Gay Spain
Information about travel in Gay Spain, including Barcelona, Madrid, Ibiza, Sitges, the Canary Islands, Torremolinos, Granada, Valencia, Seville, Malaga, and more.
Homosexuality is quite well accepted in Spain, although as in most societies, there is still some opposition amongst more conservative people. Details of gay and lesbian bars, gay resorts and where the most gay-friendly places in Spain are.
Gay tourism has become a thriving industry since democracy took the place of dictatorship. In many areas with flourishing gay communities you can pick up booklets and maps detailing all the cruising areas and gay-friendly bars, restaurants, saunas and night spots.
In some of the more cosmopolitan places - such as Barcelona, Madrid and Ibiza -sexuality simply isn't an issue when it comes to having a good night out.
The country's top gay spots include southern destination Torremolinos, the seaside town of Sitges, 35 kilometres south of Barcelona, an area of Barcelona known as L'Eixample, the Chueca quarter of Madrid and the twin resorts of Playa del Ingles and Playa de Maspalomas on the Canary island of Gran Canaria. Torremolinos is one of the Costa del Sol's favoured gay haunts along with the Campo de Golfnudist beach at Malaga and Torremolinos Gay Village, one of the biggest gay beach spots in Europe. Gay visitors tend to steer clear of glitzy Marbella which is the place to see and be seen if you're rich, famous… and unequivocally heterosexual!
Read here about the hottest and most popular destinations Spain has to offer to the gay traveller!
