Your Guide to Gay Life Worldwide

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.

Destination (目的地)

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 Mary Boone Bar · 40 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.

Parco Virgiliano

Naples

Park at the tip of Posillipo with wide views over the Bay of Naples, also known as an outdoor cruising area.