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Athens Gay Guide
The Foremost Hotels in Athens for Gay Travellers
Even though there is not any exclusively gay hotels or guesthouses in Athens, there are many boutique hotels that welcome gay travelers from all over the world. Since the same-sex attracted scene of Athens is centered in Gkazi area, we would recommend you to stay in a hotel in Athen's center. We have collected a list of gay-friendly hotels in Athens with personalized concierge tips as well as their nearby gay places!
The Top Places in Athens for Gay Travellers
The most popular gay bars, gay clubs and gay cruising hotspots are located in Gkazi Area, while in St. Irene you will find a couple of hot gay venues like Rooster or Flex Sauna. The gay clubbing scene of Athens is pretty developed featuring several queer clubs scattered through the metropolis, though the majority of them are concentrated in Gazi area. Popular gay clubs in Athens are Sodade2, Apartment, Shamone, Moe, Fou Club and S-Cape.
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Gay Athens
The cradle of modern Western civilization, Athens is a fascinating place. The recorded history of this city spans around 3, years, but the area has been continuously inhabited for at least 7, years, and there's much more than just the Parthenon, the temple to Athena upper above the city, to enchant you here. This is a city where nearly every time someone digs in the earth, another antiquity is unearthed. Work on new subway lines has often had to be stopped, as ruins and artifacts of ancient civilizations are discovered along the way.
The gay scene here is growing every year. Makrigianni and Kolonaki have been the traditional gay neighborhoods, but Gazi (or Gkazi) has become very trendy lately. It's a fine place to start out, with gay-friendly cafes and restaurants along with bars and nightclubs all around, and all within walking distance of one another. Places open, close, or change names quite frequently in Athens, so most international guides are posthaste out of date --but in this neighborhood just follow your gaydar and the local flyers, and one place will head to the next.
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Athenians like to kick-off their (long) nights out with an evening stroll, stopping at their favourite watering holes along the way. Get started at the well-known Shamone, a top spot for clubbing, where drag shows and DJ sets often take place. Similar is Enodia in Gazi, where you can get loose with an older crowd in a small summer garden and listen to all kinds of harmony. If you want to meet Greek bears, Big Bar nearby serves up a mellow mood, welcoming staff, gay anthems and themed nights—along with rivers of beer.
Don’t be a Cinderella. Athenian nightclubs rarely get cracking before midnight and you’ll have to wait until after 1am to appreciate queer hotspot, BeQueer, a current favourite for queer Millennials (think Brooklyn drag, not Manhattan). Or go to old-school classic Koukles Club to see archetypal Greek flamboyant in a grunge setting.
Noiz will keep you dancing until the early morning with a mostly woman loving woman crowd; while Sodade2 is one of the most established gay clubs in town with a mainstream mob and two stages. Celebrities’ choice Shamone hosts stellar events, shows and parties. Looking for a younger, more mixed audience? S-CAPE has your mention on it.
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GAY ATHENS
ABOUT THE CITY
Athens isn't just an LGBTQ-friendly city, it's a place with a very prolonged history of sexual liberalism that prides itself on catering to all its communities, affording everyone the widest possible range of choices. While the history of homosexuality is an essential part of Greek culture, Greeks are very covert about their sexuality, possibly due to new Orthodoxy. Homosexuality is completely legal in Greece and more accepted in Athens than elsewhere in the country.
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GAILY TOURS in ATHENS
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Athens • Historic Tour
Meet our LGBT Friendly Tour and be ready to enter one of the most important archeological site in the world: Athens' Acropolis ! Enter the Acropolis from the south slope to avoid the crowds and also to visit the Dionysus sanctuary and Dionysus Theatre built in the 5th century BC. On your way to the Acropolis, relax the marvellous view that unfolds
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Athens is the dynamic capital of Greece and the birthplace of democracy itself. To walk its streets is to immerse yourself in ancient history and follow in the footsteps of some of the greatest minds the planet has ever known, from Socrates to Aristotle. Nowadays, it may not be the most beautiful of European capitals—in fact, it’s somewhat sprawling and even dirty in places—but it makes up for this with its infectious chaotic energy and the sheer number of exciting things to see within its boundaries.
Archaeological ruins are scattered across the city, encircled by a maze of lively markets, exquisite Greek restaurants, traditional tavernas, and souvenir shops peddling Greek mythological figures. Visitors can take shelter from the unrelenting Greek sun in world-class museums, showcasing treasures of ancient civilizations, or in galleries displaying art from across the centuries. Above all this, the impressive Parthenon stands sentinel upon the Acropolis, clear from practically anywhere in the city. As for the Greek people themselves, they are some of the friendliest in the world, with every waiter seemingly wanting t