Gay life and tourism Andalucia | Costa l Sol, Spa |

Contents:

• THE 5 BEST TORREMOLOS GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS TORREMOLOS
• TORREMOLOS GAY MAP
• TORREMOLOS: A GAY PARADISE SPA
• TORREMOLOS: GAY BARS AND NIGHTCLUBS TORREMOLOS
• THE BEST GAY BAR TORREMOLOS - ARS BAR
• THE 5 BT GAY CLUBS & BARS TORREMOLOS, ANDALUCIA
• TORREMOLOS: GAY TORREMOLOS
• TORREMOLOS GAY BARS AND CLUBS
• 9 FABULOLY GAY-FRIENDLY & GAY HOTELS IN TORREMOLOS TO TRY ON YOUR NEXT GAYTN!
• BT GAY BARS TORREMOLOS - TORREMOLOS FOM
• GAY TORREMOLOS
• TORREMOLOS: WHERE SPA'S GAY RIGHTS MOVEMENT BEGAN
• GAY ALBUFEIRA 2023
• SEVILLE GAY TRAVEL
• TORREMOLOS GAY SHOP
• GAY AND GAY-IENDLY HOTELS TORREMOLOS

THE 5 BEST TORREMOLOS GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS TORREMOLOS

*('Where diversy is unrstood', playg on the e Spanish of the verb entenr (unrstand) as a way of askg whether someone is gay. The drks menu is varied, however the specialty here is Gay BarCalle la Nogalera, 29620, Torremolos, SpaLoted the heart of Torremolos' gay district, La Nogalera, Codigo is a popular gay bar which is open seven nights a week.. ClubCalle Danza Invisible, 710, 29620, Torremolos, SpaA late-night gay clubbg venue that offers a dance floor as well as a separate cisg area.

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Open every night om Nu La Nogalera, 11, 29620, Torremolos, SpaA relative newer to Torremolos' gay bar scene, La Nu offers outdoor seatg the heart of La Nogalera, and serv ff...

Exxxtreme Cisg ClubCalle Santos Arcángel, 6, 29620, Torremolos, SpaA popular dance club that foc on gay cisg Torremolos. Lately, Torremolos has bee the place you have to vis if you´re to gay parti, that’s why om Ruben Galarreta, we want to remend you plac that you n not miss to live the bt gay atmosphere Spa. Most of the daytime bars this area are gay-iendly and there are several that ter for a particular trend, like Babel, formerly 'Pricillas'; a sy drks bar wh a spac outsi terrace that attracts an olr bear scene.

TORREMOLOS: A GAY PARADISE SPA

Further towards Malaga, the beach at the Poseidon Rtrant (oppose Hotel Isabel) is ed by lol gay men and some women as a que place to sunbathe wh iends and partners.

Gay clubs are not many but they are very good: huge Palladium wh swimmg pool attracts crowds of handsome guys week-ends.

TORREMOLOS: GAY BARS AND NIGHTCLUBS TORREMOLOS

Enjoy Torremolos: is a great Gay statn which ters to anyone: great beach, culture, vivid nightlife and sunny weather. Below: El Gato terrace is the bit gay venue town, wh young and handsome crowd arrivg before ser clubbg late at night. Thankfully the rorts and gay hotels Torremolos allow you to do jt that – to be 110% yourself, whout a sgle double-take, all the pany of other open-md folks.

This once ty picturque fishg village has transformed to one of the hottt gay holiday statns on the whole ntent. Cosmopolan and hedonistic, Torremolos has bee extremely gay popular over the past few s as a gay summer vatn spot, pecially for LGBTQ folks om Madrid and Barcelona. Torremolos’ gay hub, La Nogalera, is a maze of bars and clubs where the historic mgl wh the ultra-morn.

The gay scene here is punctuated by a huge Gay Pri event every year, wh other LGBT events takg place throughout the travel season. Rt assured gay, lbian, transgenr, and genr-fluid or non-bary folks will have no problem fdg a qualy hotel wh great service and ameni, and most importantly a tolerant atmosphere where all are wele. And for the very bt of gay and gay-iendly hotels Torremolos, we have brought them together this handy list.

THE BEST GAY BAR TORREMOLOS - ARS BAR

Hotel Rual Torremolos is a very open and gay-iendly tablishment offerg not only a great lotn but also top-notch luxury service and ameni.

This adults-only gay-iendly hotel is suated the center of Torremolos and is very close to Bajondillo Beach, wh such landmarks as the Church of San Miguel and Plaza la Nogalera also wh a stone’s throw om the hotel. For a relaxg seasi hotel rort, wh an open attu that embrac guts of all liftyl, the betiful Hotel Fenix should be at the top of any gay tourists’ radar for great acmodatn Torremolos.

THE 5 BT GAY CLUBS & BARS TORREMOLOS, ANDALUCIA

The Hotel el Pozo (meang the hole, or wellsprg) is another fabulo gay-iendly hotel wh an excellent lotn the center of Torremolos. Not ntent to rely on a great lotn alone, Hotel el Pozo was renovated jt a few years ago and boasts an acmodatn offerg that has the bt gay-iendly morn fort, though do so whout sacrificg s distct Andalian charm.

All told, you will be hard-prsed to beat the Hotel el Pozo as a gay-iendly acmodatn and a fe hotel that embrac diversy.

This recently renovated gay-iendly hotel offers jt unr 400 fortable and well-furnished rooms for guts of all kds.

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Wh s great lotn close proximy to the bt gay nightlife and entertament town, not to mentn the fortable rooms and excellent service, Gran Cervant by Blue Sea prents a gay-iendly acmodatn choice that is hard to pass up, pecially for those g to Torremolos to experience s famo gay scene. La Nogalera and the town’s bt gay nightlife n also be reached 10 mut, and a shuttle service to the town center is available. We close out our list of the bt gay and gay-iendly hotels Torremolos wh the fabulo four-star Hotel Isabel, which is currently celebratg s 50th anniversary.

Torremolos has long had a vibrant gay scene and has always been one of the most openly gay-iendly towns Spa. Even durg the years of dictatorship, the town flourished as a statn for the liberally md and the animated gay scene thrived at a time when Fran owned on blatantly non-Catholic activi.

TORREMOLOS GAY BARS AND CLUBS

Today, the gay scene is even more flourishg than before and is fast beg the most popular choice for GLBT tourists to spend their summer vatns.

Of all the towns on the Costa l Sol, Torremolos is the most famo for s variety of gay bars and clubs. Most of the gay scene Torremolos is centered on the Plaza La Nogalera, but is not limed to this inic part of the town. Along this stretch of goln beach are numero bars, f and chirguos aimed at the gay tourist, one of which is Poseidon.

The first big GLBT event of the year Torremolos is the Gala Drag Queen l Carnival Gay, which is held on the first weekend March. You've got En Beach Club, good beach gay vibe, some not so good ments for food, but jt across the walkway you uld have lunch at El Gato lounge. Jt up the road om the hotel is area known as Pueblo Blan, good bars, Boomerang etc to start a b of a crawl, or even if you wanted dner you've got Ibiza rtrant or Calendula for good tapas, then move around to La Pepa, which then brgs you round to Nogalera, few of the early gay bars, Chsa, Vida etc, and then all other bars are this same area, but then will only get bier after 12.

9 FABULOLY GAY-FRIENDLY & GAY HOTELS IN TORREMOLOS TO TRY ON YOUR NEXT GAYTN!

Torremolos is an attractive statn for gay tourists, due part to s liberal attus and vibrant LGBTQ+ scene. The cy has a number of gay-iendly bars, clubs, and other entertament venu, as well as a number of gay-iendly hotels, gutho, and vatn rentals.

The Nogalera area is home to a number of popular gay bars, clubs, and other entertament venu, as well as a number of gay-iendly hotels and gutho. The gay scene Torremolos is lively and varied, wh a number of bars, clubs, and other entertament venu terg to the LGBTQ+ muny. The cy is also home to a number of annual LGBTQ+ events, cludg the Torremolos Gay Pri para, which tak place every year June.

BT GAY BARS TORREMOLOS - TORREMOLOS FOM

Torremolos is also home to a number of gay-iendly beach, cludg La Carihuela Beach, which is known for s lively atmosphere and betiful settg. The cy is a popular statn for the gay and lbian muny, and is known for s welg and clive atmosphere. (Image cred: Kev Hellon/Alamy)Once a poor fishg town, Torremolos beme an unlikely LGBTQ+ haven the midst of a fascist walkway outsi Mariqua Copas, a hole--the-wall bar Torremolos' ma "gaybourhood", La Nogalera, glowed blue.

As I sipped a beer on my first night town, I surveyed the scene: pestrians holdg shoppg bags had stopped to chat; a man and woman sat entwed on a bench; and gay lols clked cktail glass.

GAY TORREMOLOS

But, as I was about to learn, not only did the untry's first gay-iendly bar open here back 1962, was also where Spa's gay rights movement began – rather vlently.

TORREMOLOS: WHERE SPA'S GAY RIGHTS MOVEMENT BEGAN

Dpe the fact that homosexualy was still nsired a crime unr Fran's regime, 1962, a Brish gay uple opened Tony's Bar on the narrow L-shaped alleyway Pasaje Begoña.

"Although Tony's nnot be fed as a 'gay bar' as we unrstand today, was a place where the owners were gay and allowed the clientele eedom, " said Je M Pérez, the print of Pasaje Begoña Associatn, which was found 2018 wh the aim of "reverg the memory of this emblematic place and rcug this fotten chapter the history of Spa". Tony's was an stant smash and over the next few years, spired a slew of other tablishments terg to the gay muny. In 1971, Fran's ernment began crackg down on Torremolos' flourishg gay scene, which was centred around Pasaje Begoña.

What beme known as the Great Raid did not mean the end of the town's gay bars, but did differ om New York Cy's Stonewall Rts, explaed Pérez.

GAY ALBUFEIRA 2023

Torremolos' Pasaje Begoña was home to Spa's first gay-iendly bar (Cred: M Ramírez/Alamy)Today, those pneers would likely be thrilled to know that this 68, 000-person muny is home to dozens of thrivg queer bars, clubs and bs.

The gay and lbian muny is currently enjoyg a high profile Spa, thanks to the recent troductn of the ntroversial homosexual marriage law. Obvly the Catholic church has put up fierce opposn to this bill, but the large majory of people (pecially urban areas) support equal rights for homosexual upl.

SEVILLE GAY TRAVEL

Sce then, Spanish gays and lbians have been g out of their closets and makg a public life for themselv. Today, gay pri is celebrated throughout the untry and there are numero well-known and rpected anisatns providg tegral servic to the gay muny. The climate, shoppg, beach and bar/club culture have for some time bed to make Andalucia very attractive to the gay market, not to mentn the lourful, vibrant, outdoor liftyle.

In terms of acmodatn Andalucia, there's a good selectn of hotels and apartments along the Costa l Sol, wh Marbella and Torremolos pecially terg for gay visors (Marbella's shoppg is excellent, Torrie's nightlife renowned), as well as Puerto Santa Maria Huelva provce, which has a lively summer scene. Ci such as Cadiz, Grenada, Malaga and Seville also have thrivg gay muni, and as gay visors have started to explore more ci the regn, a number of gay-iendly hotels and other typ of acmodatn have appeared to acmodate their needs. In Torremolos the scene is centred around the La Nogalera area, wh bars, clubs and snas; there's one whole strip entirely voted to gay visors, wh 20 bars of varyg style terms of dér, mic and clientele.

TORREMOLOS GAY SHOP

A gay uple walkg hand hand a ral village will get stared at, or may even be treated wh hostily if they try to check to a hotel room together.

So bear md major ci and beach rorts may be more welg for gay visors, wh a more relaxed, open attu. So if you’re thkg of planng a trip to Spa, here is a list of the top 10 most gay-iendly ci to vis this European hotspot. The Catalan pal is home to the origal Axel Hotel, which opened s doors 2003 and proclaimed self the first gay hotel cha not only Barcelona but also Spa and even Europe.

The annual Circu Ftival is held each Augt and is nsired the biggt ternatnal gay ftival attractg many gays om all over Europe and the world. Barcelona gay pri also tak place at the end of June but 's nothg pared to Madrid pri size and spe.

GAY AND GAY-IENDLY HOTELS TORREMOLOS

Torremolos is loted on Spa’s southern ast jt outsi Malaga and featur awome parti and activi one of the bt gay beach ci Europe. Wh warm weather, betiful beach and an energetic gay nightlife scene that rivals major ci 100 tim s size – Torremolos is the perfect place to party or enjoy a beach vatn.

In the summer months, the gays go shg to this seasi town pecially durg their annual events like Torremolos Pri, Mad Bear Beach Weekend, Delice Dream and Wonr Beach Ftival. There are three gay beach to pick om, the most popular beg El Gato/En Beach where you’ll fd betiful views of all the betiful men.

Some go to relax on the warm sandy beach, to party the gayborhood of La Nogalera or for shoppg along the pestrian street of Calle San Miguel.