Italy’s top gay beach listed as one of Europe’s “bt” 40 beach | The Big Gay Puglia Gui

Contents:

• IL TURISMO LGBTQ | PUGLIA – ITALY’S GAY SUMMER PARADISE
• BT GAY BEACH TO GO TO IN ITALY
• ITALY’S TOP GAY BEACH LISTED AS ONE OF EUROPE’S “BT” 40 BEACH
• SPIAGGIA D’AYALA | GAY BEACH GUI
• GAY BEACH
• THE WORLD'S MOST GAY-FRIENDLY BEACH CI AND RORTS
• OUR 7 FAVOURE PLAC TO EXPERIENCE GAY ITALY
• AMALFI COAST GAY TRAVEL
• GAY IENDLY RORTS/TOWNS/CI ITALY? - ITALY FOM
• THE BT GAY BEACH EUROPE
• MYKONOS GAY BEACH

IL TURISMO LGBTQ | PUGLIA – ITALY’S GAY SUMMER PARADISE

To this day, the regn is regularly listed as a top-five European statn acrdg to some of the most followed gay travel fluencers, cludg the Nomadic Boys. A poll on GaylyPla’s webse, one of Italy’s top sourc for LGBTQ+ travel spiratn, named Puglia as the natn’s top summer statn for Queer travelers 2021. The crowds that spill out and over the siwalks around Gallipoli’s gay bars at night are the same that h the nearby lidos at Baia Ver durg the day.

Puglia’s Bt BeachIt’s no surprise that Puglia has two of Italy’s bt gay and naturist beach bee this regn is all about the sea. Queer travelers ually nverge on two ma statns: Ostuni, the heart of the Valle d’Itria, and Gallipoli – also known lolly as “Gaylipoli” – Salento.

Anima is an LGBTQ-iendly, gay-owned and operated, adult-only bed and breakfast set a betiful olive grove between Ostuni and Ceglie Msapi.

BT GAY BEACH TO GO TO IN ITALY

La Ciclatera Sotto Il Mare is a gay-iendly fé wh a wonrful terrace overlookg Bari’s old port, and ’s the perfect place to enjoy somethg light to eat or a place where you n enjoy a pre-dner aperif.

“Thanks to s clive and unequaled wele, Puglia has tablished self over time as one of the bt Italian gay statns… Whether you're lookg for clothg optnal, whe sand, remote sereny, or packed wh eye-ndy, disver your paradise. Gallipoli is another small charmg gay beach town, but unlike Sg or Fire Island, is not known for the party boy wild nightlife scene and more for s bety and e-as-you-are atmosphere”. The Nomadic Boys - perhaps one of the bt known gay travel fluencers - rate Puglia as Europe’s 5th top gay statn for LGBTQ+ travelers after Sg, Mykonos, Tel Aviv and Gran Canaria.

For travelers lookg to have fun one of Rome’s most betiful districts near the Colossm, Via San Gvanni Laterano, the so-lled Gay Street, is a mt: gay-iendly bars, clubs and rtrants all make for a social eveng. Not to be missed is the Gay Village, one of the most important events hosted by the cy every summer, which attracts thoands of people.

ITALY’S TOP GAY BEACH LISTED AS ONE OF EUROPE’S “BT” 40 BEACH

“If you love someone take them to Verona” is the Valente’s Day slogan for the cy of Romeo and Juliet, one of Italy’s most gay-iendly ci. Take a stroll to Piazza Bra to admire the Roman Amphheatre and on to the monumental San Zeno Altarpiece by Andrea Mantegna ntug to Porta Nuova, the historic center wh the elegant Lucla Cafe, a gay-iendly hang out and the perfect place for an aperif. The historil gay hangout Catania cy center is Via Alsi, around Nievki: a bar and an alternative rtrant which has been welg to LGBT people sce the ‘70s.

For over twenty years between late June and early July, the cy is flood by the lors of the rabow flag wh a seri of iativ crowng the tradnal Catania Gay Pri Para. Taorma is one of the most gay-iendly statns on Sicily, an ial statn year round, thanks to the d climate and the foc on fun, relaxatn and joie vivre as well as the warm hospaly of the Sicilian people.

SPIAGGIA D’AYALA | GAY BEACH GUI

Versilia Coast is one of the most famo gay statns for Italian travellers and Torre l Lago is the perfect place to spend the day havg fun and relaxg.

Punta lla Sua, voted Italy’s top gay/LGBTQ+ iendly beach by Italy’s LGBTQ+ muny 2021, has been named as one of “40 of the bt beach Europe” by the UK’s The Guardian Newspaper. Punta lla Sua was also voted our rears’ favore beach our 2020 Bt of Puglia poll, though our own personal favore gay beach is Campomaro’s D’Ayala beach. More | if you are visg Puglia for this summer here’s how to choose the perfect base for your stay Puglia | read our five gui to gay Puglia for LGBTQ+ travelers | check out our cy gui to Ostuni | stay for Salento Pri Lecce on Saturday 16 July 2022.

Most gay Italians g to Puglia for their fix of summer sun (many take extend month-long holidays, some will return home to the regn om the north’s larger ci, stayg for 2 - 3 months) have on their list of beach to vis.

GAY BEACH

Although urban statns tend to be most popular wh gay travelers bee of their rich cultural offergs, vibrant nightlife districts, and chic shoppg and dg, a number of the world's most gay-popular ci also enjoy picturque settgs on the water.

From megaci wh skyscrapers on the ocean to relatively smaller statns on tranquil bays and lak, here's a ndown of the world's 20 bt gay urban beach statns (populatn 150, 000 or greater).

THE WORLD'S MOST GAY-FRIENDLY BEACH CI AND RORTS

Wh outstandg mms, distctive archecture (cludg several treasur by Antoni Gdi) a lively gay nightlife scene centered mostly around the sophistited Eixample district, and an abundance of stylish rtrants and hotels, Barcelona is a terrific statn for urban, yet there's a sweepg and betiful gay beach, Barceloa, jt mut om the cy center.

It's jt a short drive south along the ast to vis some of the Southern Hemisphere's most betiful beach, cludg swank Camp Bay, which li the shadows of the Twelve Apostle mountas, and Clifton, which has a scene-y gay beach.

Near the cy's uber-gay Boystown, also known as Lakeview, the GLBT set nverged for many years at Belmont Rocks, an area that no longer exists.

OUR 7 FAVOURE PLAC TO EXPERIENCE GAY ITALY

And as 's set on the eastern shore of Zealand Island, on Ørund (a stra that divis the North and Baltic seas), Copenhagen is close to a number of priste, wdswept stretch of sand, cludg such gay hangouts as Bellevue and Ishøj beach.

Back the betiful cy center, you'll fd gay bars, snas, clubs, and shops all a pact and walkable area - many are along Studitræ.

AMALFI COAST GAY TRAVEL

For many years known primarily as Florida's "sprg break" pal, Fort Lrdale began an amb transformatn to a more sophistited rort statn startg around the early 1990s, which cid wh efforts to urt gay and lbian travelers.

Sce that time, more than a dozen gay men's rorts have opened wh a few blocks of the cy's betiful oceanont beach, as have several luxury high-rise hotels.

GAY IENDLY RORTS/TOWNS/CI ITALY? - ITALY FOM

Fort Lrdale is also close enough to Miami and Palm Beach for quick viss to eher place, makg an ial base for a sunny and relaxg gay vatn. 5 ln rints—prisg the Kowloon Pensula, New Terrori, and Hong Kong Island—is neverthels que forward wh regard to gay and lbian issu when you nsir the regn as a whole. And the pal cy of Honolulu, wh s vibrant though rather heavily veloped Waikiki beachont, ntas the heart of the state's gay scene.

This dramatilly suated cy on the island of Oahu has several gay bars, a great dg scene, and proximy to many notable attractns, om Queen's Surf gay beach to Pearl Harbor. One of the world's leadg gay and lbian statns, Los Angel is much more than a sgle metropolis - rather, 's an entire llectn of both sprawlg and many s scenic neighborhoods and adjacent ci.

THE BT GAY BEACH EUROPE

Here and funky Venice Beach, to the south, you'll fd que a few rtrants, hotels, and bars wh a mixed gay/straight followg, along wh one of the Wt's classic gay dive bars, Roosterfish. The cy is pecially popular as a gay statn durg Midsumma Ftival, a three-week LGBT arts and cultural ftival held om mid-January through early Febary.

The regn has been eclipsed by nearby Fort Lrdale recent year's as the state's top gay statn, but you'll still fd plenty of gays and lbians livg and playg the parts - and visg durg the several big gay circu parti held South Beach each year, om Wter Party to Whe Party to Miami Gay Pri.

MYKONOS GAY BEACH

In Miami Beach, you'll fd a pair of betiful and popular gay beach, cludg 12th Street Beach South Beach, and Hlover Beach farther north.

The largt cy on the famoly swank and sophistited French Riviera, Nice (populatn 350, 000) is not que a gay playground on the same plane as such Euro-queer hot spots as Ibiza and Mykonos, but this stylish cy wh an outstandg variety of tony rtrants and shops do have a growg gay prence (this is also te, by the way, of nearby Cann, which is smaller but also is beg creasgly popular wh gay travelers). You'll fd gay bars, snas, and f mostly or Old Town, and along the curvg wateront gg the Mederranean, rabow flags note a gay prence at Co Beach as well as at Castel Plage. S., and Canada, the romantic Mexin Riviera rort of Puerto Vallarta mak for an approachable, relatively affordable, and fectly fun and lively gay getaway om late fall through early sprg ( quiets down here nsirably durg the hot summer months).