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PARIS GAY DISTRICT: LE MARAIS

Dubbed "the cy of love," Paris is one of the more classic and luxur LGBT romance statns. Plan your gay Paris vatn wh Out. * gay travel guide to paris *

It remas a major hub for gay culture today and ntu to draw LGBTQ travelers om around the globe.

They, and many other queer people, achieved proment posns artistic and tellectual circl while beg openly gay. The 1920s saw the first gay clubs and drag balls. Paris beme a hotbed for gay liberatn groups, siar to those formg the US and Great Bra.

Organizatns wh nam like Homosexual Front for Revolutnary Actn and Red Dyk phed for LGBTQ regnn and an end to discrimatn France. Twenty years later, the cy elected s first openly gay mayor whose tenure was fed by ntent protts both for and agast the marriage equaly movement.

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Trendy shops, high-end eateri, and rabow flags galore blanket this gayborhood.

Arguably the most famo gay bar Paris, RAIDD is qutsential Marais.

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RAIDD is ually the first stop for gay tourists. Most visors to Paris only associate L Hall wh shoppg, but ’s also one of the cy’s olst gay districts. It’s not on the radar of many gay tourists, so ’s likely you may only enunter real Parisians at some of the bars this area.

This gay-iendly hnt Le Marais draws a rambunct after-work crowd. MecrediX and VendrediX are two weekly after-work gay parti that take place every Wednday and Friday eveng, rpectively. Two years ago crosswalks Le Marais were repated multilor to celebrate gay pri.

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Parisian gays flock to this se for nu piics and day drkg on the weekends. While still a big taboo North Ameri, naturism is more mastream Europe and is enjoyed by gays and straights alike. A former gay cisg spot on the river alongsi the Jard s Tuileri, Tata Beach fell out of e the 1990s.

However, has remaed an area where gay and queer people ngregate, and ’s mon to tch youngsters vogueg around here. Insi, has the feel of a gay YMCA. All of the basics are vered, om gay non classics to the hottt new LGBTQ novel of the summer.

Sat-Etache has been a mastay for gay and lbian Catholics Paris for years. As if a silent nod to the LGBTQ muny, Sat-Etache is home to a triptych by the famoly vol gay artist, Keh Harg.

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WE SPENT THE LATE AFTERNOON TOURG AROUND THE CY CENTER AND THE SEE BEFORE CHECKG OUT THE MARAIS DISTRICT, WHICH IS HOME TO PARIS' GAY SCENE SCE THE 1970'S. AFTER THE WALKG TOUR PORTN WAS FISHED, WE SPENT AN HOUR BAR HOPPG AROUND CHECKG OUT THE LOL SCENE. DEFELY REMEND BOOKG WH THE GAY LOLS!READ MOREWRTEN JANUARY 14, 2023THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.EPYOUNGPROFSNALEL PASO, TX5 NTRIBUTNS0BT GAY TOUR PARIS!APR 2022 • COUPLWE HAD A GREAT TIME WH JONATHAN! WE BOOKED A TOUR WH HIM FOR OUR FIRST NIGHT PARIS AND WAS REALLY HELPFUL TO GET THE SI SOP ON THE CY'S HISTORY, MT-SEE PLAC TO VIS (AND AVOID), AND THE OVERALL GAY SCENE. HAD THE BT TOUR AND END UP A THE OLT DRAG SHOW ART THE END OF THE NIGHT!READ MOREWRTEN APRIL 15, 2022THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.LU G1 NTRIBUTN0WONRFUL AFTERNOON DISVERG LE MARAISMAR 2022SPENT AN AMAZG AFTERNOON DISVERG LE MARAIS WH JONATHAN. I REALLY ENJOYED HIS LOL SIGHTS AND HE TOOK ME THROUGH AREAS I WOULD NOT HAVE DISVERED ON MY OWN. OVERALL A GREAT EXPERIENCE I HIGHLY REMEND FOR ANYONE LOOKG TO DISVER THE CY THROUGH A LOL'S PERSPECTIVEREAD MOREWRTEN MARCH 31, 2022THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.ADRIAN3 NTRIBUTNS1GREAT WELE TO A BETIFUL CY...MAR 2020 • SOLOJONATHAN WAS A GREAT HOST AND VERY ACMODATG, MAKG THE MOST OUT OF THE TOUR. IT WAS A PERFECT MIX OF HISTORIL AND PRACTIL RMATN LIVERED WH A SENSE OF HUMOUR (AND STYLE!) A LOVELY SIGHT TO THE PRETZELS AND ALL!READ MOREWRTEN MARCH 2, 2020THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.STEVEN_AND_TOMSAN FRANCIS, CA17 NTRIBUTNS0TOUR OF FONTAEBLE - THE PALACE OF THE KGSFEB 2020 • COUPLJONATHAN AND BRYAN WERE GREAT TO ORDATE WH THE PLANNG OF A DAY TOUR OUT TO THE FONTAEBLE AREA AND THE PALACE. ON THE BIG DAY, JONATHAN ARRIVED EARLY AND WAS GRAC AND ENTHIASTIC TO MAKE THE DAY A MEMORABLE ONE. WE HAD A R ARRANGED AND HIS WTY STORI MA THE HOUR EACH WAY EVAPORATE. THE FUN AND BEHD THE SCEN MENTARY WAS TERTG AND NOTEWORTHY AND WE LEARNED SO MUCH JT HANGG OUT DURG THE TOUR AND OVER LUNCH. WE’D FELY BOOK JONATHAN AND THEIR TEAM AGA! MERCI BEUP!READ MOREWRTEN FEBARY 17, 2020THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.IVAN3 NTRIBUTNS0PROFNALY AND URTY : HIGHLY REMEND!OCT 2019 • COUPLMY BOYIEND AND I TOOK A TOUR OF MONTMARTRE WH JONATHAN AND WAS AMAZG! IT WAS GREAT TO HAVE A GUI THAT KNOWS THE AREA SO WELL. WE HIGHLY REMEND THIS TOUR!!READ MOREWRTEN NOVEMBER 6, 2019THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.MRCHRISAGUILARMIAMI, FL87 NTRIBUTNS4BT THG FOR MEJUN 2018 • SOLOI HAD A WEDDG ITALY LAST SUMMER WH A LN IENDS OM MIAMI BUT WANTED TO VENTURE OUT ON MY OWN PARIS AND LONDON BUT NEVER BEEN BEFORE. THANKFULLY I FOUND THIS GUI WHO BEME MORE LIKE A IEND. IT WAS VERY RMATIVE, HISTORIL, AND THOROUGH BUT ALSO FUN, FUNNY, AND JT WHAT I NEED. BEG A GAY MAN ALONE PARIS ISN'T EASY SO WAS ALSO GREAT TO KNOW WHAT SCEN ARE FOR WHO AND WHERE THE GAY DISTRICT. I FELY REMEND THE GUYS AND NOW I N'T WA TO GO BACK!READ MOREWRTEN MAY 15, 2019THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.KHAVBALTIMORE, MD182 NTRIBUTNS3INFORMATIVE TOUR MAY 2019FUN TRO TO THE MARAIS! I HAD A GREAT WALKG TOUR, AND THE GUI WAS VERY PERSONABLE (WH PRIVATE TOURS THERE’S ALWAYS A RISK OF AWKWARD SILENC BUT EVERYTHG WAS GREAT!). LOVED LEARNG TIDBS ABOUT ARCHECTURE AND FIGURG OUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DIFFERENT STYL. WOULD DO AGA WH IENDS READ MOREWRTEN MAY 8, 2019THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.VATN441525839121 NTRIBUTN2GREAT TRO TO PARIS AND MARAISSEP 2018 • COUPLMY HBAND AND I SCHLED A WALKG TOUR OF THE MARAIS WH BRYAN THE AFTERNOON WE ARRIVED ( PART TO KEEP AWAKE WHILE ALG WH JET LAG). IT WAS AN AMAZG AFTERNOON. HE IS VERY LAID BACK AND FUN BUT ALSO PROFSNAL AND VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT FRENCH HISTORY. HE LEFT WH AN UNRSTANDG AND APPRECIATN FOR THE ARCHECTURE AND HISTORY OF THE MARAIS THAT WE WOULD HAVE MISSED OUT ON OTHERWISE. ALONG THE WAY HE POTED OUT BARS, F, AND RTRANTS OF TERT THAT TURNED OUT TO BE VERY HELPFUL LATER ON OUR STAY. WHEN WE EMAILED LATER TO ASK ABOUT SOME MORE REMENDATNS, HE RPOND IMMEDIATELY. HE EVEN GAVE ME THE NAME OF HIS FRENCH LOGNE WHICH I TOTALLY PIED AND BOUGHT BEFORE I LEFT. THANKS BRYAN!READ MOREWRTEN OCTOBER 30, 2018THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.DANIEL GVERMONT54 NTRIBUTNS1ABSOLUTE MT, IF YOUR VISG PARIS AND YOUR GAY!!!!!!!SEP 2018 • COUPLWE SET UP A TOUR, JT TO GET ORIENTED TO THE MARIAS, SEE A FEW GAY BARS, POPULAR RTRANTS, HERE ABOUT GAY CULTURE PARIS. WE GOT WAY MORE. IMAGE SPENDG A FEW HOURS WH A GAY HISTORY PROFSOR, WHO IS SMART AS N BE, IENDLY, DOWN TO AND JT FUN TO HANG OUT WH. BRIAN, OUR GUI HAD SPELL BOUND AS HE WEAVED THROUGH PARIS HISTORY, CULTURE, WH A GOLD THREAD OF GAY THROUGH OUT. I MEAN SERLY, WHERE N YOU LEARN ABOUT GAY ROYALTY, BEHEADGS, BARON QUEENS, AND THE BT OF TODAYS GAY BARS, ALL ONE CY. THEN, AS IF HIS SPIR WAS STILL WH THE NEXT DAY, HIS ADVISE ALLOWED TO MANAGE A VIS TO VERSAILL THE SMART WAY, AND NOT BE SUBJECT TO A HIO TWO E LONG LE OF JAPANE SCHOOL GIRLS. WE AR STILL MENTG ON THGS BRIAN SPOKE ME ARE THE FOLKS YOU NEED PARIS!!!!READ MOREWRTEN SEPTEMBER 27, 2018THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.12…SHOWG RULTS 1-10 OF 43DANIEL GVERMONT54 NTRIBUTNSWE ARRANGED AND PAID FOR A TOUR DURG OUR HONEYMOON PARIS, BUT NOW WE NNOT GET A RPONSE OM THE PANY. WE ARE LOOKG TO NFIRM AND FD OUT WHERE WE WILL MEET THE GUI. DO ANYONE KNOW HOW TO REACH THE FOLKS?TARAMCMILLEN1245SEATTLE, WA1 NTRIBUTNBRYAN EMAILED ME A UPLE DAYS BEFOREHAND. ALSO, HE WAS VERY QUICK TO RPOND TO FURTHER QUTNS.READ ALL REPLIVIEW ALLTHE GAY LOLS (PARIS) - ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

Paris is a gay man's dream.

The most vibrant gay scene is centered Le Marais, which featur a clter of art galleri, fashn ho, fe rtrants, and some of the most luxur shoppg the world. Stay at the gay-iendly Hotel Jul & Jim and vis the sexually-charged, male-only TiL'T Sna, which hosts regular foam parti for all ag -- or dance the night away at the historic Queen dis.

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Fally, LGBTQ+ travelers will want to note the gay/nu beach and around Nice, like St Lrent d’Eze, Co Beach and Castel Plage. The small towns and villag around the Alps mounta range bee ski rort hotspots, wh annual gay ski weeks takg place like the European Gay Ski Week. LGBTQ+ travelers will want to check out the gay and nu beach here, such as Sat-Lrent-d'Eze Plage and Co Beach.

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