Gay Friendly Barcelona

Barcelona, a Gay Friendly City

There is something better than a sunny and vibrant place with an incredible open mind, friendly people, trendy shops and incredible architectures?
Nothing like Barcelona! That’s why Barcelona has managed to be one of the most famous places In Europe for the gay community.
This city offers many things to the gay community in the daily life (shops, bars, clubs, etc.) as well as in the legal aspects.  The government of Cataluña became a member of the ILGA, and the government establishes protections for gay rights and those protections are part of the law, not to talk about legal gay marriage or adoption!
In Barcelona, you’ll find a lot of bars, restaurants, clubs and even gay beaches. This town attracts the gay community because of it has a lot to offer and because of its proximity to the beautiful and typical city of Sitges.

 
Beautiful Places & Architectures of Barcelona
 
There is a lot to see in Barcelona, beautiful places to visit, to see and a lot of sightseeing to do.
Everyone comes to the city with a different interest but the top one of the visits is the Barcelona’s architecture that attracts thousands of visitors from all around the world!
There are many places to visit but the ones you can’t avoid are:
La Sagrada Familia
La Pedrera
La casa batlló                                                        
El Park Guëll
Barcelona FC Museum
Magic Fountains of Montjuïch with its lights and music spectacle
Poble Espanyol de Montjuic
 
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Eixample ou Gayxample

The Eixample neighborhood is also known by Barcelona citizens as the Gayxample, the heart of the gay scene. It is well known between the gay community ad it offers a wide choice of shops, health centers, bars, and clubs which are gay friendly. You’ll see rainbow flags everywhere, which show you how open minded is this area.
For shopping fans, you will find here your happiness through stores that have the best brands: American Men, EMale, Cool, DGM, Von Dutch, Gola, De Puta Madre, etc.
 
American Men: Carrer del Consell de Cent 241, 08011 Barcelona
DGM: Carrer de Casanova 74, 08011 Barcelona
Cool: Carrer del Consell 233, 08011 Barcelona
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Beaches

Enjoy the beaches of Barcelona! Among the barcelona traditional beaches you can find some ones that seem specially appropriated for gay public:
 
Mar Bella Beach: It is a beach much liked by the gays and very popular with them because there is hire center for windsurfing and kayaks. Near this beach, there is a smaller naturist beach and a quiet park perfect for picnic.
Lorenzo club de mar. “Chiringuito Gay”(beach bar) in Playa de la Mar Bella. 09:00 - 01:00.Metro Poble Nou.
San Sebastian Beach: it is an unofficial naturist beach, where you can find only gays. It is a very well-known beach.
 

Gay friendly Restaurants-Bars-Clubs

Restaurants

In Barcelona, there are not many “Gay” restaurants, but don’t worry because the majority of restaurants are friendly and open minded so you will be comfortable to enjoy the good Spanish dishes in complete tranquility.
However, here are some gay friendly ones:

 
Cubanito: Carrer de Casanova 70
dDivine (Drag Queen Show Restaurant): Carrer de Balmes 24,
Eterna: Consell de Cent, 207.
Madre Mia - Villarroel, 60
Porquesi -C/Comte Borrell,122
Bars-Pubs
Aire Diana - Valencia, 236 (specially lesbian public)                 
Al Maximo, Assaonadora, 25                                                       
Ambar - Casanova, 71 (drag queen show)
Atame - Consell de Cent, 257                                                       
Bacon Bear - Casanova, 64 (bear bar)
Bear Factory -Pasaje Domingo, 3 (bear bar)
Berlin Dark - Passatge Prunera 18 (leather bar)                         
Bim Bam Bum, Casanova 48                                                         
Butch Bear- Diputacion, 206 (bear bar)
Cine Arenas - Tarragona, 7                                                          
Daksy - Consell de Cent, 247                                                      
Deja Vu- C/Aribau (especially lesbian public)
Dietrich - Consell de Cent, 255 (drag queen show)
Dora Ópera Cafe- Villarroel, 96
El Berro- Diputacio 180
El Cangrejo - Villarroel, 88
G café- Muntaner, 24
Oui Café- Consell de Cent, 247
Eagle - Paseo San Juan 152
Kódigo G - Muntaner, 24                                                              
La Base, Casanova 201 (semi-naked, underwear)                     
La Cama 54 -Sepúlveda, 178 (karaoke)
La Chapelle - Muntaner, 67
La Rosa - Brusi, 39, pge. Interior
Lust- Casanova,75
Matsuri (Specially lesbian public)
Museum - Sepulveda 178
Museum Girls, Urgell 106 (Specially lesbian public)
New Chaps - Diagonal, 365 (bear bar, leather)
People Lounge - Villarroel, 71
Plata Bar - Consell de cent 233                                                    
Punto BCN - Muntaner 63 (swimming-pool)                               
Quizás - Diputación, 161                                                              
Sky Bar - Aribau, 33 (inside Hotel Axel)
Strass - Consell de Cent, 256                                                      
Tú Sabes -C/ Marc Aureli 38-40 (Specially lesbian public)
Xalupada -,Diputacion 200
88 - Balmes 88
Mandarina - Diputación 157
Aurora - Aurora 7
La Luna - Diagonal 323
Cafe de la Calle - Vic 11
Imagine - Mariano Cubi 4
De Blanco- Villarroel 71
Ciutat Vella - San Rafael 11
Machín - Casanova 48
La Illa - Reig i Benet 3
Topxi - Valencia 358
La Rosa - Brusi 39
Milk House - Nou de la Rambla 24
Clubs
Arena Classic - Diputacio 233
Arena Dandy - Gran Via 593              
Arena Madre - Carrer de Balmes 32, 08007 Barcelona
Arena Vip - Gran Via 593
Café Olé - Lepanto, 408
D Boy - Ronda de sant Pere 19-21
Kiut - Consell de Cent 280
Martin's - Paseo de Gracia, 130         
“Gay Day” at Space - Carrer de Tarragona 141, 08014 Barcelona
La Madame- Ronda San Pere 19-21, 08010 Barcelona
Gay T Dance (Every Sunday)- Nou la Rambla 113, 08004 Barcelona
Metro Disco - Sepulveda 185
Souvenir -Carrer del Noi del Sucre, 71
Merci -C/Llobatona 50 (after hours)
Balmes 88 - Balmes, 88 (after hours)
Cyber Loca - C/Moianés 16 (after hours)
 
Specific for Lesbians:
Aire-C/ Valencia, 236
D-Mer c/ CALAF nº50
Kiut for ladies - Consell de Cent 280
Lolitas- Pasaje Domingo 3, Barcelona (only Saturdays)
Magic Girls at 242 - C/ Entença 37
She’s- Abierto de miércoles a domingo hasta las 3.30 h. C/ Aribau, 103.
Hotels
It has been a surprise in Barcelona to have the first Hotel specific for the gay public the Hotel Axel. Situated in the middle of the Gayxample in the city centre, decorated with taste, it has a nice bar and restaurant where its guests will feel completely free and like at home.


Gay-Events in Barcelona

Barcelona Carnival - 11th to 17th of Feb 2010
Bearcelona - 31st March - 5th April 2010
Barcelona Gay Pride - June 20th - 28th 2010
Mostra Lambda - First Week of July (AnnuallY)
Circuit Festival July 31st - 8th August
Barcelona Gay Film Festival - Oct 2010
Gran Ball 2008 - Nov 2010

 
Sitges, one of the first gay spots in Europe

Sitges is one of the most beautiful cities of the Spanish coast near Barcelona (35km).
This little paradise owes its beauty to the various artists (painters, writers and other artists) who came to embellish it in the ninety century. It is through this that the gay community is attracted by this city but not only: 25 years ago, Sitges created the first gay nightclub in Europe. The gay people have the right to express themselves without any misjudgment.
 
A very nice spot that combines sun, beaches, restaurants, bars and clubs welcoming gays. You can move from one place to another in 5 minutes because it is a small town with many small typical lanes.
In Sitges, there are a lot of events and fiestas that animate the city and that make this village very popular and attractive.

Don’t forget: Gay Carnival of Sitges (February 11th-17th 2010), Corpus Christi Flower Festival (July 6th 2010), Sitges Gay Pride (July 9th to 11th 2010) and the International Sitges Film Festival (early October 2010).
 
Clubs
Atlántida - Angel Vidal, 36
Organic Club - C/Carrer de Sant Bonaventura, 10
Ricky - Sant Pau, 25
Trailer – C/Angel Vidal, 36
Bars
Azul – Bonaventura 10
Bar7 – Nau 7
Bears Bar- Bonaire, 17
Bourbon- Bonaventura 13
B-side – Gaudenci 7
Casablanca -Pau Barrebeitg, 5
El Horno - C/ Joan Tarrida, 6
La Locacola - Bonaire, 35 
Le male a Bar – Bonaventura 19
Xxl- Calle de Juan Tarrida Ferratges, 7