such as gay marriage and adoptn. Portugue societal views tend to reflect homophobia and transphobia. Unfortunately, gay upl and trans people might still get shouted at on the street, even the pal.

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.

THE GAY TRAVEL GUI TO THE ALGARVE

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.

GAY PORTUGAL TRAVEL GUI

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.

PRAIA 19 GAY BEACH

For centuri Europe, snas were a place where gay men uld e together as a muny, outsi the dangers of the real world. Trombeta Bath, Bairro Alto, Lisbon is the most famo gay sna Portugal.

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.

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. 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.

PORTUGAL GAY

We will get to the 7 bt gay bars and clubs Portugal the followg sectn. Tmps is loted Prcipe Real, the LGBT neighborhood, and has won many awards such as Time Out’s Bt Gay Night.

GAY NUDIST BEACH CLOSE TO PORTO - PORTUGAL FOM

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. The owners of the Loft also own the Garage Bar, a gay bar known for s lic cktail menu that is updated weekly. This place is closed durg wter, as the owners, a Gay uple, travel the world.

THE GAY TRAVEL GUI TO LISBON

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.

GAY LISBON

The owners wanted to build a getaway for gay men where they uld feel as though they are among iends.

If you’re lookg for a gay adventure the regns of Algarve or Alentejo, Lua nova is the perfect optn. My Rabow Rooms is a gay men’s guthoe Lisbon loted on the send floor of a rtored 1920s buildg. Found 1997, ILGA is the largt anizatn fightg for gay, lbian, bisexual, and transgenr people Portugal.

The untry hosts several LGBT events each year and you n fd many gay-iendly bars, nightclubs and beach all over the untry. Gay marriage was officially legalised 2010 and soon after 2016, same-sex upl uld also legally adopt children.

GAY ALGARVE

The most anised gay scene Portugal is s pal cy Lisbon, particularly the lively Bairro Alto and Príncipe Real districts, and the nearby town of Casis. You will also fd a lively gay scene Porto and the Algarve regn ci like Albufeira and Portimão. Queer Lisboa is an Internatnal Film Ftival dited exclively to screeng gay, lbian, bisexual, transgenr and transsexual themed films.

GAY LISBON

Lisbon Gay Pri is officially known as ‘Arraial Lisboa Pri’, this event actually tak place over two different days June.

Durg the week leadg up to the ma day, Lisbon Gay Pri also throws parti, special exhibns and events throughout the cy. Lisbon’s gayt neighbourhoods are Príncipe Real and Bairro Alto.

While the gay scene is not as lively as Lisbon, Porto still has lots to offer the LGBT muny.

BEACH COSTA CAPARI LISBON, GAY BEACH 19, BEACH TRA & HOW TO GET THERE

The gay scene is somewhat anised, wh most towns havg at least one bar. Albufeira and Portimão are the most popular astal towns for gay bars. Portugal has hundreds of beach, rorts and astal towns packed wh gay men every summer.

There are also many nudist beach that are equently vised by gay travellers. Beach 19 which is also known as ‘Praia Bela Vista’, is the largt nudist beach Europe and nsired the bt gay beach Portugal.

Now you know the gay-iendly hotspots for nightlife and beach – start packg your bags. It’s rare to see the Algarve listed as a top gay-iendly travel statn. But jt bee the Algarve isn’t mentned, that don’t mean the Algarve isn’t a gay-iendly place to vis.