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

Contents:

• GAY MEXI TRAVEL GUI
• GREECE GAY TRAVEL
• TOP LGBT-FRIENDLY PLAC FOR GAY SENR TRAVEL AND RETIREMENT
• GAY AND GAY-IENDLY HOTELS BLACKPOOL
• TOP 11 GAY FRIENDLY HOTELS IN TEL AVIV
• 7 GAY FRIENDLY WTER SUN DTATNS YOU CAN’T MISS
• THE CHATTANOOGAN HOTEL, CUR COLLECTN BY HILTON
• THE 8 TOP GAY CIS FOR 2023

GAY MEXI TRAVEL GUI

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. The cy’s olst gay bar The Waterloo dat back half a century, while another classic spot is the Unrground bar, equally fun for drag or karaoke. 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. 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.

GREECE GAY TRAVEL

The season’s big gay dance ftival is XLSIOR, attend by about 30, 000 people (17-24 Augt)HelskiA Pri gatherg at Helski Cathedral.

Photograph: Subodh Agnihotri/AlamyFor many gay men of a certa age, Fland is extribly associated wh leather-clad inic hero Tom of Fland, whose books pict a ggedly sexualised masculy durg a time pre-1971 when homosexualy was still illegal. Now you n take a tour of where thor Too Laaksonen lived his whole adult life, passg the Kansalaistori (People’s Square) ont of parliament, once a clanste meetg pot for gay karaoke fans should check out Mann’s Street, a boozy stutn; other fun spots are Street Pri the Kamppi district, and Kvääristö, a jot for queer women, transgenr, and non-bary people.

TOP LGBT-FRIENDLY PLAC FOR GAY SENR TRAVEL AND RETIREMENT

You might even be able to jo the Helski Homovaas (Helski Gay Invasn), whose purpose is to “shake up the gay scene” by takg over random straight bars.

5ln people each year, cludg 300, 000 overseas self is one of the most LGBTQ-iendly untri the world: same-sex sexual activy was ma legal 1979, and was the third untry to legalise gay marriage, 2005.

First stop has to be Chue, Madrid’s “gaybourhood” wh bars and venu dotted around Plaza Chue (also don’t miss the recently refurbished Merdo San Antón for tasty food stalls and a rooftop terrace). Don’t e jt to relax on the beach (or gay beach) — e for the top-notch food, the thrivg arts scen, and the high-end gay rorts Mexi that ter to your every whim. Los Cabos is a stylish gay-iendly pe spread over two astal towns Baja California Sur, Mexi: Cabo San Lus and San Jose l Cabo.

GAY AND GAY-IENDLY HOTELS BLACKPOOL

Between Cancun and all of the astal villag formg the Riviera Maya to the south, gay travelers will fd a huge variety of experienc to savor — everythg om snorkelg and bar hoppg to visg Mayan s and dulgg spa treatments. It don’t get much better for LGBT travel than Puerto Vallarta— the town was even regnized as havg the bt Pri event our 2018 GayTravel Awards!

Culture-seekg travelers search of the bt gay vatns should look to this fascatg untry’s terr for mountao topography, breathtakg archecture, and trends everythg om fashn to food. For gay travelers who want to broan their horizons, nothg beats a trip to the gay-iendly ci Mexi: sprawlg Mexi Cy and s charmg Spanish-style neighbor Querétaro loted about three hours northwt.

TOP 11 GAY FRIENDLY HOTELS IN TEL AVIV

At the center of this pal is Zona Rosa, a neighborhood Mexi Cy that is pecially popular for s shoppg, nightlife, and overall gay muny. In addn, the Day of the Dead, an annual holiday celebrated Mexi, is a popular time for events wh many gay clubs and bars hostg stume parti to celebrate the holiday. We will stay Rual Torremolos All-Gay Hotel, featurg a nu-only rooftop swimmg pool, great atmosphere and guaranteed sunshe all year-round.

And the Asi certaly no how to throw a fabulo party, which is why we have timed this adventure so that you n experience Sydney�s famo Gay Mardi Gras.

For travelers lookg to have fun one of Rome’s most betiful districts near the Colossm, Via San Gvanni Laterano, the so-lled Gay Street, is a mt: gay-iendly bars, clubs and rtrants all make for a social eveng. Not to be missed is the Gay Village, one of the most important events hosted by the cy every summer, which attracts thoands of people.

7 GAY FRIENDLY WTER SUN DTATNS YOU CAN’T MISS

“If you love someone take them to Verona” is the Valente’s Day slogan for the cy of Romeo and Juliet, one of Italy’s most gay-iendly ci.

Take a stroll to Piazza Bra to admire the Roman Amphheatre and on to the monumental San Zeno Altarpiece by Andrea Mantegna ntug to Porta Nuova, the historic center wh the elegant Lucla Cafe, a gay-iendly hang out and the perfect place for an aperif.

THE CHATTANOOGAN HOTEL, CUR COLLECTN BY HILTON

The historil gay hangout Catania cy center is Via Alsi, around Nievki: a bar and an alternative rtrant which has been welg to LGBT people sce the ‘70s. For over twenty years between late June and early July, the cy is flood by the lors of the rabow flag wh a seri of iativ crowng the tradnal Catania Gay Pri Para. Taorma is one of the most gay-iendly statns on Sicily, an ial statn year round, thanks to the d climate and the foc on fun, relaxatn and joie vivre as well as the warm hospaly of the Sicilian people.

THE 8 TOP GAY CIS FOR 2023

Gay and Gay-iendly Hotels BlackpoolCowley Hotel★ 5(1)Hotel room • Blackpool Wi-Fi • Parkg • BeachontLegends Hotel★ 5(1)Hotel room • Blackpool Wi-Fi • Adult Only • ParkgAlexanr Hotel★ 4.

Wh an timated 25% of the cy’s populatn intifyg themselv as gay, is no wonr that the cy was once touted as the gay pal of the world.

Its beach wh crystal clear water, dotted wh geo Israeli hunks, the betiful Bhs archecture and s vibrant art and mic scene are some of the reasons why the cy is a big attractn for the gay muny. There’s always somethg tertg happeng ‘the cy that never sleeps, ’ whether ’s a vibrant gay party or the annual Gay Pri Tel Aviv (One of The Biggt Pri Paras the World). However, So whether you’re the cy for Tel Aviv Gay Pri 2020 or jt visg, we’ve reviewed some of the bt gay hotels Tel Aviv, Israel to make your trip ls strsful.

This boutique-style gay-iendly hotel is loted at the heart of Tel Aviv’s Whe Cy neighborhood, a few steps om the trendy Shenk Street.

Jt a few steps away om Tel Aviv gay beach (One of The 12 Bt Gay Beach In The World) is the Melody Hotel, a hotel that pris self on s ‘Work & Play’ philosophy. Inpennce Park, a gay cisg spot is also wh walkg distance om the hotel while the popular gay bar Shpagat is about a 10-mute drive away.

A rooftop on the 8th floor providg sweepg views of the ocean is another reason for this hotel beg a popular choice wh gay travelers. A stone’s throw om the gay-popular Hilton Beach, this five star is possibly one of the most popular gay hotels Tel Aviv, providg you wh the ultimate gay Tel Aviv experience.

Late-night bars and rtrants and the Jaffa Flea Market are hardly two mut away whilst the popular DTM Gay bar is about a 15-mute walk om the hotel. Paradise Sna – There are only two gay snas Tel Aviv and this is one is also que special wh s spa, rich bar and foam parti wh dancers.