What can be said – Gran Canaria is Europe’s number one gay holiday hot spot!
Maybe it’s because of the perfect all year climate, beaches which stretch on for miles or simply because the gay nightlife is fabulous for those who want to party all night.
By day the Yumbo Centre is your average Spanish shopping centre but by early evening the restaurants are in full swing and there is none of the “can’t eat before 9pm” of many Spanish resorts. Around this time, the boarded up shops mysteriously become gay bars and clubs, gay rainbows abound and suddenly there are rather more - well, in fact, a lot more boys out and about – and all in party mood.
Famous as the Yumbo is, the Cita Centre just off the main route back to Playa from the Dunes has an increasing number of gay bars and cafes, ideal for cooling drink on the way back from the beach. By night, the basement transforms into a network of cruise and dance clubs which are popular with the British community.
Maspalomas Dunes is easily reached from the centre of Playa del Ingles with the start being around a 15 minute walk away. Whilst the dunes are attractive and attract their fair share of boys, it’s the beach bar around kiosk no7 - around 20 minutes walk across the dunes or 10 minutes from the El Faro taxi rank - where the rainbow flags fly high and proud that most boys mingle.
If you want a beach by day, clubbing by night holiday then Gran Canaria is just your ticket – restrained it isn’t but welcoming to all it is. And don’t miss Gay Pride week in early May.
Plus if you fancy a change from Gran Canaria but still want the same Canary Island sunny weather, then why not check out our Two Centre Holiday to Tenerife and Gran Canaria.