Gay Portugal | LGBTQ+ Travel Gui, Portugal Gay Rights & Safety Tips

Contents:

• THE GAY TRAVEL GUI TO THE ALGARVE
• TOP 7 BT GAY BARS & CLUBS PORTUGAL
• LAGOS: A HAVEN A GAY-FRIENDLY ALGARVE
• ALGARVE GAY TRAVEL
• PORTUGAL GAY
• GAY ALGARVE - ALGARVE FOM
• GAY LIFE FARO? /TAVIRA - FARO FOM
• GAY ALGARVE TRAVEL GUI
• GAY ALGARVE · REGN GUI
• GAY ALGARVE · HOTELS
• MOVG TO LGBT PORTO? HOW TO FD YOUR PERFECT GAY NEIGHBORHOOD!
• GAY PORTUGAL
• GAY ALGARVE · BEACH
• ALGARVE GAY BARS & CLUBS

THE GAY TRAVEL GUI TO THE ALGARVE

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. 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.

TOP 7 BT GAY BARS & CLUBS PORTUGAL

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.

Cas al Cubo, Tavira – Gay-iendly acmodatn n by Dutch expats, Kathleen and Nile.

Gut Hoe São Filipe, Faro – Gay-iendly 2-star guthoe suated the centre of Faro the Eastern Algarve. Casa Marhaba, Alfanza – Gay-iendly guthoe that’s 5 km om the popular Algarve rort of Carvoreiro. Casa Risa, Mexilhoeira Gran – Acmodatn that’s both gay-owned and gay-iendly.

ALGARVE GAY TRAVEL

Alternatively aga, there’s Mister B&B which is basilly Airbnb for gay-owned or gay-iendly acmodatn and.

PORTUGAL GAY

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

GAY ALGARVE - ALGARVE FOM

Gays and bisexuals n jo the army (sce 1999), homophobic acts are a crimal offense (2007), and same-sex adoptn is legal (2015).

GAY LIFE FARO? /TAVIRA - FARO FOM

The followg is a list of unofficial gay beach of the Algarve. 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. Luisol Bar, Lagos (bar) – Owners Luis and Hans n a popular gay bar Lagos that always attracts a diverse and tertg crowd.

What do you thk about the Algarve as a gay travel statn?

GAY ALGARVE TRAVEL GUI

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.

Bee of this, Portugal is nsired a very ‘gay-popular’ statn. 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.

GAY ALGARVE · REGN GUI

Queer Lisboa is an Internatnal Film Ftival dited exclively to screeng gay, lbian, bisexual, transgenr and transsexual themed films. 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.

As mentned, Lisbon offers the bt and bit gay scene Portugal. Lisbon’s gayt neighbourhoods are Príncipe Real and Bairro Alto.

Purex is another of Bairro Alto’s most popular gay bars. While the gay scene is not as lively as Lisbon, Porto still has lots to offer the LGBT muny.

GAY ALGARVE · HOTELS

Pri Coffee is a gay fé by day and bar by night.

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.

The Loft is Portimão’s most popular gay dance club.

MOVG TO LGBT PORTO? HOW TO FD YOUR PERFECT GAY NEIGHBORHOOD!

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. After Lisbon and Porto, Faro is whout a doubt the new gay statn to disver Portugal.

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Zablucha, Cupido and Aode (sex shops)Prtige dance clubConnectn barThe loft gay barHeaven clubIf you enjoy beg naked and enjoy an all-over tan, the followg gay nudist beach are the perfect plac to also meet new iends and enjoy yourself! Gay rtrants Algarve:Aperivo bar (Faro)Cocktail and we bar Columb (Faro)What to doB toursHorse ridgKe SurfSurfDivgYachts and private boats for partiReef fishgBig game fishg2-hour boat ri to see the astle and vJeep safarisKartgMmsTheme parksCookg classWe ttgToursYoga class.

LGBT people have accs to a variety of rights such as gay marriage and adoptn.

Portugue societal views tend to reflect homophobia and transphobia.

GAY ALGARVE · BEACH

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. May 17 be the “Natnal Day Agast Homophobia and Transphobia”.

ALGARVE GAY BARS & CLUBS

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. 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. Gay snas have always been a part of gay culture. For centuri Europe, snas were a place where gay men uld e together as a muny, outsi the dangers of the real world.