Italy | Gay-iendly holidays | Huben Travel

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• GAY VATN? PLAN WH YOUR PERFECT GAY HOLIDAY
• GAY HOLIDAYS ITALY: HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

GAY VATN? PLAN WH YOUR PERFECT GAY HOLIDAY

The Vatin Mms even has a number of homoerotic piec of art and a vis to this magnificent llectn is certaly orr. 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.

GAY HOLIDAYS ITALY: HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

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. Has touted Puglia as a leadg, laid-back gay hotspot and a “bohemian alternative” to the r gay scen of Mykonos and Ibiza.

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. Salento, the southern part of the regn, is tradnally the foc for gay travelers.

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. Punta lla Sua near Gallipoli is one of Italy’s bt gay beach. Spiaggia d’Ayala, one of the bt gay and naturist beach Puglia.

Loted the port cy of Brdisi, Torre Guaceto is the bit gay beach on the Adriatic ast. Once you park your r nearby, the gay sectn of the clothg-optnal beach is still at least a 30-mute walk away.

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.

NightlifePuglia don’t necsarily have any specific gay neighborhoods or villag. Gay-iendly bars, clubs, and beach n be found across the regn.

And if you’re Bari, vis Reverso Unnventnal Bistrot, a small gay-iendly we and cktail bar. 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.

And for a night of go-go boys and drag queens, head to Makumba Tribe Village, a well-known gay club Bari. Follow the Puglia Guys on Twter (@gaypuglia) and Instagram (@gaypugliapodst).

Wh s many gay clubs, diss, B&B’s and beach, the cy offers a wi choice to anyone wantg to make the most of their holiday. 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. Another mt-do event is the Gay Pri Para, which ually tak place June and clus a march wh tens of thoands of people attendg.