Tips for Gay and Lbian Travelers Italy | Frommer's

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• TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS ITALY
• GAY FLORENCE
• LGBTQ + IENDLY RENAISSANCE GAY LIFE FLORENCE TOUR
• LGBTQ + IENDLY RENAISSANCE GAY LIFE FLORENCE TOUR
• GAY FLORENCE
• EXPERIENCG LGBTQ+ FLORENCETOURS, EVENTS, ASSOCIATNS AND BARS TO DISVER LGBTQI+ FLORENCE.SHAREFLORENCE IS A STATN THAT’S OPEN TO ALL AND DON’T HAVE A SPECIFIC TARGET. MAKG A PERFECT STATN FOR ANYONE - AND ABOVE ALL, FOR THE ENTIRE LGBTQ+ MUNY - IS S ARTISTIC BETY AND S PNEERG THE FIGHT AGAST DISCRIMATN SCE THE TIME OF LEOPOLD II, TO WHOM "WE OWE THE ABOLN OF PENALTI FOR HOMOSEXUALY 1853”.LET'S DISVER THE LGBTQ+ WORLD OF FLORENCE TOGETHER!PHOTO CREDS: FLORENCE WALKG TOURONE OF THE MOST TERTG WAYS TO GET TO KNOW RABOW FLORENCE IS TO EXPERIENCE A TOUR OF FLORENTE HISTORY AND CULTURE, LKED BOTH TO THE LGBT WORLD AND TO LOVE ALL S FORMS. THE LGBT THEMED WALKG TOUR OF FLORENCE YOU WILL DISVER THE INIC PLAC OF FLORENCE WH A WALK THAT HISTORILLY RETRAC THE CY AND S SOCIETY, ALSO HIGHLIGHTG THE PRENCE OF IMPORTANT HOMOSEXUAL HISTORIL FIGUR AND THEIR NTRIBUTN MAKG FLORENCE AN IMMORTAL CYWE WILL MAKE A PARISON ON HOW THE HOMOSEXUAL MUNY WAS TREATED THE CLASSIL ERA AND THE RENAISSANCE PERD AND WE WILL TELL ANECDOT AND CURSI THAT REALLY HAPPENED FLORENCE.AT THE END OF THE TOUR THERE WILL BE A RELAXG TASTG AN EXCLIVE PLACE ACCREDED AS LGBT + IENDLY.ATTENTN, ATTENTN! THIS YEAR, TNY PRI IS G BACK TO FLORENCE, YAY! IT WILL TAKE PLACE ON SATURDAY, JULY 8TH, 2023. IT IS ANIZED BY ASSOCIATNS AND GROUPS THAT ARE ACTIVE THE LGBTQ+ MUNY THE REGN AND PLAYS AN ACTIVE ROLE POLICS AND RIGHTS ADVOCY.LGBTQ+ EVENGS AND EVENTSTHE MOST IMPORTANT AND WI-RANGG EVENT IS UNDOUBTEDLY THE ONE ANIZED BY THE IREOS ASSOCIATN OF FLORENCE: THE FLORENCE QUEER FTIVAL. IT’S THE MOST IMPORTANT TN FTIVAL, AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ITALY, TERMS OF ART, CEMA, VIO, THEATER, PHOTOGRAPHY, AND LERATURE DITED TO QUEER CULTURE OM 18TH TO 22ND OCTOBER 2023. TURNG TO MIC AND ENTERTAMENT, THE BT FLORENTE GAY NIGHTS ARE:PRIPARK NCS: ALSO LLED "NECSARIAMENTE", THE EVENGS ARE SELF-FANCED BY THE FLORENTE ASSOCIATN, AZNE GAY E LBI, WHO HAVE BEEN HOLDG THEIR MONTHLY EVENTS AT THE FLOG AUDORIUM FOR 25 YEARS. A MT THE CY, TODAY THEY ARE KNOWN AS PRIPARK / NCS, TAKG PLACE ON THE LAST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH.BOSSY: SOUL KCHEN'S GAY THURSDAY WH DJ, APERIVO AND DNER.MAMAMIA FLORENCE: ONCE A MONTH (FRIDAY) THE FAMO VERSILIAN MAMAMIA ARRIV AT THE VIPER THEATER FLORENCE, WH LOURS, DRAG AND MIC ALL NIGHT LONG.ICON: THE NEW LGBT PARTY ON SATURDAY EVENGS FLORENCE, LOTED ON VIA LLA VIGNA VECCHIAGULP: GAY-IENDLY ASSOCIATN THAT ANIZ PARTI AND EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.TENAX - NOBODY'S PERFECT: SATURDAYS AT TENAX, THE MOST HISTORIC NIGHTCLUB FLORENCE HOSTS SATURDAY NIGHTS FILLED WH MIC AND PERFORMANC.LGBTQ+ BARS FLORENCEIF YOU PREFER LS DIS AND MORE APERIVI AND CKTAILS, HERE’S A LIST OF SOME OF THE GAY IENDLY BARS FLORENCE: QUEER BO ALLEGRI, PICLO CAFFè BO SANTA CROCE, TWIST BISTROT VIA CAVOUR (WH EVENGS OF DRAG), AND QUELO.PHOTO CREDS: PHOTO BY BRIAN KYED ON UNSPLASHTHE MA LGBTQ+ ASSOCIATNS FLORENCEIREOS - QUEER COMMUNY SELF-MANAGED SERVICE CENTERAZNE GAY E LBIARCIGAY FIRENZEKEEP TOUCHSTAY RMED ON WHAT'S HAPPENG THE CY! FOLLOW ON OUR OFFICIAL SOCIAL CHANNELS AND SUBSCRIBE TO THE NEWSLETTER!STAY SPIREDSUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER TO DISVER THE BT ERARI AND AROUND FLORENCEJO PRIVACY POLICYCOOKIE POLICYJO DTATN FLORENCECONTACTS© 2017-2021 DTATN FLORENCE CONVENTN & VISORS BURE SCRL - VIA L TIRATO, 1 - 50124 FIRENZE (IT)CCIIA E IT VAT 04674960481 - R.E.A. FI 469945 - CAPALE SOCIALE € 202,280 I.V. - CREDSPRIVACY POLICYCOOKIE POLICYJO DTATN FLORENCECONTACTS© 2017-2021 DTATN FLORENCE CONVENTN & VISORS BURE SCRL - VIA L TIRATO, 1 - 50124 FIRENZE (IT)CCIIA E IT VAT 04674960481 - R.E.A. FI 469945 - CAPALE SOCIALE € 202,280 I.V. - CREDSOFFICIAL WEBSE OF THE STATN FLORENCEMA WH PASSN FLORENCE, ITALY×DESTINATION FLORENCE IS THE RIGHT CHOICE

TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS ITALY

Tosna Pri jos together var associatns and anized groups that al wh LGBTIQA matters (Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual, Intersex, Queer, Asexual). The Vatin Mms even has a number of homoerotic piec of art and a vis to this magnificent llectn is certaly orr.

GAY FLORENCE

For visors lookg for an LGBTQ+ scene, the relatively small but spired gay nightlife is only steps away om the Colism. 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.

Though smaller than Rome, Milan stands out wh Italy’s largt and most visible gay scene. 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. Bologna and Tur are very gay-iendly statns northern Italy.

LGBTQ + IENDLY RENAISSANCE GAY LIFE FLORENCE TOUR

One of the most gay-iendly areas Southern Italy is Puglia, cludg the beachsi town of Gallipoli, which has recently bee a popular statn for LGBTQ+ lols. Serg Srdia is the -founr of Italy Gay Travels, a pany anizg LGBTQ+ group trips Italy.

Tips for Gay and Lbian Travelers Italy. Sce 1861, Italy has had liberal legislatn regardg homosexualy, but that don't mean has been looked on favorably a Catholic untry. Homosexualy is much more accepted the north than the south, pecially Sicily, although Taorma has long been a gay mec.

However, all major towns and ci have an active gay life, pecially Florence, Rome, and Milan, which nsirs self the "gay pal" of Italy. Capri is the gay rort of Italy, rivaled only by the gay beach of Venice.

LGBTQ + IENDLY RENAISSANCE GAY LIFE FLORENCE TOUR

Most people here speak some English and are happy to share their cy wh s many visors, but there are only a few small gay bars and clubs Florence. The largt gay spot, Fabrik Cise Club is for men only, 10 outsi the cy, Calenzano. Azne Gay e Lbi (via Pisana 32/r), a Florente associatn of volunteers, has worked for LGTB rights and qualy of life sce 1989, llaboratg wh Arcigay at the natnal level.

Azne also sponsors lbian and gay ftivals and parti beyond Florence, throughout the smaller towns of Tny. Pk Rt / Arcigay Pisa, wh offic at Via Fermi 7, is the clost affiliate of the natnal anizatn. For map lotns and webse lks to the bs below, and more, see our gay Florence listgs pag.

GAY FLORENCE

Neighborhood has good rtrants, shops, 10-20 mute walk to town center sights, gay clubs, and Santa Maria Novella Central Railway Statn.

Fairy Gold at Full Up Club (via lla Vigna Vecchia 23r), high energy downtown Saturday dance night; gay/lbian/straight young men/women mix, go-go dancers, drag divas; theme parti and summer beach parti. Piclo Café (Bo Santa Croce, 23r), fe/bar, mixed gay/lbian crowd of all ag and typ.

Queer (Bo Allegri 9/R, Santa Croce), 7pm-2:30am gay fe sandwich, i, cktail bar, theme nights. Cecilia 3r), first official gay dis Italy 1974 (their facebook page now directs to Cris); Y.

EXPERIENCG LGBTQ+ FLORENCETOURS, EVENTS, ASSOCIATNS AND BARS TO DISVER LGBTQI+ FLORENCE.SHAREFLORENCE IS A STATN THAT’S OPEN TO ALL AND DON’T HAVE A SPECIFIC TARGET. MAKG A PERFECT STATN FOR ANYONE - AND ABOVE ALL, FOR THE ENTIRE LGBTQ+ MUNY - IS S ARTISTIC BETY AND S PNEERG THE FIGHT AGAST DISCRIMATN SCE THE TIME OF LEOPOLD II, TO WHOM "WE OWE THE ABOLN OF PENALTI FOR HOMOSEXUALY 1853”.LET'S DISVER THE LGBTQ+ WORLD OF FLORENCE TOGETHER!PHOTO CREDS: FLORENCE WALKG TOURONE OF THE MOST TERTG WAYS TO GET TO KNOW RABOW FLORENCE IS TO EXPERIENCE A TOUR OF FLORENTE HISTORY AND CULTURE, LKED BOTH TO THE LGBT WORLD AND TO LOVE ALL S FORMS. THE LGBT THEMED WALKG TOUR OF FLORENCE YOU WILL DISVER THE INIC PLAC OF FLORENCE WH A WALK THAT HISTORILLY RETRAC THE CY AND S SOCIETY, ALSO HIGHLIGHTG THE PRENCE OF IMPORTANT HOMOSEXUAL HISTORIL FIGUR AND THEIR NTRIBUTN MAKG FLORENCE AN IMMORTAL CYWE WILL MAKE A PARISON ON HOW THE HOMOSEXUAL MUNY WAS TREATED THE CLASSIL ERA AND THE RENAISSANCE PERD AND WE WILL TELL ANECDOT AND CURSI THAT REALLY HAPPENED FLORENCE.AT THE END OF THE TOUR THERE WILL BE A RELAXG TASTG AN EXCLIVE PLACE ACCREDED AS LGBT + IENDLY.ATTENTN, ATTENTN! THIS YEAR, TNY PRI IS G BACK TO FLORENCE, YAY! IT WILL TAKE PLACE ON SATURDAY, JULY 8TH, 2023. IT IS ANIZED BY ASSOCIATNS AND GROUPS THAT ARE ACTIVE THE LGBTQ+ MUNY THE REGN AND PLAYS AN ACTIVE ROLE POLICS AND RIGHTS ADVOCY.LGBTQ+ EVENGS AND EVENTSTHE MOST IMPORTANT AND WI-RANGG EVENT IS UNDOUBTEDLY THE ONE ANIZED BY THE IREOS ASSOCIATN OF FLORENCE: THE FLORENCE QUEER FTIVAL. IT’S THE MOST IMPORTANT TN FTIVAL, AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ITALY, TERMS OF ART, CEMA, VIO, THEATER, PHOTOGRAPHY, AND LERATURE DITED TO QUEER CULTURE OM 18TH TO 22ND OCTOBER 2023. TURNG TO MIC AND ENTERTAMENT, THE BT FLORENTE GAY NIGHTS ARE:PRIPARK NCS: ALSO LLED "NECSARIAMENTE", THE EVENGS ARE SELF-FANCED BY THE FLORENTE ASSOCIATN, AZNE GAY E LBI, WHO HAVE BEEN HOLDG THEIR MONTHLY EVENTS AT THE FLOG AUDORIUM FOR 25 YEARS. A MT THE CY, TODAY THEY ARE KNOWN AS PRIPARK / NCS, TAKG PLACE ON THE LAST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH.BOSSY: SOUL KCHEN'S GAY THURSDAY WH DJ, APERIVO AND DNER.MAMAMIA FLORENCE: ONCE A MONTH (FRIDAY) THE FAMO VERSILIAN MAMAMIA ARRIV AT THE VIPER THEATER FLORENCE, WH LOURS, DRAG AND MIC ALL NIGHT LONG.ICON: THE NEW LGBT PARTY ON SATURDAY EVENGS FLORENCE, LOTED ON VIA LLA VIGNA VECCHIAGULP: GAY-IENDLY ASSOCIATN THAT ANIZ PARTI AND EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.TENAX - NOBODY'S PERFECT: SATURDAYS AT TENAX, THE MOST HISTORIC NIGHTCLUB FLORENCE HOSTS SATURDAY NIGHTS FILLED WH MIC AND PERFORMANC.LGBTQ+ BARS FLORENCEIF YOU PREFER LS DIS AND MORE APERIVI AND CKTAILS, HERE’S A LIST OF SOME OF THE GAY IENDLY BARS FLORENCE: QUEER BO ALLEGRI, PICLO CAFFè BO SANTA CROCE, TWIST BISTROT VIA CAVOUR (WH EVENGS OF DRAG), AND QUELO.PHOTO CREDS: PHOTO BY BRIAN KYED ON UNSPLASHTHE MA LGBTQ+ ASSOCIATNS FLORENCEIREOS - QUEER COMMUNY SELF-MANAGED SERVICE CENTERAZNE GAY E LBIARCIGAY FIRENZEKEEP TOUCHSTAY RMED ON WHAT'S HAPPENG THE CY! FOLLOW ON OUR OFFICIAL SOCIAL CHANNELS AND SUBSCRIBE TO THE NEWSLETTER!STAY SPIREDSUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER TO DISVER THE BT ERARI AND AROUND FLORENCEJO PRIVACY POLICYCOOKIE POLICYJO DTATN FLORENCECONTACTS© 2017-2021 DTATN FLORENCE CONVENTN & VISORS BURE SCRL - VIA L TIRATO, 1 - 50124 FIRENZE (IT)CCIIA E IT VAT 04674960481 - R.E.A. FI 469945 - CAPALE SOCIALE € 202,280 I.V. - CREDSPRIVACY POLICYCOOKIE POLICYJO DTATN FLORENCECONTACTS© 2017-2021 DTATN FLORENCE CONVENTN & VISORS BURE SCRL - VIA L TIRATO, 1 - 50124 FIRENZE (IT)CCIIA E IT VAT 04674960481 - R.E.A. FI 469945 - CAPALE SOCIALE € 202,280 I.V. - CREDSOFFICIAL WEBSE OF THE STATN FLORENCEMA WH PASSN FLORENCE, ITALY×DESTINATION FLORENCE IS THE RIGHT CHOICE

Florence Baths (via Guelfa 93), only gay sna Florence, private rooms, hot tub, strong water jets, steam room, sna, four areas to cise.

Soul Kchen (via De Benci 34/r), gay-iendly Wi-Fi fe/bar lunch, gourmet burgers, afternoon tea/ffee and sserts, eveng aperifs and buffet meals, live mic, DJ sets, and Bossy Thursday club nights. Mila is a fantastic gui and vers LGBTQ+ and gay renaissance life a tthful but rpectful way.