Gay in playa del ingles
Guide Playa del Ingles / Maspalomas Gay Beach Gay
Miles of golden-sand beaches (and famous Maspalomas sand dunes), scorching summer heat with beach weather all through the winter, dozens upon dozens of gay bars, restaurants, shops and clubs most situated side-by-side in two huge commercial centers in Playa del Ingles & the mediterranean men are perhaps the main attractions here but the island has so much more to offer.
Located south of the island, along a sandy beach of 7 km, extended by a vast area of dunes, Playa del Inglés has become for several years as one of the main gay destination in Europe. Playa del Inglés is the most animated part of Gran Canaria with its delicious minuscule restaurants, its well-known gay compexes fancy 'Yumbo', its gay clubs and discos that make this destination very accepted with gays from all over Europe.
The high season goes from October to May: There are various poles of attraction and many activities, it depends on the months: in January it is the festival of gay and lesbian cinema, in March it is the carnival: Las Palmas Carniv
Gran Canaria Gay Explore Guide
Upcoming Events
&#; 10 – 22 March
Carnival Maspalomas : huge event with street parade, Drag Queen election, the ›Burial of the Sardine‹ (Entierro de la Sardina), fireworks and more.
Accommodation Tip
Fahana
Gay Hotel. *****, from €
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Small elegant gay hotel with tasteful and upper quality interior, adj terraces and pool.
@ Av. de Gran Canaria 64 / C. Canadá 12
Gran Canaria, Playa del Ingles
About Gran Canaria, Maspalomas & Playa del Inglés
Gran Canaria is by area the third largest and by population even the second largest of the Canary Islands. It is geographically closer to Africa than to the Spanish mainland. The climate of Gran Canaria is strongly influenced by the trade winds, whereby the north of the island is often cloudy, rainy and much cooler than the south, which is caressed by dry winds from the Sahara and where it therefore only rains on an average of 6 days per year and an ›eternal spring‹ dominates with temperatures of 18 to 27°C. As varied
Gay Bars in Playa del Inglés
During special events such as the Maspalomas Gay Pride many bars have extended opening hours.
Adonis
Daily –
Cocktails and German beer. One of the six bars with a terrace in the so-called Six Pack Zone in the Yumbo Center.
@ C.C. Yumbo /
Gran Canaria, Playa del Inglés
+34 07 76 58 (mobile)
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Bärenhöhle
Daily –
Friendly bears bar. (›Bärenhöhle‹ is German for ›bear's den‹.)
Decorated with hundreds of teddy bears from around the world.
Happy Hour until
@ C.C. Yumbo /9
Gran Canaria, Playa del Inglés
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Blue Havana
Tuesday-Sunday –
Big LGBT-friendly cocktail lounge bar with live music.
@ C.C. Yumbo /25
Gran Canaria, Playa del Inglés
+34 91 97 19
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Centre Stage
Daily / – + (September–June)
Small and packed night bar with party music, musical songs, shows and sing-alongs.
@ C.C. Yumbo /2
Gran Canaria, Playa del Inglés
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Chez Amusing Boy's
Daily from
Bar with drag comedy and other shows on the adj terrac
Gay Gran Canaria
Having read a local article today about a post deleted off Tripadvisor for being homophobic, I thought I'd experiment and clear things up a tiny for anyone who has either a) heard Gran Canaria and particularly Playa del Ingles is full of gays, outnumbering hetero couples 2 to 1 or b) hold no idea that anywhere on the island caters for the gay market.
The young couple in question decided to stay in the Neptuno Hotel located next to the Yumbo center in Playa del Ingles. This is an "adults-only" hotel with around 25% gay clientel unless it's changed a lot since I was there earlier this year. From personal experience, I (gay) would avoid family-friendly hotels so that I could undergo comfortable with my partner and not have to "respect the fact there's kids around" (after all, they don't respect the proof that I'm around or they would be quiet and behave).
Generally the gay market is very well catered for in Maspalomas and Playa del Ingles with a excellent choice of gay-only accommodation. We're also a bit choosy and like excellent hotels; we can afford them as most o