Lisbon gay scene
Gay Lisbon: A guide for LGBTQ travelers
If you’re wondering what Lisbon has to offer LGBTQ+ travelers, you’re in the right place. In this article, I provide a complete guide to lgbtq+ Lisbon, including the best bars, clubs, events, and things to do around the city.
Lisbon is one of the most charming and picturesque cities in Europe. Picture breathtaking architecture, vibrant neighborhoods and quaint cobbled streets hugged by a dazzling coastline.
Most importantly, Lisbon is super queer-friendly! I felt entirely comfortable strolling around the city with a fresh Pastel de nata in one hand and my partner in the other. And there’s also lots of fun to be had with Lisbon’s gay nightlife scene. So, with all that said, let’s jump into my guide.
Is Portugal LGBTQ+ friendly?
In limited, yes! Portugal is a guarded, tolerant, and progressive country. Especially in larger cities like Lisbon. You can look forward to being your authentic self without fear of discrimination.
In fact, Portugal has some of the most advanced LGBTQ+ rights in Europe. Gay marriage,
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Since the s Lisbon (Lisboa) became one of the new scorching spots for travellers in Europe. It was European Capital of Culture in , in the Planet Expo was held in Lisbon and in the European Football Championship.
Vivid, small and steep historical streets, modernised areas, an extensive nightlife till early morning and a fresh breeze from the sea even in hot summers make Lisbon a pleasant place for relaxing, sightseeing and going out altogether.
Lisbon's gay scene also became very European. Especially in the Príncipe Real area and in the old Bairro Alto quarter you can uncover a very visible same-sex attracted life at night. In Bairro Alto it is pleasantly difficult to express which bars are lgbtq+ or gay-friendly or hetero-friendly or whatever.
Annual gay highlights and great events in Lisbon are the Bear Pride in May, the Marcha undertake Orgulho LGBTI and Arraial Lisboa Pride in June, the film festival Queer Lisboa in September and the huge technology conference Web Summit in November.
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Lisbon is a city born among seven hills. Brightly painted houses and red roof tiles shine in the ever-present sun with cobblestoned streets winding all around them—up, down, up again, and back down to where the city hugs the river below.
Rather than just the ancient meeting the modern cliche, in Lisbon it's more love the old meets the new and the anachronistic, as you'll find churches, cathedrals, and a castle, but also old-school trams clattering up the steeper parts of the hills, taking you to where quirky cafes and hipster bars are sequestered away in the labyrinth-like upper parts of the town. Portuguese culture is present everywhere you look in Lisbon through the abundance of the often-picturesque taverns called &#;tascas,&#; serving as both places to feast and meeting spots for the collective, as well as cafes serving such delicacies as their famous custard tarts, Pastéis de Belém.
It's no Barcelona, but there's still plenty to do for sightseers, especially those who don't consciousness some uphill and downhill action. Portugal is j
Gay Bars in Lisbon
The best time to leave out to the bars in the Bairro Alto quarter – where it is pleasantly difficult to say which bar is gay or gay-friendly or ›hetero-friendly‹ or whatever – is between and The bars in the Príncipe Real area tend to be more late-night and more exclusively gay.
Official opening hours should not be taken too seriously. On quiet days some bars might end earlier or don't unseal at all without any further notice.
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Friendly gay music bar in the Príncipe Real quarter. At weekend with DJs.
Mixed ages.
@ Rua de São Marçal
Lisbon
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Construction Bar
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Bar for LGBTs and friends in the upper (and quieter) part of the Bairro Alto.
@ Rua da Rosa /
Lisbon
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Espaço 40 e 1
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One of the bars at the so-called esquina in