10 of Europe’s bt statns for LGBTQ+ travellers this Pri season | Gay and lbian travel | The Guardian

Contents:

• LGBT NAPL: BARS, PUBS AND GAY IENDLY SQUAR THE CY
• GAY NAPLES
• GAY BEACH NEAR NAPL
• GAY TRAVEL TOURS & TRIPS
• GAY HOLIDAYS ITALY: HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

LGBT NAPL: BARS, PUBS AND GAY IENDLY SQUAR THE CY

Piazza Belli is one of the bit squar the historic center and is the heart of the nightlife for the LGBT muny of Napl, pecially for the prence of many gay iendly clubs.

It als wh the fense of the civil rights of gays, lbians, bisexuals, transsexuals and transgenr both by promotg cultural activi, both iativ for the revery of margalizatn and recreatnal and social events. You n ntact the Arcigay to munite any kd of problem or disfort related to the LGBT world bee they are active a legal office, a iendly phone, a health sk, social-psychologil support and there are study rooms.

Let’s start your amazg tour of Napl wh our Gay/Lbian Gui, explore the magnificient Plebisce Square to admire the Royal Palace (ticket entrance clud), Umberto I Gallery, San Carlo Theatre and Castel Nuovo, also lled Masch Ango (view om the outsi). Then ntue to the famo Piazza Belli where your tour will end and you will have ee time this btlg Piazza where you n fd a multu of gay iendly rtrants, f, and bars and the heart of the Gay night life of this cy. Created by Adam Steward 2009 and celebrated on July 16, Internatnal Drag Day to give drag artists a chance to showse their creativy and ntributns to gay culture.

GAY NAPLES

Started 2010 by Canadian teenager Brtany McMillan, and promoted by GLAAD, was created rponse to a seri of bullyg-related suicis of gay stunts like Tyler Clementi.

Leonardo Da Vci’s legacy Milan is well known and many historians agree that he was a gay artist leavg his mark many masterpiec of the cy, cludg The Last Supper, hoed by the refectory of the nvent of Santa Maria lle Grazie.

There are also many wonrful lser-known plac where an tert LGBTQ+ history uld lead you, such as Florence's Bargello Mm, which ntas an earlier Renaissance statue of David by the artist Donatello—the first ee-standg male nu sce Classil Antiquy, and a super-sexy homoerotic nu at that. It’s one of only five untri to make queer rights equal at a nstutnal level and holds first place on ILGA-Europe’s Rabow Europe Inx, which ranks untri on LGBTQ+ my last vis, a gay gui showed me round the wdg medieval streets of Valletta and Rabat, potg out sential bars and rtrants om Michel-starred Noni to the Monaliza Lounge drag bar, as well as the nightclub Michelangelo lively Paceville. This spir filters down to Dubl’s many LGBTQ-iendly tablishments: two personal favour are iendly bnch spot Social Fabric Café Stoneybatter, one of the cy’s most tertg neighbourhoods, and Street 66 bar, a eful cktail spot before a night at inic LGBTQ+ stutn The southsi is gay-owned Gutter Bookshop (named after the famo Osr Wil quote), and the weekly “big gay dis” Sunday Social at Farrier & Draper; or cross the river for the Outhoe LGBTQ+ muny rource fe on Capel Street and PantiBar, owned by drag queen, activist and performer Panti Bliss.

GAY BEACH NEAR NAPL

Enjoy bnch at Osr bar and fe, before a beer at one of Europe’s olst gay bars, Centralhjor, which hosts drag and Sunday jazz ssns venu clu Bøssehet Christiania, home to theatre, performanc, exhibns and parti – a well-suated boutique hotel is SP34 (doubl om £133) the Lat Quarter. Nearby Delmoni’s (known lolly as “Del’s”), has been Merchant Cy’s “gay triangle” sce stay nearby, try the good-value Bnswick hotel (doubl om £50), on a street wh venu marked by rabow flags. Photograph: Nick Maslen/AlamyOn my last vis to Birmgham the rabow flag seemed to be everywhere, and the historic Gay Village, wh s bars, shops and f, is hugely visible, centred largely on Hurst Street.

Start wh bibimbap at the thoroughfare’s Korean rtrant Topokki before drks at Missg, Siwalk or lbian bar The Fox and dancg at the legendary Nightgale Club, the olst gay club the cy, datg back to summer’s hot LGBTQ+ event is Fierce’s Healg Garns of Bab (27 June - 17 July): part of Birmgham 2022 Ftival, ’s an artistic rponse to this summer’s Commonwealth Gam, celebratg “what the Brish Empire tried (and failed) to stamp out”.

GAY TRAVEL TOURS & TRIPS

Mykonos’s rep as queer heaven dat back to the 1970s, when Jackie Onassis beme a regular visor (she first vised 1961), before blossomed as gay rort the 1980s, wh acmodatn sprgg up for the largely male 2022, you n hang out at tablished hotspots Jackie O, bar Porta or Kastro’s, and stay at the Super Paradise (doubl om £249), handy for the island’s ma LGBTQ+ beach. Photograph: Subodh Agnihotri/AlamyFor many gay men of a certa age, Fland is extribly associated wh leather-clad inic hero Tom of Fland, whose books pict a ggedly sexualised masculy durg a time pre-1971 when homosexualy was still illegal. Now you n take a tour of where thor Too Laaksonen lived his whole adult life, passg the Kansalaistori (People’s Square) ont of parliament, once a clanste meetg pot for gay karaoke fans should check out Mann’s Street, a boozy stutn; other fun spots are Street Pri the Kamppi district, and Kvääristö, a jot for queer women, transgenr, and non-bary people.

5ln people each year, cludg 300, 000 overseas self is one of the most LGBTQ-iendly untri the world: same-sex sexual activy was ma legal 1979, and was the third untry to legalise gay marriage, 2005. First stop has to be Chue, Madrid’s “gaybourhood” wh bars and venu dotted around Plaza Chue (also don’t miss the recently refurbished Merdo San Antón for tasty food stalls and a rooftop terrace).

Begng of ma ntentGay iendly Hotels NaplFloridaUned Stat of AmeriGay iendly Fd LGBTQ welg hotels Napl, FL Fd properti that pledge to make all guts feel safe, wele and 10% or more on over 100, 000 hotels worldwi as a One Key hotels are fully refundable. From Copenhagen, Denmark To Stockholm, Swen - Copenhagen, Oslo, Bergen (Norway), Stockholm (Swen)Experience the vibrant pal ci of Denmark, Norway, and Swen and the stunng fjords surroundg Bergen on our Snavia gay trip! Set on the stunng W�rthersee lake this four day gay event gets bier every year wh over 3000 people attendg last year�s events, cludg the beach club, the roller dis, Almdudler stume party and the pk lake boat cise party, are jt some of the events you n look forward to this year.

GAY HOLIDAYS ITALY: HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Spend your time baskg the Augt sun at the private pool wh up to 30 Detours gay tour iends at your 20-sue pound, then explore the famo nearby s of Siena, Florence, and Pisa before returng to your private stle each night.

Rajasthan & Nepal Gay Tour is almost a 3 week holiday, takg you through the Rajasthan, the Holy waters of Gang and the mighty Himalayas and the great civilizatns and cultur across the Northern Indian herage statns and Nepal.

Our thentic and extravagant Gay Sgl Week � Foodi Tour of Puglia is a once a lifetime opportuny to explore the world-famo food this amazg lotn along wh like-md gay sgl. From/To Madrid, Spa - Madrid, Toledo & Seia Madrid is a fantastic statn pecially if you enjoy lol neighborhoods, art, the gay scene, nightlife and betiful weather.

Disver Ottoman splendors, Byzante and Eastern Orthodox Monasteri, ancient s and dramatic landsp on this 11-day Balkan gay tour om Skopje, Macedonia to Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzea. From/To Ljubljana, Slovenia - Triglav Natnal ParkOur ma objective on this gay group expedn will be to climb Mt Triglav, Slovenia's hight mounta and to trek the surroundg Triglavski Natnal Park.

From Lima To Cuz, Pe - Amazon Jungle, Cuz, Sacred Valley, Ollantaytambo, Aguas Calient, Machu PicchuStroll through Lima's vibrant Plaza Mayor, learn the secrets of the Amazon Jungle om a lol gui, wake to the sounds of an Amazonian animal orchtra, admire Cuz's stunng lonial archecture, glimpse terraced walls the fertile Sacred Valley, stroll geometrilly perfect streets Ollantaytambo, wanr among the ancient s of Machu Picchu, disver lourful tradnal textil on our Gay Pe, Amazon & Machu Picchu Gay Tour. From the majtic riversi cy of Budapt wh s thermal sprgs and stl, to the old-world charm of Prague's narrow alleyways and thedrals, before fishg up the morn uber-gay Berl, jam-packed wh history. Jo on this special all-accs gay tour of Germany, 'above and below', where we'll learn of ancient history, enter the stl of kgs, explore the secrets of The Third Reich, and end wh a stunng overlap to Oktoberft.

While 6 ln people om around the world gettg together to drk beer and sg Bavarian songs might not sound like a gay haven, for one special Sunday durg the legendary Oktoberft, kda is. From Beijg To Shanghai, Cha - Beijg, Xian, ShanghaiCha, the world's most populace untry, has already bee the paradise for many seasoned gay & lbian travelers. The ancient Greeks, the ancient Romans, thk of Juli Caar and Nero, etc., pl all those Renaissance artists�Donatello, Botticelli, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Caravagg: did ever occur to you how much Italian gay history and art there is?

The 9-day luxury gay tour starts wh a two-night stay at the Four Season�s San Domeni Palace Taorma � the rort where much of the drama of Season 2 was filmed.

From Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe To Cape Town, South Ai - Victoria Falls, Chobe Natnal Park, Sabi Sands Game Rerve, Cape Town, Cape Pensula, Cape WelandsImmerse yourself the wilrns, wildlife, and high life of South Ai on this shamelsly luxur gay tour and safari.

We will take you on an 8-day gay adventure one of the bt travel statns where you n expect to meet iendly people, a surprisg untry, where morny and tradn go hand hand, and the wonrs of man and nature appear everywhere.

Our very own Exclive Luxury Matera and Puglia Gay Tour is the perfect opportuny to get to know some of the world-famo yet ls mass market areas of Southern Italy. Disver how Costa Ri earns s reputatn as a natural wonrland on this two-week gay group adventure tour through one of the most excg, strikg, and socially progrsive untri Central Ameri. The parable Buenos Air, Argenta's pal cy, is our first statn on this gay group tour and we enjoy a few days of explorg the sights of this dazzlg metropolis, before gettg closer to nature by visg wildlife rerv and gazg awe at the unrivalled natural bety of glacial peaks, crystal clear lak, ep fjords and lh forts.

Betiful scenery, amazg hotels, thentic muny experienc and cultural immersn are the rnerstone of this spirg gay group adventure to Colombia, plemented wh rtrant hoppg, street food and chef signature gastronomy. From/To Gran Canaria, Spa - Maspalomas Wter PriJo on an amazg gay vatn on the magic island of Gran Canaria, Spa durg the Maspalomas Wter Pri 2023 Celebratns! The bt ci, beach, culture, history, and food, this dual untry gay group tour don�t miss a sgle aspect of the life or landsp, wh 4 world herage s clud, one n really enjoy the culture and cuise at grass root level.