Athens gay cruise bar

Gay Cruising in Athens: Gay Saunas, Gay Cruise Clubs & other Cruising Areas around the City

Check out our detailed bar travel guide to Athens, based on our experience traveling there as a gay couple. This huge sprawling mess of a city shouldn't impress. It's dirty, rundown, gritty — particularly if you're staying in one of the cruises just outside the center like Psiri or Metaxourgeio and don't even get us started on Omonia!

But what Athens lacks in clean streets, it sure makes up for in character. Every day in the Greek capital was like a new adventure for us. It got under our skin so much that we return to it time and time again for more. Athens oozes culture with ancient monuments and world wonders hello Parthenon! Athenians are night owls, and like the Spanish, they like to eat late and then go out partying till the early hours.

We also love getting lost in the village-like Plaka area, shopping in the souvenir shops of Monastiraki, athens reminiscing over a romantic cocktail at a gay bar facing the Acropolis. Not once did we get bored in Athens. And neither will you! Our detailed gay guide to Athens is based on our experience traveling here as a gay couple, and also from my personal experience visiting my family every summer as a second-generation Greek kid growing up in London, UK.

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The Saronic Islands are where Athenian day-trippers head on weekends. We think the best way to experience them is on this gay sailing trip! Find out more. We felt very safe as a gay couple in the streets of Athens. The city has a large LGBTQ community cruise an influx of international gay visitors adding to the scene throughout the year.

What we mean by that is that it has gay pockets like Gazi where we felt totally safe with PDAs, especially in the many queer spaces here. Don't skimp out on your travel insurance: make sure your trip is fun, frivolous, and free! Most importantly, good travel insurance will cover you for any medical emergencies bar, flight cancellations, pricey hospital bills, car rental protection, and more.

Get a quote now. For hotels, all the places we athens at in Athens welcomed us as a gay couple. It felt like they had dealt with LGBTQ travelers before, which is unsurprising given how international and touristic downtown Athens is. Greece has gay anti-discrimination laws and legal recognition of gender identity.

Oh and the mother of all laws, gay marriage?