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• VALENCIA GAY PRI: AN AMAZG CELEBRATN OF THE LGBTQ+ MUNY
• A GUI TO LGBT NIGHTLIFE VALENCIA COCKTAIL BARTENR | PHOTO BY AMB CREATIVE CO. - RICK BARRETT ON UNSPLASH CLARE SPEAK WRER 01 AUGT 2023 COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT VALENCIA’S LGBT SCENE ISN’T IMMEDIATELY OBV FOR ALL TO SEE AND YOU MIGHT NEED POTG THE RIGHT DIRECTN WHEN YOU ARRIVE. HOWEVER, YOU WON’T NEED TO SPEND TOO LONG LOOKG FOR A GOOD NIGHT OUT WH OUR GUI TO MAKG THE MOST OF THE CY’S GAY-IENDLY BARS, CLUBS AND MORE. VIEW ALL TRIPS LGBT-FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOODS VALENCIA IS AN OPEN AND ACCEPTG CY, AND YOU’LL FD LGBT-IENDLY SPOTS STTERED THROUGHOUT THE CY. HOWEVER, THE MA LGBT-IENDLY AREA IS THE “GAYXAMPLE,” LOTED THE CY CENTER NEAR GRAN VIA L MARQU L TURIA. HERE, YOU’LL FD SEVERAL GAY BARS, CLUBS, AND LGBTQ+-OWNED BS. TAKE A SP TO FD YOUR PERFECT SMALL-GROUP TRIP STATN PASSPORTS READY? YOUR NEXT STATN IS... VIEW TRIP SP EGYPT CROATIA ICELAND MEXI JAPAN SPA INDIA GREECE MOROC THAILAND ECUADOR SOUTH AI TURKEY BALI VALENCIA’S NIGHT LIFE MUCH OF VALENCIA’S GAY NIGHTLIFE REVOLV AROUND A UPLE OF MA BARS AND CLUBS THE CY CENTRE. TOP OF THE LIST IS THE ME, KNOWN AS ‘THE’ GAY BAR VALENCIA. THERE’S EE ENTRY, MORN R WH AN OPEN DANCE AREA, PLAYG A MIX OF NTEMPORARY SPANISH AND ENGLISH-LANGUAGE TUN. ALL ARE WELE AND THERE’S A RELAXED IENDLY ATMOSPHERE, PECIALLY ON THE OUTDOOR TERRACE SUMMER. DOORS OPEN AT 10PM ON FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS BUT ’S WORTH NOTG THAT – LIKE MANY OTHER NIGHTLIFE SPOTS – ONLY GETS TO FULL SWG AFTER MIDNIGHT, WHEN THE SPANISH HAVE FISHED DNER AND ARE READY TO PARTY. LIVE MIC AFTER DRKS AT THE ME, ’S JT JT THREE MUT’ WALK TO THE CY’S HOTTT GAY CLUB, DEO 54. WH LIVE PERFORMERS AND DJS ACROSS TWO FLOORS, THIS IS FELY THE PLACE TO BE ON A FRIDAY OR SATURDAY NIGHT. DOWNSTAIRS THE STROBE-L DANCEFLOOR IS ALWAYS PACKED WH REVELLERS, WHILE THE SMALLER UPSTAIRS ALSO HAS A VIP AREA PERFECT FOR SPECIAL OCSNS. ENTRY ON WEEKENDS IS AROUND €8 – OR EE IF YOU GRAB A FLYER AT THE ME BEFOREHAND. EDINBURGH AND THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS BY TRAIN TRAVERSE STLAND’S MOST SCENIC LANDSP, OM WT AST TO EAST, TRAVELLG BY RAIL VIEW TRIP FOR THOSE SIMPLY WANTG A LAID-BACK DRK THE OLD TOWN, NOT EVERYONE KNOWS THAT THE FAMO CAFE LAS HORAS IS A PARTICULARLY GAY-IENDLY BAR – PLETE WH GREAT CKTAILS AND A STUNNG BAROQUE-STYLE TERR FEATURG CHANLIERS AND A STAR-SPANGLED CEILG. CAFE LAS HORAS, VALENCIA. PHOTO URTY OF VALENCIA TOURISM | PHOTO URTY OF VALENCIA TOURISM COLOURFUL ATMOSPHERE IF YOU FANCY A NIGHT OUT THE LOURFUL RUZAFA DISTRICT, YOU ULD START THE NIGHT AT PLA VALENCIA FOR SOME CKTAILS A WELG AND IENDLY ATMOSPHERE WH GOOD MIC AND GREAT PANY. LA BOBA Y EL GATO RANC, IMMEDIATELY INTIFIABLE BY THE RABOW FLAG OUTSI, IS ‘GAY-IENDLY’ AND WELG TO ALL – A GREAT SPOT TO ENJOY A WI RANGE OF LOL BEERS BEFORE HEADG TO NEARBY PICDILLY. THIS LAID-BACK, POPULAR CLUB FEATUR A SURPRISG LIVERPOOL-THEMED TERR R. THERE’S A LARGE OPEN DANCEFLOOR, REGULAR LIVE PERFORMANC AND EVEN A SILENT DIS. THE TWO FLOORS HAVE A GREAT AMBIENCE WH AN TERNATNAL MIX OF GAY AND STRAIGHT GROUPS ENJOYG THE PARTY. DOORS OPEN AT 1AM AND THE PARTY GO ON UNTIL 7.30AM. BEE A CULTURE TRIPPER! SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER TO SAVE UP TO 40% ON OUR UNIQUE TRIPS. SIGN UP SEE PRIVACY POLICY. WILR PARTI FOR A WILR NIGHT OUT, THERE’S ALSO NUN DIGO NO (‘NEVER SAY NO’) WHICH – AS THE NAME MIGHT IMPLY – IS AIMED AT THOSE LOOKG FOR NEW EXPERIENC. THERE’S EE ENTRY, HAPPY HOUR EVERY NIGHT OM 6PM-9PM, AND ’S PECIALLY BY ON SUNDAYS. IF YOU NEED A SPOT OF RELAXATN AFTER THE PARTY, HEAD TO THE OLYMPIC SNAS ON CARRER LS VIVONS. A POPULAR SPOT OPEN 24 HOURS OVER THE WEEKEND, FEATURG A POOL, JACUZZI, STEAM ROOMS AND DARK ROOM. ENTRY IS UP TO €15 DURG THE BIT TIM. ALTHOUGH NOT AS BIG OR EASILY ACCSIBLE AS SOME CI, YOU’LL FD VALENCIA’S LGBT-IENDLY NIGHTLIFE OFFERS PLENTY FOR EVERYONE TO ENJOY. DID YOU KNOW – CULTURE TRIP NOW DO BOOKABLE, SMALL-GROUP TRIPS? PICK OM THENTIC, IMMERSIVE EPIC TRIPS, PACT AND ACTN-PACKED MI TRIPS AND SPARKLG, EXPANSIVE SAILG TRIPS. VOLNIC ICELAND EPIC TRIP MEET OUR LOL INSIR HANNA HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A GUIDE? 2 YEARS. WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT YOUR JOB? IT'S THE PERSONAL NTACT, THE PERSONAL EXPERIENC. I LOVE MEETG PEOPLE OM ALL OVER THE WORLD... I REALLY LIKE GETTG TO KNOW EVERYONE AND FEELG LIKE I'M TRAVELG WH A GROUP OF IENDS. WHAT DESTINATION IS ON YOUR TRAVEL BUCKET-LIST? I HAVE SO MANY PLAC ON MY LIST, BUT I WOULD REALLY LOBE TO GO TO AI. I NSIR MYSELF AN “ADVENTURE GIRL” AND AI FEELS LIKE THE ULTIMATE ADVENTURE! EVERY CULTURE TRIP SMALL-GROUP ADVENTURE IS LED BY A LOL INSIR JT LIKE HANNA. SEE OUR CULTURE TRIPS KEEN TO EXPLORE THE WORLD?
• VALENCIA GAY PRI 2024
• VALENCIA LGBT NIGHTLIFE: PAELLA DNER AND DRKS GAY BARS
• GAY VALENCIA 2023
• EVENTS, GAY PARTYS VALENCIA
• EURO MEN'S CLUBPARISMENUHOTELS · LUXURYHOTELS · MID-RANGEHOTELS · BUDGETON TODAYBARSLBIAN BARSDANCE CLUBSCISE CLUBSSNASSHOPSMASSAGECAFéSSERVICCY GUIGAY MAPTOURSEURO MEN'S CLUB
• KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY

VALENCIA GAY PRI: AN AMAZG CELEBRATN OF THE LGBTQ+ MUNY

This cy has a very vibrant gay scene too. There are lots of gay bars, clubs, and snas. As you n probably image, Valencia Gay Pri is one of the biggt events of the year.

Alencia Gay Pri is one of my favore events of the year.

A GUI TO LGBT NIGHTLIFE VALENCIA COCKTAIL BARTENR | PHOTO BY AMB CREATIVE CO. - RICK BARRETT ON UNSPLASH CLARE SPEAK WRER 01 AUGT 2023 COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT VALENCIA’S LGBT SCENE ISN’T IMMEDIATELY OBV FOR ALL TO SEE AND YOU MIGHT NEED POTG THE RIGHT DIRECTN WHEN YOU ARRIVE. HOWEVER, YOU WON’T NEED TO SPEND TOO LONG LOOKG FOR A GOOD NIGHT OUT WH OUR GUI TO MAKG THE MOST OF THE CY’S GAY-IENDLY BARS, CLUBS AND MORE. VIEW ALL TRIPS LGBT-FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOODS VALENCIA IS AN OPEN AND ACCEPTG CY, AND YOU’LL FD LGBT-IENDLY SPOTS STTERED THROUGHOUT THE CY. HOWEVER, THE MA LGBT-IENDLY AREA IS THE “GAYXAMPLE,” LOTED THE CY CENTER NEAR GRAN VIA L MARQU L TURIA. HERE, YOU’LL FD SEVERAL GAY BARS, CLUBS, AND LGBTQ+-OWNED BS. TAKE A SP TO FD YOUR PERFECT SMALL-GROUP TRIP STATN PASSPORTS READY? YOUR NEXT STATN IS... VIEW TRIP SP EGYPT CROATIA ICELAND MEXI JAPAN SPA INDIA GREECE MOROC THAILAND ECUADOR SOUTH AI TURKEY BALI VALENCIA’S NIGHT LIFE MUCH OF VALENCIA’S GAY NIGHTLIFE REVOLV AROUND A UPLE OF MA BARS AND CLUBS THE CY CENTRE. TOP OF THE LIST IS THE ME, KNOWN AS ‘THE’ GAY BAR VALENCIA. THERE’S EE ENTRY, MORN R WH AN OPEN DANCE AREA, PLAYG A MIX OF NTEMPORARY SPANISH AND ENGLISH-LANGUAGE TUN. ALL ARE WELE AND THERE’S A RELAXED IENDLY ATMOSPHERE, PECIALLY ON THE OUTDOOR TERRACE SUMMER. DOORS OPEN AT 10PM ON FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS BUT ’S WORTH NOTG THAT – LIKE MANY OTHER NIGHTLIFE SPOTS – ONLY GETS TO FULL SWG AFTER MIDNIGHT, WHEN THE SPANISH HAVE FISHED DNER AND ARE READY TO PARTY. LIVE MIC AFTER DRKS AT THE ME, ’S JT JT THREE MUT’ WALK TO THE CY’S HOTTT GAY CLUB, DEO 54. WH LIVE PERFORMERS AND DJS ACROSS TWO FLOORS, THIS IS FELY THE PLACE TO BE ON A FRIDAY OR SATURDAY NIGHT. DOWNSTAIRS THE STROBE-L DANCEFLOOR IS ALWAYS PACKED WH REVELLERS, WHILE THE SMALLER UPSTAIRS ALSO HAS A VIP AREA PERFECT FOR SPECIAL OCSNS. ENTRY ON WEEKENDS IS AROUND €8 – OR EE IF YOU GRAB A FLYER AT THE ME BEFOREHAND. EDINBURGH AND THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS BY TRAIN TRAVERSE STLAND’S MOST SCENIC LANDSP, OM WT AST TO EAST, TRAVELLG BY RAIL VIEW TRIP FOR THOSE SIMPLY WANTG A LAID-BACK DRK THE OLD TOWN, NOT EVERYONE KNOWS THAT THE FAMO CAFE LAS HORAS IS A PARTICULARLY GAY-IENDLY BAR – PLETE WH GREAT CKTAILS AND A STUNNG BAROQUE-STYLE TERR FEATURG CHANLIERS AND A STAR-SPANGLED CEILG. CAFE LAS HORAS, VALENCIA. PHOTO URTY OF VALENCIA TOURISM | PHOTO URTY OF VALENCIA TOURISM COLOURFUL ATMOSPHERE IF YOU FANCY A NIGHT OUT THE LOURFUL RUZAFA DISTRICT, YOU ULD START THE NIGHT AT PLA VALENCIA FOR SOME CKTAILS A WELG AND IENDLY ATMOSPHERE WH GOOD MIC AND GREAT PANY. LA BOBA Y EL GATO RANC, IMMEDIATELY INTIFIABLE BY THE RABOW FLAG OUTSI, IS ‘GAY-IENDLY’ AND WELG TO ALL – A GREAT SPOT TO ENJOY A WI RANGE OF LOL BEERS BEFORE HEADG TO NEARBY PICDILLY. THIS LAID-BACK, POPULAR CLUB FEATUR A SURPRISG LIVERPOOL-THEMED TERR R. THERE’S A LARGE OPEN DANCEFLOOR, REGULAR LIVE PERFORMANC AND EVEN A SILENT DIS. THE TWO FLOORS HAVE A GREAT AMBIENCE WH AN TERNATNAL MIX OF GAY AND STRAIGHT GROUPS ENJOYG THE PARTY. DOORS OPEN AT 1AM AND THE PARTY GO ON UNTIL 7.30AM. BEE A CULTURE TRIPPER! SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER TO SAVE UP TO 40% ON OUR UNIQUE TRIPS. SIGN UP SEE PRIVACY POLICY. WILR PARTI FOR A WILR NIGHT OUT, THERE’S ALSO NUN DIGO NO (‘NEVER SAY NO’) WHICH – AS THE NAME MIGHT IMPLY – IS AIMED AT THOSE LOOKG FOR NEW EXPERIENC. THERE’S EE ENTRY, HAPPY HOUR EVERY NIGHT OM 6PM-9PM, AND ’S PECIALLY BY ON SUNDAYS. IF YOU NEED A SPOT OF RELAXATN AFTER THE PARTY, HEAD TO THE OLYMPIC SNAS ON CARRER LS VIVONS. A POPULAR SPOT OPEN 24 HOURS OVER THE WEEKEND, FEATURG A POOL, JACUZZI, STEAM ROOMS AND DARK ROOM. ENTRY IS UP TO €15 DURG THE BIT TIM. ALTHOUGH NOT AS BIG OR EASILY ACCSIBLE AS SOME CI, YOU’LL FD VALENCIA’S LGBT-IENDLY NIGHTLIFE OFFERS PLENTY FOR EVERYONE TO ENJOY. DID YOU KNOW – CULTURE TRIP NOW DO BOOKABLE, SMALL-GROUP TRIPS? PICK OM THENTIC, IMMERSIVE EPIC TRIPS, PACT AND ACTN-PACKED MI TRIPS AND SPARKLG, EXPANSIVE SAILG TRIPS. VOLNIC ICELAND EPIC TRIP MEET OUR LOL INSIR HANNA HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A GUIDE? 2 YEARS. WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT YOUR JOB? IT'S THE PERSONAL NTACT, THE PERSONAL EXPERIENC. I LOVE MEETG PEOPLE OM ALL OVER THE WORLD... I REALLY LIKE GETTG TO KNOW EVERYONE AND FEELG LIKE I'M TRAVELG WH A GROUP OF IENDS. WHAT DESTINATION IS ON YOUR TRAVEL BUCKET-LIST? I HAVE SO MANY PLAC ON MY LIST, BUT I WOULD REALLY LOBE TO GO TO AI. I NSIR MYSELF AN “ADVENTURE GIRL” AND AI FEELS LIKE THE ULTIMATE ADVENTURE! EVERY CULTURE TRIP SMALL-GROUP ADVENTURE IS LED BY A LOL INSIR JT LIKE HANNA. SEE OUR CULTURE TRIPS KEEN TO EXPLORE THE WORLD?

What LGBTQ+ and the lors of the flag stand forLGBTQ+ is the term that’s beg ed the most, stands for lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer, qutng, and others. This term stands for lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer, qutng, tersex, asexual, pansexual, and alli. Photo om PixabayAn amazg celebratn I have to be very hont wh you: May and I went to Valencia Gay Pri only twice (due to Rona aka Covid, we haven’t been able to celebrate aga) and we pletely missed the para both tim.

A very gay-iendly cyWhen I first got here, before I even went to the Valencian Gay Pri, I noticed that Valencia is a very gay-iendly cy. There are lots of gay bars/clubs, you see rabow flags and rabow lored bench all around, gay upl and other people om the LGBTQIA+ muny n walk on the streets whout gettg “the look” (most of the time).

Lotn & datValencia Gay Pri tak place every year at the end of June. However, you won’t need to spend too long lookg for a good night out wh our gui to makg the most of the cy’s gay-iendly bars, clubs and more.

VALENCIA GAY PRI 2024

However, the ma LGBT-iendly area is the “Gayxample, ” loted the cy center near Gran Via l Marqu l Turia. Here, you’ll fd several gay bars, clubs, and LGBTQ+-owned bs. Valencia’s night life Much of Valencia’s gay nightlife revolv around a uple of ma bars and clubs the cy centre.

VALENCIA LGBT NIGHTLIFE: PAELLA DNER AND DRKS GAY BARS

Top of the list is The Me, known as ‘the’ gay bar Valencia. Live mic After drks at The Me, ’s jt jt three mut’ walk to the cy’s hottt gay club, Deo 54. EDINBURGH AND THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS BY TRAIN Traverse Stland’s most scenic landsp, om wt ast to east, travellg by rail View Trip For those simply wantg a laid-back drk the Old Town, not everyone knows that the famo Cafe las Horas is a particularly gay-iendly bar – plete wh great cktails and a stunng baroque-style terr featurg chanliers and a star-spangled ceilg.

La Boba y el Gato Ranc, immediately intifiable by the rabow flag outsi, is ‘gay-iendly’ and welg to all – a great spot to enjoy a wi range of lol beers before headg to nearby Picdilly. The two floors have a great ambience wh an ternatnal mix of gay and straight groups enjoyg the party. Take to the streets for Gay Pri ValenciaOf urse, beg such a iendly and open-md cy means that Gay Pri Valencia is a big-htg annual event here.

Regardls of society’s labels, Gay Valencia everyone is wele, throughout the rabow-flagged gay bars Valencia has bee known for. As the month of July dawns, those not yet ready to give up on gay Valencia Spa n happily move to the seasi for the No Closet Summer Ftival at the mara. Enjoy the LGBT voic of LGBT Film FtivalOne of the most signifint events of Valencia’s gay pri month is Mostra La Ploma, the cy’s very own LGBT film ftival, providg a dited platform for raisg the profile of LGBT documentari, movi and short films.

GAY VALENCIA 2023

Celebratg s send year 2019, Mostra La Ploma will host a range of cultural activi spanng lerature and art across the Valencian gay Valencia everyone is wele, throughout the rabow-flagged gay bars Valencia has bee known for Apartments BONNIES Su & Spa3.

H the Gay Beach ValenciaWhen you need a break om Valencia’s many urban lights, h the nearby beach, such as the Playa las Arenas where you n swim and walk the promena whout ever leavg the cy lims. Stroll northwards past the numero beachsi rtrants and you’ll reach the quieter Playa la Malvarrosa, popular for s water sports opportuni and gay muny.

For the ultimate gay beach, Valencia has to offer, however, get yourself to Platja l’Arbre l Gos by bike, b or r, and walk south along the shore.

EVENTS, GAY PARTYS VALENCIA

About halfway down, past the abandoned factory and sand dun, you’ll fd the nu gay beach of your sunny, Mederranean dreams. Dance til dawn at the bt Valencia Gay bars and clubsThe Spanish love a good party and Valencia don’t disappot on that ont, burstg wh vibrant optns and an ever-changg le up of hot club events that you’ll want to ask your bellboy or hotelier about. Your bt bet is to get dolled up and head to the El Carme district the historic old town, where most of Valencia’s olt and crazit gay bars are loted.

Ease to your eveng wh a vis to La Boba y el Gato Ranc, a popular gay bar and fé, stylishly rated and servg up a range of cktails alongsi timate events such as screengs of Ru Pl’s Drag Race. Café Las Horas Deo 54Deo 54 is your fal ll of the night, known as the biggt and bt gay club Valencia has to offer, thanks to s stellar gay entertament and qualy parti featurg a le-up of ternatnal and lol DJ talent.

Valencia Gay Pri 2024. For many years the cy has had a thrivg gay scene wh many bars and clubs proudly displayg the rabow flag. Stay the centre of Valencia, close to the gay bars by the Colon metro statn.

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Gay Valencia.

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The cy’s gay bars are all loted the centre, que close to one another. Bubu – Gay Valencia’s by bear bar.