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Gay bars, clubs, pubs, places to stay in and at. You will find many gay bars in every large town accross Europe, America and Australia. In most city centers, the gay bars make up the epicenter of the gay scene renowned as the gay village or Soho. The most famous gay bars are Stonewall - established from the Stonewall riots and equality for homosexuals - G.A.Y bar which has become its own brand particularly in London. Use this page to launch you search for the most popular places around - make an informed choice about your time. After all, you only live once !
Athens
Athens is the capital and largest city in Greece , dominates the Attica periphery, as one of the world´s oldest cities, its recorded history spans at least 5,000 years.
Greece is the birth place of homosexuality - at least recorded - and this can be seen in the famous philosopher's texts - The History of Sexuality, by Foucault. His texts are very much discussed today and imagery of homosexuality in the country is extremely prevelant.
Athens is a wealth of history with many buildings standing for nearly 3000 years. It is a perfect destination for a long weekend and offers diversity in architecture, food, entertainment and people. The locals are incredibly friendly, more often than not approaching confused tourists to give you a helping hand, striking up conversation in the street or offering advice on your visit. Most Greeks speak English and can easily point you in the right direction.
Athens is an easy city to navigate and a full exploration can be achieved in just a few days - if you have the stamina. A ticket can be purchased for all the sites worth visiting for €12, this will give you access to six ancient points of interest. There are also quite a few museums that are from free, to €3, €10 for entry. Although Britain holds most of the valuable antiguities.
Greek food is fresh and plentiful. You'll behard pushed to find somewhere that doesn't feed you well. Just one err of cautfion - check the prices. There are so any restaurants so you'll have no shortage but some places are over priced. The only real disappointing aspect is the price of alcohol - it's far from cheap, expect to pay €4 - 7 for a bottle of beer and €8 - 12 for a spirit/mixer/cocktail. Bottles of wine are anything €18+ but some can be found on the rare occassion for €12.
The best place to go for nightlife is Gazi - distinquished by three chimney's lit in red lighting. This is packed with bars and clubs. The entertainment in the evening doesn't get started until around 11pm and gets busy about 1am - it continues until at least 5am. Athens by day appears quiet but it certainly changes by night.
Athens is perfect for a romantic break but less so for the sexually driven singleton. It doesn't really scream sex - which is a bit absurd considering Greek's history. We found there to be lack of overtley or clearly gay men and women and there was certainly a lack of couples. Also when it came to the gay bars there are very fee, those we did find are listed here with photos. The gay map - known as the LGBT Map in Athens, was a bit sparse and showed few areas to visit but they are sprinkled across the city and not one area. Furthermore many were referred to as gay-friendly which on a visit really were not that gay after all. This should not deter your visit.
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London
London can be described as the Gay Capital of the World. Undoubtedly, such an accolade is backed by numerous reasons, including the number and variety of Gay bars and clubs in London . The London gay scene is extremely active, with many gay bars and clubs springing up in and around the city. Many celebrity supporters, including Madonna and Elton John, have performed at such venues to popularize these Gay bars.
To experience gay London in full bloom,one needs to head straight to Soho, with every second shop catering to gay clothing, accessory and all bars being gay friendly or just gay! With the homophobic attitudes of old slowly evaporating, the gay scene seems to develping positively. Every year the gay pride parade and festival which is an outpouring of the excitement and colour of this vibrant community. The Gay movement is increasingly popular and it can be picked up by the mushrooming of gay bars in numerous cities, including the famous gay bars of Amsterdam and San Francisco , but also in places like Singapore and Sydney.
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