Stays That Slay: Italy LGBTQ & Gay-Welg Hotels

Contents:

• OUR 7 FAVOURE PLAC TO EXPERIENCE GAY ITALY
• MILAN'S VIBRANT GAY, FRIENDLY, & GAY-FRIENDLY SCENE
• ITALY – OPEN FOR EVERYONE
• GAY CAPALS OF ITALY TOUR: ROME, FLORENCE, NAPL
• GAY ROME
• BT GAY CLUBS FLORENCE
• THE BT GAY-FRIENDLY TRAVEL DTATNS THE MEDERRANEAN
• GAY FRIENDLY PLAC TO STAY?
• OUR TRAVEL GUI TO GAY ITALY

OUR 7 FAVOURE PLAC TO EXPERIENCE GAY ITALY

On the face of LGBT Italy looks somewhat downbeat, but squt a ltle harr and you’ll soon fd a diverse range of gay venu suable for dancg, cisg and dulgg steamy sna meet-cut. From the sizzlg beach hangouts of Puglia to the lourful cliff towns of Tny, the are our seven favoure plac to experience gay Italy.

At night, the town be all the more gay-iendly, particularly at gay bars like Shatulle where both lols and ternatnal gather good pany.

While gay-n bs are few and far between, most nightlife the town is to be nsired gay-iendly, wh Iso Gut Hoe holdg a great reputatn among the LGBTQ+ muny. Said to be one of the most gay-iendly ci the regn, Catania go hand hand wh Taorma for gay travellers seekg culture, herage and low-key partyg. A btlg port cy ma famo by s proximy to Mount Etna and UNESCO-listed baroque archecture, Gay Catania attracts a young and dynamic crowd who breathe life to the old town wh rabow buntg and artsy muny spac.

MILAN'S VIBRANT GAY, FRIENDLY, & GAY-FRIENDLY SCENE

One of the town’s most historic gay hangouts is Via Alsi, an alternative bar and rtrant which has weled LGBT people sce the 1970s. The climax for gay Sicily and the queer lendar arriv late June each year when gays and advot take to the streets for Catania Gay Pri Para. As culture grows more liberal, the vibrancy of the gay muny grows wh , allowg for a sctive mix of gay dance parti, snas and cisg spots among the pal’s many cultural hotspots.

A beach day is also an optn while Rome; simply travel southwt for epic sunset views on goln sand beach, stoppg at Ostia, Anz, Sperlonga or wherever tak your your troductn to Gay Rome by fanng out east om the Colossm along Via San Gvanni, a social street led wh gay-iendly bars, clubs and rtrants. Align your vis wh the summer-long Gay Village ftival, one of the most important events the cy’s gay lendar which se Par l Nfeo and surroundg neighbourhoods bee overn wh LGBT street parti, live mic, performance art, film screengs and more.

ITALY – OPEN FOR EVERYONE

On all other ocsns, start off any one of Rome’s highbrow cktail bars and microbreweri, lowerg the tone later on at an unrground fetish party, wild gay club or good ol’ fashned gay dis. Drawg parisons wh Mykonos and Sg, Torre l Lago is a beachsi town offerg lh landsp, gged ast and a ton of gay-iendly nightlife offergs to keep you by. Walk the promena to fd the village’s ma llectn of gay bars, pubs and clubs, an area which serv as both the lotn of the annual Mardi Gras event and gateway to the town’s biggt gay beach.

MilanMol of the term ‘smopolan cy break’, Milan tops the lists of top gay Italy travel statns, thanks to s stat as the high-fashn pal of the world. Home to the largt – not to mentn the most glamoro – gay muny the untry, Gay Milan offers a vibrant space for LGBTQ divas and fashnistas om all rners of the angl the cy centre nod to some era of archecture; be art nouve around Corso Magenta, ratnalism Piazza San Babila or the futuristic skyle shaped by the lik of Zaha Hadid and César Pelli.

While much of the cy’s nightlife is gay-iendly, the clubs and bars around the Porta Venezia district are muny outposts that host nightly gay-themed events.

GAY CAPALS OF ITALY TOUR: ROME, FLORENCE, NAPL

To fd out about the next big gay event, pick up a ee py of Zerodue or Milano Pri magaz om stor and fés around town, readg more about the bt gay bars Milan has to offer wh our full Milan travel gui. Dpe the gay muny here beg somewhat spread out leavg the party scene muted, the Gay Amalfi Coast shows self small nods of acceptance towards same-sex upl and offers romantic vatns for all. Has touted Puglia as a leadg, laid-back gay hotspot and a “bohemian alternative” to the r gay scen of Mykonos and Ibiza.

To this day, the regn is regularly listed as a top-five European statn acrdg to some of the most followed gay travel fluencers, cludg the Nomadic Boys. A poll on GaylyPla’s webse, one of Italy’s top sourc for LGBTQ+ travel spiratn, named Puglia as the natn’s top summer statn for Queer travelers 2021.

The crowds that spill out and over the siwalks around Gallipoli’s gay bars at night are the same that h the nearby lidos at Baia Ver durg the day. Puglia’s Bt BeachIt’s no surprise that Puglia has two of Italy’s bt gay and naturist beach bee this regn is all about the sea. Queer travelers ually nverge on two ma statns: Ostuni, the heart of the Valle d’Itria, and Gallipoli – also known lolly as “Gaylipoli” – Salento.

GAY ROME

Anima is an LGBTQ-iendly, gay-owned and operated, adult-only bed and breakfast set a betiful olive grove between Ostuni and Ceglie Msapi.

BT GAY CLUBS FLORENCE

La Ciclatera Sotto Il Mare is a gay-iendly fé wh a wonrful terrace overlookg Bari’s old port, and ’s the perfect place to enjoy somethg light to eat or a place where you n enjoy a pre-dner aperif. Wh s many gay clubs, diss, B&B’s and beach, the cy offers a wi choice to anyone wantg to make the most of their holiday. 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. Another mt-do event is the Gay Pri Para, which ually tak place June and clus a march wh tens of thoands of people attendg. “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.

THE BT GAY-FRIENDLY TRAVEL DTATNS THE MEDERRANEAN

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 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.

GAY FRIENDLY PLAC TO STAY?

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.

OUR TRAVEL GUI TO GAY ITALY

Leonardo Da Vci’s legacy Milan is well known and many historians agree that he was a gay artist leavg his mark many masterpiec of the cy, cludg The Last Supper, hoed by the refectory of the nvent of Santa Maria lle Grazie. There are also many wonrful lser-known plac where an tert LGBTQ+ history uld lead you, such as Florence's Bargello Mm, which ntas an earlier Renaissance statue of David by the artist Donatello—the first ee-standg male nu sce Classil Antiquy, and a super-sexy homoerotic nu at that.

One of the most gay-iendly areas Southern Italy is Puglia, cludg the beachsi town of Gallipoli, which has recently bee a popular statn for LGBTQ+ lols.

LGBTQIA+ travellers are those who intify as lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr (a more clive LGBT ialism), pl queer or qutng, tersex or asexual dividuals, as well as those who intify beyond the monly ed sexualy and genr exprsns. Homosexualy is much more accepted the north than the south; however, tourist hotspots, such as Capri and Taorma Sicily, are well-known as LGBT-iendly. The neighbourhood of Porta Venezia is regnised as the heart of Milan’s queer culture, wh Lec Street and San Marti Street havg many optns for gay-iendly bars and clubs, cludg Lecilano.

Florence and Napl are followg closely behd, and there are even several popular gay vatn spots plac like Viaregg, Tny and Taorma, Sicily. Here you will fd that the urbane gay muny of divas and fashnistas liv alongsi the raw unrground sub-culture of artsy and alternative typ, wh plenty of space left over for the unapologetilly there is cidly a clter of outright gay bars and small clubs the Porta Venezia district, many venu around town tout themselv as gay-iendly tablishments that attach neher expectatns nor lims to the crowds that flow through their doors.

There is also no shortage of gay-themed events schled at var lol throughout the cy, which are guaranteed to attract a diverse set of party-goers. For all s ference to the 'old-fashned' way of dog thgs, Italy's gay culture has even taken the digal leap recent years, makg e of popular apps such as Grdr and Tr to tablish ntact and arrange a accs to a slew of gay events and hotspots, register for a membership rd wh Arcigay (), Italy's first and largt natnal gay anizatn.

Namely, Salento is unlike Mykonos or Sg, where the gay muny is centralized one neighborhood but is whe spread throughout the whole regn. LGBT Gallipoli As mentned, Gallipoli, also lled Italy’s Ibiza, is the LGBT pal and the major gay statn the should you vis ? There are some party beach and seclud nudist beach wh dited gay a reputatn for openns and tolerance, the area is one of the most gay-iendly Italy.

Super iendly mixed – gay-iendly – gay beachwh gay-iendly owners of the beach barThe beach club has a relaxed atmosphere and offers h lol food. It attracts a mixed crowd every rpect: Italians and ternatnal visors, younger and olr, iends, and upl, gay and is ially loted behd the old town. The most popular naturist beach wh an extensive gay sectn Easily accsible It offers a relaxed atmosphereIt is a long, sandy beach wh a pewood nveniently loted behd the gay sectn, one hour om Gallipoli.

Loted a protected mare area and natnal park Seclud Soft whe sand A favore wh lolsThe gay part of the nudist beach Torre Guaceto is extremely popular wh lols, even though is hard to accs. Although not explicly a gay beach club, Lido Zen attracts a young, liberal crowd who don’t bat an eyelid when a group of queens turn up, or a gay uple feels like sharg a kiss! Close to Gallipoli town, this place is ial for those days when you jt n’t be bothered to trek across Salento for your gay beach fix!

Bt gay bars SalentoCaffe Belli GallipoliThe actn at this famo gay bar Gallipoli begs early, wh most of the fun happeng on the crowd terrace ont. Bt gay clubs SalentoGallipoli, bi Lecce and Bari, is one of the leadg centers for gay clubbg, wh queens om across Puglia flockg to the hot spots to have the ultimate fun to the early morng hours.