Gay Beach: 25 Gay Beach You Can’t Miss on Your Next Trip Two Bad Tourists

Contents:

• THE GAY BEACH MANUAL TO GREECE
• ATHENS GAY BEACH – THE GLOBETROTTER GUYS
• GAY HOLIDAYS GREECE & THE ISLANDS
• LAGERI BEACH: THE GAY BEACH OF PAROS WH THE LOVELY TURQUOISE WATERS AND BETIFUL MEN CROWDS!
• GAY HOLIDAYS THE IONIAN ISLANDS | GREECE
• 'GAYTNS': A GUI TO LGBT+ VATNS GREECE
• GREECE GAY TRAVEL
• GAY ATHENS – A GUIDE TO THE GREEK CAPITAL FOR LGBTQIA2S+
• MYKONOS: GAY MYKONOS
• EXCELLENT. - GAY IENDLY - MANDOMATA NUDIST BEACH
• BT GAY BEACH PAROS - LAGERI BEACH

THE GAY BEACH MANUAL TO GREECE

Komos Beach: a betiful and heavenly beach near Matala and a village lled “Psidia”, is a well known gatherg spot for the gay muny and nudists pecially the nudist area of the beach.

ATHENS GAY BEACH – THE GLOBETROTTER GUYS

Acharavi Beach: this beach is a b ral and ls anized however has stunng crystal blue waters and is one of the most popular beach for the gay muny, the crowd there gets a b large and packed, however is a great way to meet new people om all over the world. Many LGBT+ visors may simply pass through the cy on their way to more gay-iendly Greek statns like Mykonos, but they’d be mistaken to skip Athens entirely or only drop to tch a glimpse of the Parthenon on their way to a more relaxg beach town.

Bis Santori, which is probably the most popular and touristy island of them all, Mykonos probably holds the tle of 2nd for the general visor but fely tak the lead of the Greek Island gay hotspot. Whether you’re the tellectual type, the art lover or the beach bum, Greece is among the most welg gay-iendly untri Europe, and is slowly but steadily evolvg to a muny of openns and cln. So y, many Greek same-sex upl live openly and publicly and happily among fay, iends and lleagu a society that is takg step – albe baby steps – towards gay liberatn.

GAY HOLIDAYS GREECE & THE ISLANDS

The annual Gay Pri Para Athens and Thsaloniki and events which take place Athens every year June and the Internatnal Ersos Women’s Ftival held annually on the island of Lvos September are a great chance to mgle while on holiday. ✔︎If you haven’t ed gay-foced bookg apps or are visg an off-the-grid statn like a remote island or village the mountas, don’t be surprised if you book a room wh a double bed and upon arrival the host scrambl to change to two sgl.

LAGERI BEACH: THE GAY BEACH OF PAROS WH THE LOVELY TURQUOISE WATERS AND BETIFUL MEN CROWDS!

The same stands for other areas and islands for gay holidays, such as Lvos island, Malia Crete island, Kavos Corfu island, Faliraki Rhos island and Gazi neighborhood Athens.

Of urse, this do not mean that if a gay person go another Greek island or area, there will be any kd of discrimatn; jt means that the aforementned are the rorts where most gay people go and where anized gay facili exist. Right ont and left of the tavern Sarantaris by Hersonissos, you n climb down the rocks to the rocky nudist beach, which is one of the most crowd gay iendly beach Crete. It is fely the number one choice if what you are lookg for Crete is a gay close to the popular area of Matala, you n easily fd one of the most popular beach for gay travelers Crete.

GAY HOLIDAYS THE IONIAN ISLANDS | GREECE

Lols claim that there are also some more gay spots other lol, such as Agi Apostoloi, you will fd out if the mors are the Village of Kavros and before Geupolis, there is a wi space near the ma road where you n park your r. Right after the small dun and woods, you will fd yourself on a betiful sandy beach which is nsired to be a hot meetg pot for gay Plakias area, between Damnoni and Ammoudi look for the spectacular beach named Ammoudaki.

There is a nudist area, and many of the gay travelers of the area choose this beach for enjoyg the Greek sunThe east part of the long beach of Ierapetra is lled Peristeras and is que protected om pryg ey. We should note here that gay life the Ionian differs each island, some of them might have some gay venu like a gay beach or a gay iendly bar and some of them do not feature a gay life at all. There aren't any gay venu the island but you will fd several nudist and seclud beach where you might as well meet many gay travellers (Greeks or foreigners).

'GAYTNS': A GUI TO LGBT+ VATNS GREECE

The beach are pretty betiful as well, and they are divid to the seclud on where you will not fd many people and you will feel pretty zy (bt for upl), the nudist on where you will fd several gay people and the mastream on.

Noiz will keep you dancg until the early morng wh a mostly lbian crowd; while Soda2 is one of the most tablished gay clubs town wh a mastream mob and two stag. Greece is one of the top gay statns for the LGBTQ+ travelg public, a fact to which the iendly and open-md culture of the Greeks ntribut is a gay Greece travel gui (our other Greece travel gui wasn't cuttg the mtard) to enjoy our exotic untry ee and proud! The famo Mykonos, the queen of the Cyclas, apart om the crowds of celebri of the ternatnal jet set, also attracts a huge number of members of the LGBTQ Mykonos Town, the gay pal and the gayt cy Greece, to the many strikg beach that host day and night-long parti, the gay muny on the island n live life to the fullt!

’ Take that, Las the day, the dozens of betiful Mykonos beachs promise the ultimate experience that only the Greek summer n ski, clear blue waters, a rehg sea breeze, wonrful scents of nut sunscreen mixed wh the aromas of hly squeezed juic, cktails, and tradnal dish of Greek top gay beach Mykonos are fely those of Agrari, Super Paradise, and the sun go down, the fun climbs up to unprecented levels. Every rner of Mykonos has at least one bar or club, where the fun never Paradise, Crella Gay Club, Cavo Paradiso, Jackie O ’, Babylon, and Lola, are jt a few of the dozens of LGBTQ hangouts you will e across on the until you n no more, and dance until dawn. Athens is a liberal cy that, of urse, brgs together the natnal gay tablishments are ncentrated the Gazi area, but you need to know where they are orr to lote them, as they’re not as "loud" as one would expect.

GREECE GAY TRAVEL

There are some of the most popular LGBTQ+ bars, to enjoy Athens by night, such as Soda2, one of the first gay bars Athens, and Samone, wh drag queen shows and theme Athens, is mon for the LGBTQ+ muny to go to Rostor, a fe extremely popular the gay muny of lols and is loted Agias Iris Square, and is perfect for a beer and a be. For same-sex upl Athens, the pal cy of Greece, there are many day-iendly acmodatn optns or even gay hotels exclively signed for the LGBTQ+ example, Elegant Hotel, near Gazi, wh a unique bar and rtrant on se, is a perfect choice for LGBTQ+ ’s more, the Central Athens Hotel, the old town of Plaka, and Electra Palace Athens, also the historic center, wh a terrace, a spa, and a gym, wele LGBTQ+ people on a daily basis. Santori is still at the top of the list of statns that are ial for gay vatns when you vis is a super romantic island wh a lra that seems to merge wh the sky at sunset and volnic soil that giv the island s fair share of lol produce, cludg s we.

Santori's wonrful assyrtiko we and spectacular scenery have ma the Cyclas islands famo across the has many gay-iendly bars and beach and n be intified as a particularly vg Greek gay statn for LGBTQ+ travelers. CreteCrete - creds: Crete may not be an tablished gay-iendly statn, such as Mykonos and Santori, but has a lot to offer s gay s archeologil fds that narrate Greek history to s beach, will enchant you andIf you are cisg the Greek islands, is very likely that you will pass through Crete, specifilly om ’t skip a vis to the archeologil se of Knossos Palace and the mm, which are some of the top thgs to do a tour of the cy, the tomb of Nikos Kazantzakis, the archectural diamonds the alleys of the cy, and a cup of ffee one of the tradnal ffee shops of the area will help you fall love wh the cy and s rich history.

GAY ATHENS – A GUIDE TO THE GREEK CAPITAL FOR LGBTQIA2S+

Malia is the smopolan center of the island, while Hersonissos is the center of the LGBTQ+ muny's night Hersonissos, is remend to vis the gay bar Roze Maandag the port and La Brasserie Herakln. A gay Greek island the makg, if you om the betiful beach and the amazg hotels, Skiathos also offers a lively gay nightlife that will keep you excellent spirs for untls nights. Skiathos has 50 beach to explore, but the most popular for gay tourists are Big Banana and Small stunng sunsets full of romance, there is Agia Eleni Beach, as well as the fe sand beach of Lalaria and Koounari.

NlAlthough Greece there are no purely gay beach, except Mykonos, is mon for the gay public to choose more alternative and private beach as a reference pot for their of the bt beach have been found Crete, which is nsired a popular tourist statn for the LGBTQ+ public Greece. Wh the clear crease social events, such as gay weddgs and receptns, the gay public more and more often choos luxury villas for their parallel holidays villas seem to attract the tert of the public, as they n meet the needs of more guts to a greater extent. Although famo islands such as Mykonos and Santori rema firmly on the list of top optns, many alternativ the form of unknown Greek islands, such as Karpathos and Alonissos, are dynamilly enterg travelers' exploratn urse, no matter which Greek island you vis, a gay sailg trip is a mt!

MYKONOS: GAY MYKONOS

Participate Gay Events and Athens and Thsaloniki PriThsaloniki pri - creds:  Every year, both Athens Pri and Thsaloniki Pri attract many visors who e to participate the LGBTQ+ celebratns, wh the Pri para as the ma attractn, as well as a variety of events, parti, and activi throughout the cy. Elysium Sunset BarThe bt view to see the sunset on the island of Mykonos is at the bar of the famo gay hotel over two s, has been tablished as the favore meetg pot of the island. Also, the gay scene of Mykonos is now well-known the same time, four gay pri ftivals Greece take place every year the ci of Athens, Thsaloniki, Patras, and general, homosexualy is gradually beg more and more accepted by the Greek populatn, pecially the big fact, acrdg to the ILGA-Europe report 2016, which als wh asssments related to LGBTQ+ rights European untri, Greece that year was ranked fifteenth out of a total of 49 European particular, showed the largt percentage change annually pared to other European untri terms of the gree of improvement of LGBTQ+ rights pared to Safety GreeceWoman wrapped a pri flag - creds: BBC.

Thankfully, The fight agast homophobia and transphobia is no longer nsired a luxury em enomilly veloped societi, nor is part of the agenda of a small group of Natnal Commtee for Equaly of LGBTQ+ unr the chairmanship of the former Print of the European Court of Human Rights, Alexandros Sisilianos, wh the participatn of reprentativ of three LGBTQ+ anizatns, is certaly a reason why people of this muny are safe the moment, Greece, after bills for the Cohabatn Agreement and the regnn of the genr inty of the prev ernment, is ranked among the European untri that -stutnally- regnize and wele the visibily of the LGBTQ+ ThoughtsAs you n see, there are many gay-iendly statns Greece you n clu your Greece vatn packag or your Greece erari.

Hopefully, over time there will be more or more, and the time will e when the ‘gay-iendly’ label will no longer be tourism, there are no barriers, neher the untry of orig of travelers, nor the fancial abily to spend, nor sexual preferenc. This betiful serene hotel is the perfect gay uple getaway if you’d rather stay somewhere more private and romantic, rather than somewhere by and full of partyg travellers.

EXCELLENT. - GAY IENDLY - MANDOMATA NUDIST BEACH

Thgs to see and do AthensAsi om the obv Acropolis & Parthenon and the wonrful Acropolis Mm there are many other thgs to do Athens that the gay muny like to do cludg;.

In Athens there are lovely and lively central neighborhoods such as Monastiraki and Gazi where gay mglg blossoms earnt, wh a large number of excellent clubs, f and bars offerg qualy entertament attractg bright, betiful crowds. Top island statns like Mykonos and Santori as well as several other optns that have bee more gay-acmodatg over the years such as Skiathos and Paros, also offer the idyllic batn of stunng lotns and top notch venu wh an excg and enticg. Greece's northern pal, Thsaloniki, is also beg a popular statn for gay tourists, somethg enthiastilly backed by the cy's progrsive Mayor Yiannis Boutaris, wh some great events (cludg an annual ternatnal gay film ftival) and lol as well as holiday packag geared to gay travelers om around the world now on offer.

BT GAY BEACH PAROS - LAGERI BEACH

A great social triumph was celebrated by the gay muny December 2015, when the ernment passed - wh a wi parliamentary majory - a legislatn grantg gay upl full marriage rights, offerg same-sex upl the optn of havg civil partnerships, th offerg them full marriage rights, but not necsarily.

"Homophobia is still rampant the church, state, police and all polil parti wh meagre exceptns, " says gay psychotherapist and wrer Leo Kalyvorias, who has been volved gay rights activism for many years, "but this don't mean LGBT people don't live full happy liv, at least major urban centr. Although a passnate gay uple smoochg bang the middle of a village square is likely to be owned upon (or give an old man at a nearby kafenen a stroke), LGBT dividuals Greece- both the lol and pecially the tourist variety are generally weled wh open arms.

Any gay visor worth his salt will know that post-dtrial Gazi, the area you will fd upon emergg om Kerameikos metro statn on the blue le, is the gay village of the pal, wh numero optns for all levels of entertament om dk 'til dawn and some hidn gems like art galleri or sign shops, as well as the popular Alexanr Sna, which also serv as a limed-space acmodatn.

Eiris Square Monastiraki is another gay hotspot, where you n sip ffee or a drk at Rooster, or choose among a plethora of bars, rtrants, f and clubs as well as enjoyg lic Greek and ethnic street food, and stor sellg trendy vtage clothg and lorful flea market goods. Bookstore: An all-gay bookstore, Colorful Pla, (Antoniadou 6, Victoria Sq) Maly sells Greek language lerature but also has a variety of gay foreign prs, DVDs and gay gui books to Greece. On the lol ont, Athens Pri is partnerg wh OLKE (Gay and Lbian Communy of Greece), Thsaloniki Pri and Posive Voice on the telephone hotle 1528 to support LGBT youth.

New Hotel on Filenon Street right by Syntagma Square, is part of a new generatn of upliftg sign hotels and gay-iendly, as is popular and stylish Frh Hotel a block om Athas Street near the Athens Market and close to Agia Iri Square. Anyone who knows anythg about the Greek islands knows that Mykonos is one of the world's leadg gay tourism statns - and one of the most fun too, among other hot plac like Barcelona and Ibiza. Most of the popular gay bar / clubs are the ma town or hora and clu Jackie O' Bar and VooDoo, which ed to be known as Pierro's (the Paraportiani Church area nearby is a renown cisg area), and Porta Bar nearby, while Glam club has also veloped que a followg.

Sandy Elia beach which has a great fish rtrant as a cent rehments and snacks service om your rented sun lounger is by far the most "out" gay beach and even has a rabow flag claimg ; for a ls by optn.

Fira and Perissa are Santori's most gay-iendly towns, and Tropil and Murphy's Fira are the most '' plac, although Fran's Oia is also a lovely venue, pecially if you lie back a ck chair unr the stars on s scenic rooftop at night.

Cycladic gem Paros has never been a classic gay statn but some aspects of are very appealg to LGBT visors, who feel wele here and n be pretty, sandy beach wh glamoro nightlife, pecially.

Ty and naturally geo Folegandros, also a Cycladic island, is known for s breathtakg vistas, awe-spirg beach and laid back, romantic ra; fact recent years gay. Milos is also creasgly nsired a top romantic statn for gay travelers, not least bee of the island's famoly large variety of magnificent, tranquil landsp and beach and credible sunsets.

There is no official gay and lbian scene (although last summer the island anized the 1st Internatnal Gay Culture Ftival) but there are a few beach and bars that attract discerng, non-straight visors om around the globe. For gay upl lookg for some privacy a remote, natural settg, though not so remote that you n't enjoy the beach, rtrants, archaeology and nightlife of the betiful and tly Greek island of Kea, Agrikea offers the kd of pist settg people dream about.

While is not exclively for gay women jt as Mykonos is not exclively for gay men, both beg popular wh fai, honeymooners, artists and jt pla old tourists, Skala Ersos is probably as close as you n get to a Mec for gay women, and beg on the.

‘Follow your gaydar’ is the ual stctn given Gazi, Athens’ most LGBT-iendly neighbourhood, wh s ever-changg but always abundant bars, f, rtrants and hotels. Mykonos, a jewel the Cyclas islands and jt a four-hour ferry ri om the maland, is also a gay travel mec, wh LGBT bars and hangouts stretchg along the wateront between the old harbour and the Panagia Paraportiani church.

Is slightly more pricey - loungers at 8 ros but there eher by r/soter/quadbike direct om your hotel, or by b om Mykonos town to Platis Gialos (10 mut) then a boat - 6 ros return and about a 40 mute pleasant even better is Super Paradise Beach - closer than Elia (30 ms by boat) 3 ros for loungers and a charmg bar/rtrant for lunch above the gay part of the beach wh great views over the bay. Ornos Bay (a few mut away om Mykonos town by b or your own transport) partly gay and a pleasant olr more tradnal and quieter beach than others om where the ocsnal boat go to other beach. Mykonos is a very gay island now, so apart om one exclively gay hotel (The Elysm - pricey but pleasant and a fabulo posn) nearly all hotels acmodate and are posively iendly to gays.

Like all of Mykonos, has a "live and live" attu, so 's no wonr that 's currently the favore "gay beach, " meang where gay travelers prefer to spend their days the sun. Loted about a 6 hour ferry ri away om Athens, is no surprise that the island of Mykonos has bee a party hot spot for both gay and straight travellers over the last 20 or so years. Wrten Augt 13, 2022Bt beach ParosPremise: if you want an easy accsible beach equipped wh parkg, umbrellas, bars, toilets, mic and / or you are agast obv nudism and homosexualy, then don't go to Lageri.

Excellent54Very good15Average7Poor2Terrible2FaiCouplSoloBsFriendsMar-MayJun-AugSep-NovDec-FebAll languagEnglish (80)Italian (100)Greek (44)More languag Show reviews that mentnAll reviews sandy beach google maps santa maria drks and snacks gay nature bh naturist dun naked sea path paros garbage boats shore Reviewed April 29, 2015 Lageri is probably the very bt beach near Naoa, protected no matter where the wd om and glass clear waters. Also loted here is a great rtrant and bar (really the only rtrant and bar) lled Chirgay where you n enjoy an credible va sangria while takg the geo views of all the guys tanng on the beach.

Popular wh gay upl, Panormos is another beach on the northern si of the island and although ’s a b off the beaten path, there’s a b service om Mykonos Town.