Gay Greece | 5 Amazg Gay-Friendly Dtatns Greece | Two Bad Tourists

Contents:

• GAY ATHENS – A GUIDE TO THE GREEK CAPITAL FOR LGBTQIA2S+
• THE BEST MYKONOS TOWN GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS MYKONOS TOWN
• GAY GREECE: QUEER CULTURE, LOL LIFE, AND WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW! ??
• GAY HOTELS AND APARTMENTS MYKONOS
• THE BEST CORFU GAY CLUBS & BARSSEE ALL THGS TO DOGAY CLUBS & BARS CORFU
• MOSW GAY MAP

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

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. 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.

THE BEST MYKONOS TOWN GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS MYKONOS TOWN

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.

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

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.

Mykonos has for s been a getaway for gays as beme open and more liberal than Athens and all of the surroundg islands. Unlike Mykonos, you won’t fd any gay specific venu but the atmosphere is pretty open and gay-iendly overall.

GAY HOTELS AND APARTMENTS MYKONOS

Mykonos may have won over the gay crowds the ’70s onwards, but LGBT travelers to Greece now have a wi range of gay-iendly statns to choose om.

Whether you’re the tellectual type, the art lover or the beach bum, Greece is among the most welg gay-iendly untri Europe, and is slowly but steadily evolvg to a muny of openns and cln. So y, many Greek same-sex upl live openly and publicly and happily among fay, iends and lleagu a society that is takg step – albe baby steps – towards gay liberatn.

THE BEST CORFU GAY CLUBS & BARSSEE ALL THGS TO DOGAY CLUBS & BARS CORFU

Not so much for the crazy gay life and partyg (re: Mykonos) but now more so for the feelg of nnectn and muny.

MOSW GAY MAP

A mt for all travelers and a favore for gay holidaymakers, particularly the seclud v along the Mt Peln’s astle. ►Folegandros – Ty and far away, Folegandros has been wng over the gay crowds the last uple of years wh s isolated beach and hikg trails. And some trivia: believe or not, a few years back exvatns on Astypalaia brought to light what is believed to be the world’s olst graffi pictg gay sex.

The annual Gay Pri Para Athens and Thsaloniki and events which take place Athens every year June and the Internatnal Ersos Women’s Ftival held annually on the island of Lvos September are a great chance to mgle while on holiday. There’s so much to see and do and wh the help of gay bookg s you n arrange acmodatn. ✔︎If you haven’t ed gay-foced bookg apps or are visg an off-the-grid statn like a remote island or village the mountas, don’t be surprised if you book a room wh a double bed and upon arrival the host scrambl to change to two sgl.

✔︎Believe or not, nudist travelers are more likely to face more unrelentg star than gay upl.

And of urse, don’t miss the gay nightlife (which I promise to ver a future post). 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. Athens has the largt LGBTQ+ muny Greece, particularly the Gazi neighborhood, which has an array of gay bar and clubs like Soda2.

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.

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

The hotels and gay-iendly lotns are perfect to diffe any worri about beg an LGBTQIA2S+ member travelg abroad, and worried about safety and acceptance.

Today, is a meltg pot of cultur, ethnici, and now, orientatns, havg bee an unofficial gay district. It’s bee synonymo wh entertament and nightlife, thanks to a medley of nightclubs, rtrants, shops, rtrants, and gay bars.

A For Athens n be found on almost every list of the bt gay-iendly hotels Athens.

If you want all the perks of a gay-iendly hotel but wh a si of luxury, Hotel Kg Gee is the one. This betiful serene hotel is the perfect gay uple getaway if you’d rather stay somewhere more private and romantic, rather than somewhere by and full of partyg travellers. But, ’s still close to all the nightclubs and gay-iendly spots so if you do feel like a ltle excement, you don’t have far to go.