Discover the World's Best LGBTQ+ Destinations

Stereo Nightclub

Le Village, Montreal

Montreal's long-running after-hours club on Sainte-Catherine Est: house and techno from 2am into the late morning, with a mixed, queer-heavy crowd.

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Beijing

Beijing's longest-running gay club, in a basement on Gongti Xilu near Workers' Stadium. Bar early, dance floor after midnight, Thursday to Sunday.

Berghain / Panorama Bar

Friedrichshain, Berlin

Berlin's most famous techno club, in a former power station in Friedrichshain: Berghain for techno, Panorama Bar for house, open Saturday night to Monday.

IDM Sauna

Pigalle, Paris

Large multi-floor gay sauna by the Grands Boulevards: steam, dry sauna, jacuzzi, darkrooms and cabins, open from noon to 1-2am daily.

Sauna Mania

Silom, Bangkok

Gay sauna on Soi Phiphat 2 off Silom, open daily 15:00 to 06:00, with a gym-going, muscular crowd.

Capocotta — Gay Beach Ostia

Rome

Rome's naturist beach on the coast road past Ostia, about 30 km from the centre; the gay stretch is called il Buco. Nudity legal, sex not.

Axel Hotel Barcelona

Gaixample / Eixample, Barcelona

1 min walk to SkyBar · 50 gay spots within 500 m

The first Axel Hotel (2003), gay-branded and open to all, on Carrer d'Aribau in the Gaixample. Rooftop pool and sky bar.

Crisco Bar

Florence

Crisco is Florence's men-only cruise club at Via Sant'Egidio 43r, near Santa Croce — a dark cruising venue with a bar, cabins and themed nights, not a dance bar.