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Contents:

• THE 10 BEST EUROPE GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS EUROPE
• LGBTQ+ AMSTERDAM – THE 14 BT GAY BARS AND CLUBS
• THE 10 BEST AMSTERDAM GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS AMSTERDAM
• LGBTQ+ BERL – THE CY’S BT GAY BARS, CLUBS AND SNAS
• 10 OF OUR FAVOURE GAY BARS EUROPE
• GAY EUROPE TRAVEL GUI
• AND THE GAYT CY EUROPE IS... (DISVER OUR TOP 10 WNERS)
• NIWEZIJDS GAY SNA
• GAY CLUBS AMSTERDAM
• GAY RT BARS - AMSTERDAM FOM
• GAY MADRID

THE 10 BEST EUROPE GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS EUROPE

587 plac sorted by traveler favorGay Bars • SpasFriedrichsha-Krzberg (Borough)Showg rults 1-30 of 587What travelers are saygI have to say, the shows were brilliant diffeneatly will be go back there next year aga, all the drag queens were amaz and so betiful, xxxWrten Augt 3, 2023This review is the subjective opn of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

Loted the heart of London, Comptons is a mt-vis gay pub that guarante an credible experience. Fabulo bar, a relaxed gay venue the day and fab bar the eveng, the drag queen on the door was amazg, acmodatg and knew what he was talkg about, would remend Wrten July 22, 2023This review is the subjective opn of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

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While attracts visors om all mographics their mass durg peak season, the island has plenty to offer the LGBT muny, om s host of gay bars and nudist beach to s annual ternatnal gay ftival, XLSIOR. Over 300, 000 people attend Brighton Pri annually to watch paras and dance to the biggt gay acts the circu.

THE 10 BEST AMSTERDAM GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS AMSTERDAM

Eixample is dubbed the cy’s gay district, and often go by the nickname ‘Gaixample’. The gay scene remas one of Europe’s most unrrated, but that’s quickly changg.

LGBTQ+ BERL – THE CY’S BT GAY BARS, CLUBS AND SNAS

Via San Gvanni Laterano was officially signated a gay-iendly neighbourhood 2007 and has now rightfully earned the nickname of ‘Gay Street.

The bt time to vis Rome for LGBT ftivi is durg the summer when the Gay Village Ftival tak place.

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Copenhagen is home to one of Europe’s olst openly gay bars, The Centralhjor. While you’re here, head to Marché Au Charbon, which has been dubbed the "gayt street" Bssels.

If you want to dance the night away wh fellow LGBT travellers, head to Reguliersdwarsstraat, the pal’s gay district. One of the most famo gay-iendly bars the district is lled Havana, which occupi 2 floors, featur a legendary bar, and has a distctive dtrial appearance.

Throughout the island, you’ll fd dozens of gay bars and nightclubs that host world-renowned DJs.

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If you want to soak up the sun wh the sand between your to, head to Playa Es Cavallet, which is known as Ibiza’s gay beach. MapVienna may not be a party-centric statn, but s unique history has been shaped by gay generals, posers, and even emperors.

If you’re more terted shoppg than partyg, head over to Löwenherz, one of the world’s largt gay and lbian bookstor wh over 12, 000 LGBT tl on s shelv. Not all sex clubs Amsterdam are exclively for straight people, cludg the gay-iendly Sameplace swgers club mentned above, and there are plenty of plac for some paid gay fun Amsterdam.

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The tablishments range om gay snas where likemd guys n engage their sir to more formal arrangements where you n hire a profsnal partner. Thermos, at Raamstraast 33, is by far the most famo and well-tablished gay sna Amsterdam.

If you’re lookg for the bt gay bars the world, ’s no secret that Europe is a great place to start. Gay bars have been around for over 100 years European hotspots; Germany, the UK and France particular have a long history of gay bars and parti for the history books.

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In no particular orr, here are 10 remend, famo and popular gay bars Europe that are worth explorg:.

It’s hard to fd a bad bar Dubl, but whether you’re talkg regular bars or gay bars, ’s hard to ny the nsistent love that everyone has for Panti Bar.

You go to RAIDD for the show, stay for the mic, and if you’re lookg for the gay scene Paris, you’re the right place amongst the nsistent crowds.

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If you’re lookg for somethg a b different than the typil gay bar scene, this is the perfect place for great food and a zy pub atmosphere.

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(Disver our top 10 wners)The gayt ntent on earth wh a wildly liberal streak through s wtern and northern natns, Europe is always a good ll. Gay marriage and same-sex unns are legal almost 30 of the natns, allowg for untls pri celebratns to jo and a warm wele om tablished LGBTQ muni each. Whatever your proclivy, prepare yourself for a memorable ri wh the 10 bt gay European ci below.

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On an afternoon Schöneberg, you’ll jo proud gay upl walkg the same historic streets where LGBTQ artists and activists once began the fight for gay rights, as early as the 1890s fact. As a rult, Berl’s gay scene is said to have boomed the 1920s before sufferg the wake of totalarianism durg the 30s and 40s. You’ll fd a number of monuments around the cy memoratg the many LGBTQ victims of WWII, wh the Schwul Mm documentg the art, culture and history of Berl’s homosexual muny, which was long centred , Nollendorfplatz is still the place to be if you’d like to see the cy’s bt fetish clubs and leather bars, wh September brgg wh the Folsom Europe BDSM and subculture ftival.

See all of Berl’s gay highlights wh our Berl travel | Photo: Anthony Rngere2. Madrid, SpaAnother of the gay-iendly European ci, known for s passnate greetgs and tanned Don Juans, Madrid is certaly a thrill. As well as s progrsive lols and large gay muny, the cy self is a playground for gay travellers, most notably the Chue neighbourhood where there’s always some kd of event happeng.

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The third natn to legalize gay marriage back 2005, Spa’s pal has sce bee a mol for other untri, wh s equaly acts allowg for same-sex adoptn, marriage and legal safeguards agast discrimatn. As you might expect om such as liberal cy, many of Madrid’s gay bars have darkrooms the back, while hardre fetish bars and cisg are also mon. Drawn through wh waterways and nnected by hundreds of photogenic bridg, Amsterdam is the cy of the cyclist, allowg for scenic ris along the Prsengracht nal and the Amstel River which both bee awash wh para boats durg the annual gay nal pri.

At all other tim, you n fd Amsterdam’s gay scene centred on Reguliersdwarsstraat, particularly at the cy’s olst gay bar, Cafe t’ Mandje, a popular late-night meetg pot wh kschy dér datg back to the 1920s. As well as the ma street, addnal sex shops and gay bars make themselv known wh rabow flags between the brothels the Red Light District. Legalizg gay marriage back 2001 (wh same-sex relatnships legalized way back 1811), Amsterdam certaly leads wh s liberal ials.

While explorg the cy, be sure to look for the Homomonument, a se promoted as a livg monument to homosexuals opprsed and persecuted around the world, also learng more of the cy’s LGBT history at the Pk Pot rmatn sk close by. London, UKBoastg the hight number of Grdr ers out of any cy the world, London is arguably the gayt (and/or hornit) cy Europe by far. This uld even be a rult of the cy’s long gay history, as London has hosted a steady stream of gay bars sce the 1700s, wh Soho beg the first gay district Europe.