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

Contents:

• GAY GREECE: QUEER CULTURE, LOL LIFE, AND WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW! ??
• GAY ATHENS – A GUIDE TO THE GREEK CAPITAL FOR LGBTQIA2S+
• 7 GREEK GAY-FRIENDLY ISLANDS
• GAY MYKONOS
• GAY HOLIDAYS GREECE & THE ISLANDS

GAY GREECE: QUEER CULTURE, LOL LIFE, AND WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW! ??

‘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.

While known as Athens’ Gay Village, the bt part of Gazi is s diversy; this is also the trendit nightlife scene for everyone else. From about 11pm onwards, gay and straight lols and tourists alike scend on Gazi to chill out and party.

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.

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

Likely the most famo gay property on the island is Hotel Elysium, wh a sunset baret show by the pool bar that’s nsired an sential start to an eveng. For one week Augt, Xlsr ftival draws 30, 000 partygoers and some of the biggt nam on the gay mic scene to outdoor venu.

Most tablishments are both gay- and straight-iendly, wh De Facto Bar beg the only official gay bar town. Nearby is the Gazi neighborhood where the majory of the Athenian gay hangouts n be found, like Soda2.

Mykonos Town is also the beatg heart of the LGBTQ+ muny, wh gay bars like Jackie O’, Babylon, Porta, Kastro’s and Elysium. LGBTQ+ travelers will also want to check out the XLSIOR gay ftival that tak plac Mykonos Town late Augt, sometim early September.

7 GREEK GAY-FRIENDLY ISLANDS

Athens has the largt LGBTQ+ muny Greece, particularly the Gazi neighborhood, which has an array of gay bar and clubs like Soda2. It also hosts an annual gay and lbian film ftival lled Outview.

Mykonos island has one of the most famo LGBTQ+ scen the world and be a gay mec durg the summer months, which culmat wh the XLSIOR Ftival. Stefan and Sebastien are a gay uple who met London 2009.

GAY MYKONOS

The boys wre about their travels on their Nomadic Boys gay travel blog.

Of urse, Mykonos is the one gay haven Greece, but LGBT+ visors should also fd great optns and welg lols all 5 lotns. Though not typilly known as a gay statn, Athens is very well known to all kds of travelers who e to immerse themselv the cy’s renowned history. 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.

GAY HOLIDAYS GREECE & THE ISLANDS

Gazi is one of the more popular neighborhoods and you’ll fd plenty of gay and gay-iendly venu this area.

Over time, has bee slightly ls gay-foced as ’s bee gentrified but as a first-time visor, ’s still the place to start.

It’s important to note that the gay scene Athens is ls public pared to gay hotspots like Mykonos. As the pal cy of Greece wh nearly 4 ln people livg the metro area, you’ll fd a large selectn of gay and gay-iendly rtrants, f, bars and clubs.

One of the most popular and biggt gay events is XLSIOR scribed as Europe’s hottt annual summer gay circu ftival. There are also a few gay hotels Mykonos along wh many gay-iendly optns.

Geranium Rince is loted jt 500m om Mykonos town and is another gay hotel available at a slight lower price.

The old town is imprsive wh Ltle Venice lg the water and s gay beach are great for relaxg and mglg. We won’t tell you not to go to Mykonos due to this, bee ankly you should and you’ll probably love , pecially wh how gay-iendly is. 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.