The Gay Travel Gui to Lisbon - Portugalist

Contents:

• LISBON GAY DISTRICT: BAIRRO ALTO
• GAY LISBON
• GAY LISBON GUI | AN LGBTQIA+ GUI TO LISBON
• THE GAY TRAVEL GUI TO LISBON
• WHERE ARE THE BT GAY AREAS LISBON?
• THE BT LGBTQ CLUBS AND BARS LISBON LISBON’S LGBTQ SCENE IS AMONG THE BT EUROPE | © RAN / ALAMY STOCK PHOTO SORAIA MARTS 27 DECEMBER 2022 COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT LISBON IS EMERGG AS ONE OF EUROPE’S TOP STATNS FOR LGBTQ TRAVELLERS, WH A VARIETY OF NEW VENTUR, CLUDG BARS AND CLUBS, EXPANDG THE SCENE BEYOND THE REALM OF BUBBLEGUM POP AND RUPL’S DRAG RACE. VIEW ALL TRIPS SHELTER BAR WHAT ED TO BE AN OLD PRT SHOP IS NOW A SY BAR WHERE YOU N “MEET YOUR IENDS FOR DRKS AND MAKE NEW ON,” OR SO THE OWNERS SAY – ONE OF WHOM, MAX TROVARELLI, IS STILL NNG THE OLD BS AND SELLG PRTS ONLE BETWEEN MIXG CKTAILS. LOTED THE HEART OF GAY-IENDLY PRíNCIPE REAL, SHELTER IS A FUN, RELAXED SPOT WHERE YOU N SIP A SPECIAL CKTAIL OR CRAFT BEER AFTER WORK. ITALIAN BAR SNACKS AND WE ARE ON OFFER ON MONDAYS AND WEDNDAYS. TAKE A SP TO FD YOUR PERFECT SMALL-GROUP TRIP STATN PASSPORTS READY? YOUR NEXT STATN IS... VIEW TRIP SP JAPAN THAILAND BALI ECUADOR CROATIA MEXI ICELAND TURKEY INDIA EGYPT SPA GREECE MOROC SOUTH AI CORVO CORVO STANDS OUT FOR S GLASS FA AND BLACK TILG, WH A LOURFULLY RATED UNTERTOP VG PATRONS TO SAVOUR S LIC CKTAILS, OYSTERS AND CHEE PLAT. THE NARROW STAIRS LEADG DOWN TO THE BASEMENT REVEAL A HIDN DANCE FLOOR, OPEN UNTIL 3AM. TMPS THE LONGT-STANDG (AND BY FAR THE LARGT) GAY CLUB LISBON HAS BEEN AROUND SCE 1981, RRYG WH MANY LEGENDARY NIGHTS AND STORI TO TELL. SUATED PRíNCIPE REAL, THE CLUB HAS TWO DANCE FLOORS AND A RINT DJ. IT ALSO HOSTS SOME OF THE BT DRAG QUEENS PORTUGAL, CLUDG REBEC BUNNY, SYLVIA KOONZ, LEXA BLACK AND MARGE MELLOW. TMPS IS SIMPLY A MT-VIS! CARIBBEAN COLOMBIA DISVER COLOMBIA’S CARIBBEAN AST, OM CARTAGENA TO PALOMO VIA JUNGL, RIVERS AND ISLANDS. VIEW TRIP FALMENTE CLUB FALMENTE’S MOST ENTRYWAY WILL LEAD YOU TO A WORLD OF EXCED PEOPLE GATHERED TO SEE JT ONE THG, AND ONE THG ONLY: DRAG SHOWS. SCE 1976, FALMENTE HAS BEEN CHARMG THE LGBTQ SCENE WH LIP-SYNC PERFORMANC, WH SPECIAL NIGHTS DITED TO SHOWSG LISBON’S UP-AND-G DRAG TALENTS. “YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT AND ANYTHG N HAPPEN,” MIGUEL RA, -CREATOR OF MISS DRAG LISBOA, TELLS CULTURE TRIP. THE SHOWS HAPPEN AT AROUND 3AM, SO GRAB A FEW DRKS BEFOREHAND. POSH LISBON POSH LISBON HAS RECENTLY TAKEN LISBON’S LGBTQ SCENE BY STORM WH S LUXUR, EXTRAVAGANT PARTI. ACRDG TO RA, YOU’LL FD “THE GREATT DRAG TALENTS THE CY” HERE, LOTS OF SPECIAL EFFECTS AND OVER-THE-TOP LIGHTG. DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY TO ELECTRONIC MIC, WORLD-CLASS DJ SETS AND MORE – ALL FOR AN CREDIBLY EXPENSIVE ENTRY FEE. BEE A CULTURE TRIPPER! SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER TO SAVE UP TO 40% ON OUR UNIQUE TRIPS. SIGN UP SEE PRIVACY POLICY. TROMBETA BATH WHO’S UP FOR HTG THE STEAM ROOMS AND THEN ENJOYG A OL DRK? IF SO, HEAD TO TROMBETA BATH. WH S PRIVATE SNAS AND TURKISH BATH, THIS VENUE IS UNLIKE ANY OTHER. FEAR NOT, THOUGH – THERE’S ALSO A TOP-NOTCH BAR SERVG QUALY DRKS AND PLAYG A RANGE OF TUN. 49 DA ZDB NTLED THE MAZE-LIKE STREETS OF BAIRRO ALTO, 49 DA ZD IS THE PLACE TO GO FOR R PARTI FEATURG DJ SETS AND LIVE BANDS. ASI OM BEG VERY LGBTQ-IENDLY, ONE OF THE BT THGS ABOUT THIS BAR IS THAT HAS S OWN TIMATE ROOFTOP – SETTG THE STAGE FOR THOSE LONG, HAZY SUMMER NIGHTS. THIS ARTICLE IS AN UPDATED VERSN OF A STORY CREATED BY NA SANTOS. 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?
• TOP 7 BT GAY BARS & CLUBS PORTUGAL
• LISBON GAY PRI
• LISBON GAY PRI 2024
• LISBON GAY PRI: PORTUGAL’S BIGGT LGBTI EVENT
• MOVG TO LGBT LISBON? HOW TO FD YOUR PERFECT GAY NEIGHBORHOOD!
• LISBON, THE EUROPE'S MOST GAY-IENDLY CY

LISBON GAY DISTRICT: BAIRRO ALTO

The majory of gay lotns are Bairro Alto or Prcipe Real, two neighborhoods near each other the historil center of Lisbon.

Most of the gay bars are found on and around Rua da Barro, but one of the plac to be is the Sétimo Céu (54 Travsa da Espera), probably the biggt gay bar Bairro Alto. Falmente (38 Rua Da Palmeira) is a very small but legendary bar, and is nsired to be the first Lisbon gay club (the drag shows here are not to be missed!

And fally don’t fet to check out the beach, Costa Capari, which is 15 kilometers south of Lisbon (n°17 et 19) and is whout a doubt one of the most betiful gay beach Europe. atmosphere, sandy beach nearby (cludg a predomantly gay beach that's nsired one of Europe's bt gay beach), great cultural attractns, and timate.

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On the whole, 's a fairly morn and acceptg cy (gay marriage beme legal Portugal 2010), although the untry remas one of the most closeted Wtern Europe. As for gay-iendly hotels, there's the romantic Palacete Chafariz Del Rei Alfama, Solar dos Mouros offerg cy views by the stle, and the hip Bairro Alto Hotel, a boutique hotel by Bairro Alto. Lisbon Gay Pri, also known as Arraial Lisboa Pri, is an annual LGBTQIA+ event that celebrat diversy and equaly the cy.

Portugal, and particularly Lisbon, has always been a fairly gay-iendly statn, but ’s rarely featured as one of the “mt vis” statns. All that has begun to change, however, particularly sce Portugal hosted the Eurovisn 2018 and planted Lisbon firmly on the gay map.

Homosexualy was crimalised  1983 and gay marriage has been legal sce 2010: Portugal was actually the 6th untry Europe, and the 8th untry the world, to make gay marriage legal.

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The Late Birds Lisbon – Set an 18th Century buildg wh twelve gutrooms, a lounge, garn, and swimmg pool, The Late Birds Lisbon is probably Lisbon’s most popular gay urban Rabow Rooms Gay Men’s Gut Hoe – Hostel-style boutique acmodatn wh bunkbed dorms and private rooms, this is another popular place to stay Lisbon. It is suated near the Saldanha metro stop, and the attractns, shops, and nightlife of the cy centre are ls than 20 mut by metro or 30 on Anjo Azul – Hotel Anjo Azul is a small, boutique hotel that attracts a large number of gay guts.

Although often advertis self as a gay hotel, the clientele is ually a mix of both gay and straight – Gay Homtays is a specialist webse that lists gay or gay-iendly hom where you n stay wh the – Airbnb, but for gay-owned and gay-iendly acmodatn. Chiado and the Bairro Alto, both close nearby, are also very popular wh lol Portugue and visg gays while Alfama, the olst and most tradnal neighbourhood Lisbon, is probably the most popular neighbourhood wh visors overall. Lisbon Gay Tours – Specialist gay tour pany that offers sightseeg tours of Lisbon, Stra, and the beach districts of Casis and Estoril.

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Lisbon Beach Tours – Specialist gay tour pany offerg walkg tours, trips to Casis and Stra, trips to Maa and Ericeira, fado evengs, we tastg evengs, and more.

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Arraial Lisboa Pri – Usually the week after Pri, there’s a large party  Praça do Comérc that has a lot of bars, entertament, and Lisboa / Internatnal Queer Film Ftival Portugal – September se the Gay and Lbian Film Ftival, Queer Lisboa, e to Portugal’s pal. Constctn Club – A gay and hetero-iendly nightclub that specialis  Teck-Hoe, Hoe, and Electronic – A popular gay and lbian bar that’s popular wh the alternative and arty crowd, Purex has a small dancefloor and sometim has live DJs. Espaço 40e1 – Suated the Bairro Alto, this is que a small but welg bar that’s famo for s 106 – A fun mic bar that’s suated the Prcipe Real Bar – A small gay cktail bar loted the Bairro Alto Bar – Loted Cais do Sodré, Lisbon’s former red light district, this lively bar is famo for s nightly strip show which tak place between 1 and 3 C– One of the most popular gay cise clubs, Bar C hosts regular themed parti and fetish nights.

THE BT LGBTQ CLUBS AND BARS LISBON LISBON’S LGBTQ SCENE IS AMONG THE BT EUROPE | © RAN / ALAMY STOCK PHOTO SORAIA MARTS 27 DECEMBER 2022 COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT LISBON IS EMERGG AS ONE OF EUROPE’S TOP STATNS FOR LGBTQ TRAVELLERS, WH A VARIETY OF NEW VENTUR, CLUDG BARS AND CLUBS, EXPANDG THE SCENE BEYOND THE REALM OF BUBBLEGUM POP AND RUPL’S DRAG RACE. VIEW ALL TRIPS SHELTER BAR WHAT ED TO BE AN OLD PRT SHOP IS NOW A SY BAR WHERE YOU N “MEET YOUR IENDS FOR DRKS AND MAKE NEW ON,” OR SO THE OWNERS SAY – ONE OF WHOM, MAX TROVARELLI, IS STILL NNG THE OLD BS AND SELLG PRTS ONLE BETWEEN MIXG CKTAILS. LOTED THE HEART OF GAY-IENDLY PRíNCIPE REAL, SHELTER IS A FUN, RELAXED SPOT WHERE YOU N SIP A SPECIAL CKTAIL OR CRAFT BEER AFTER WORK. ITALIAN BAR SNACKS AND WE ARE ON OFFER ON MONDAYS AND WEDNDAYS. TAKE A SP TO FD YOUR PERFECT SMALL-GROUP TRIP STATN PASSPORTS READY? YOUR NEXT STATN IS... VIEW TRIP SP JAPAN THAILAND BALI ECUADOR CROATIA MEXI ICELAND TURKEY INDIA EGYPT SPA GREECE MOROC SOUTH AI CORVO CORVO STANDS OUT FOR S GLASS FA AND BLACK TILG, WH A LOURFULLY RATED UNTERTOP VG PATRONS TO SAVOUR S LIC CKTAILS, OYSTERS AND CHEE PLAT. THE NARROW STAIRS LEADG DOWN TO THE BASEMENT REVEAL A HIDN DANCE FLOOR, OPEN UNTIL 3AM. TMPS THE LONGT-STANDG (AND BY FAR THE LARGT) GAY CLUB LISBON HAS BEEN AROUND SCE 1981, RRYG WH MANY LEGENDARY NIGHTS AND STORI TO TELL. SUATED PRíNCIPE REAL, THE CLUB HAS TWO DANCE FLOORS AND A RINT DJ. IT ALSO HOSTS SOME OF THE BT DRAG QUEENS PORTUGAL, CLUDG REBEC BUNNY, SYLVIA KOONZ, LEXA BLACK AND MARGE MELLOW. TMPS IS SIMPLY A MT-VIS! CARIBBEAN COLOMBIA DISVER COLOMBIA’S CARIBBEAN AST, OM CARTAGENA TO PALOMO VIA JUNGL, RIVERS AND ISLANDS. VIEW TRIP FALMENTE CLUB FALMENTE’S MOST ENTRYWAY WILL LEAD YOU TO A WORLD OF EXCED PEOPLE GATHERED TO SEE JT ONE THG, AND ONE THG ONLY: DRAG SHOWS. SCE 1976, FALMENTE HAS BEEN CHARMG THE LGBTQ SCENE WH LIP-SYNC PERFORMANC, WH SPECIAL NIGHTS DITED TO SHOWSG LISBON’S UP-AND-G DRAG TALENTS. “YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT AND ANYTHG N HAPPEN,” MIGUEL RA, -CREATOR OF MISS DRAG LISBOA, TELLS CULTURE TRIP. THE SHOWS HAPPEN AT AROUND 3AM, SO GRAB A FEW DRKS BEFOREHAND. POSH LISBON POSH LISBON HAS RECENTLY TAKEN LISBON’S LGBTQ SCENE BY STORM WH S LUXUR, EXTRAVAGANT PARTI. ACRDG TO RA, YOU’LL FD “THE GREATT DRAG TALENTS THE CY” HERE, LOTS OF SPECIAL EFFECTS AND OVER-THE-TOP LIGHTG. DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY TO ELECTRONIC MIC, WORLD-CLASS DJ SETS AND MORE – ALL FOR AN CREDIBLY EXPENSIVE ENTRY FEE. BEE A CULTURE TRIPPER! SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER TO SAVE UP TO 40% ON OUR UNIQUE TRIPS. SIGN UP SEE PRIVACY POLICY. TROMBETA BATH WHO’S UP FOR HTG THE STEAM ROOMS AND THEN ENJOYG A OL DRK? IF SO, HEAD TO TROMBETA BATH. WH S PRIVATE SNAS AND TURKISH BATH, THIS VENUE IS UNLIKE ANY OTHER. FEAR NOT, THOUGH – THERE’S ALSO A TOP-NOTCH BAR SERVG QUALY DRKS AND PLAYG A RANGE OF TUN. 49 DA ZDB NTLED THE MAZE-LIKE STREETS OF BAIRRO ALTO, 49 DA ZD IS THE PLACE TO GO FOR R PARTI FEATURG DJ SETS AND LIVE BANDS. ASI OM BEG VERY LGBTQ-IENDLY, ONE OF THE BT THGS ABOUT THIS BAR IS THAT HAS S OWN TIMATE ROOFTOP – SETTG THE STAGE FOR THOSE LONG, HAZY SUMMER NIGHTS. THIS ARTICLE IS AN UPDATED VERSN OF A STORY CREATED BY NA SANTOS. 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?

Together – One of the biggt events Lisbon, a Together party is always one of the hottt events any gay Lisboeta’s diary.

Trombeta Bath – Probably the most popular gay sna Lisbon, this Bairro Alto tablishment has a dark room, lots of bs, a massage service, steam room, and hot tub.

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SnApolo 56 – This is not specifilly a gay sna, but a very gay-iendly sna that is aimed at people who are open to new experienc.

In practice this means you’ll fd gays, lbians, and straight men and women although ’s maly a mix of gay and bisexual men. Lisbon don’t have as many gay beach as the Algarve, and maybe that’s a good thg bee means that everybody go to one beach: Beach 19. Durg the day, the foc is maly on tanng while be more cisg foced the do Me – Loted Simbra, around 45 mut om Lisbon, this is one of the most ma naturist beach near Lisbon and ’s popular wh both gay and straight visors.

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Meetups – There are several LGBT meetup groups Lisbon: there’s a meetup for hikg gays, surfg, nu hangout, and several general LGBT meetup groups.

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Portugal is also one of the saft plac the world to vis, gay or straight, and ranks alongsi untri like Iceland and New Zealand for safety. Lisbon is a multicultural pal cy that attracts all kds of people om all over the world, cludg plenty of gay and lbian travellers. Although Lisbon has wnsed a homophobic ernment throughout the years, gay life Lisbon Portugal is safe and fun now.

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Y, the Lisbon Gay and Lbian Centre (CGL) is a lol anizatn that offers support and rmatn for LGBT travelers Lisbon.

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If you are lookg for a gay beach, then try some of the most popular beach close to Lisbon, such as Carvelos and Costa da Capari. There are more quiet streets for those lookg for a more seclud stop, and then you have the btle of rtrants, gay bars, and open-spaced seatg.

This clus fantastic views of the river, tradnal ho, and a btlg nightlife where all the most famo gay bars are loted.

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Check out Bar C Príncipe Real, a welg bar the heart of the cy that is nsired Lisbon’s sexit gay bar, which is a terrific place to grab a few drks. In this part of our Where Are the Bt Gay Areas Lisbon article, we’ll n over some rmatn on rentg a property Lisbon and property rental pric the pal.

In this part of our Where Are the Bt Gay Areas Lisbon article, we’ll provi you wh an easy step-by-step gui to buyg property Portugal. When to the gay Lisbon muny, you’ll fd that all the hotels Portugal are very LGBTQI+ iendly and gay ctomers will have no issu. However, this part of our article, we’d like to provi you wh some of the top lotns, and some of our favore gay hotels Lisbon.

Very close to the Lisbon gay scene and nightlife, the trendy neighborhood of Bairro Alto, and only ten mut walk to Tmps, the most popular gay dance club, where they play dance and hoe mic all night.

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Also loted on Avenida da Liberda, Tivoli is a great place to head to as a gay visor to Lisbon, and gay life is excellent this part of town. Loted the heart of gay-iendly Príncipe Real, Shelter is a fun, relaxed spot where you n sip a special cktail or craft beer after work.

Tmps The longt-standg (and by far the largt) gay club Lisbon has been around sce 1981, rryg wh many legendary nights and stori to tell. 1982 Same-sex sexual activy crimalized aga, only years after the end of the opprsive and homophobic fascist dictatorship. In the 18th century, wrer William Beckford ped England after allegatns that he was gay and moved to Stra, Greater Lisbon.

While the cy boasts fewer bars and activi for LGBT people than the pal, the muny has built a home for self wh inic plac such as the drag club Invict and the gay fe Pri Coffee. From luxury to affordable rtrants, amazg hotels and gay nightclubs, and the bt beach the untry, the Algarve is the perfect LGBT getaway, havg retreats and hotels tered to LGBT people and found by LGBT people. While more mon other untri, Portugal has been fallg ls behd recent years wh new gay gyms, as well as gyms for the whole LGBT muny.