Tourist guide to Barcelona gay nightlife

Barcelona gay nightlife

Barcelona gay life has something to offer for every kind of guy: arts, restaurants, bars and great clubs. You can combine your stay in Barcelona even with a day at the the very popular gay beach in Sitges, which is only 40 minutes by train from the Central Station Sants.

Gayxample

The major gay area of Barcelona is Eixample (also called Gayxample), only 5 minutes westwards of Placa de Catalunya. Here you'll find most of the gay bars, clubs and restaurants. As locals have dinner very late (around 9.30 PM), nightlife starts very late in the evening in Barcelona.

Barcelona gay bars

Most of the boys start at one of the bars like Punto (bit older guys), Dietrich (the young and trendy ones), Z:eltas or Atame (both very trendy).

Making contact could get a bit problematixc. Younger people have learned English in school but language still can be a problem. But fortunately Spanish people are very good in body language. Most clubs have darkrooms and bars big toilets ;)

DRINK - gay bars and cafes

Gay clubs

Around 2.30 hours, the boys move to one of the clubs. Arena can be seen as an institute. This club has now four different locations, each offering their own ambience, music and public. Metro Disco is another popular one, located in a large basement.

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Cruising

For guys who are more in a cruisy mood, Barcelona has some offering too. The Bear Factory and the SM 55 are two bars for guys who are into bears or leather. They have regular sex parties.

Guys who prefer more of a wet environment should go to one of the local saunas. Casanova is just around the corner of most of the bar in Eixample, although it could use some redecoration. Other saunas are Condal, Corinto and Thermas. This last one is one of the biggest, but has also a lot of hustler boys.

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