Playa del ingles gay beach

Gran Canaria is the number one gay friendly Canary Island without a doubt.

It’s no coincidence that we have been 8 times for regular vacations, including multiple summer prides and winter prides. We feel very welcome in Gran Canaria and it’s one of our top 10 homosexual travel destinations!

When it comes to gay beaches, Gran Canaria does not disappoint.

The majority of visitors head to the gay beach in Maspalomas, which is the gay heart of Gran Canaria! For us, it’s the biggest and most fun gay beach we have been to.

This is also the official Maspalomas nudist beach which is probably one of the main reasons it has become the gay beach!

Read on to find out how to get there. [no_toc]

Where to find Maspalomas Gay Beach?

One of the main attractions in Gran Canaria is the Maspalomas sand dunes and this is where you will find the queer beach in Maspalomas.

However, finding the gay beach is no straightforward feat!

The sand dunes spread across 1,acres and are a protected nature reserve. You can invest hours (with plenty of water) following the many marked out walking trails through

Is Maspalomas as weird as you’ve heard it is? Yes

Before I visited Maspalomas, I had heard about how the super lgbtq+ Spanish resort town was built around a enormous mall full of same-sex attracted pubs, gay show bars, gay cruising bars, sex clubs and underwear boutiques, which also contained multiple levels of mainstream shopping and restaurants. It seemed unlikely to me. But it exists: Yumbo Centrum, with more than 30 LGBTQ+ nightlife spots, envelops you like a Las Vegas casino, but with gay men instead of slot machines. If you like what you watch, you’ll never want to leave.

But then again, there’s so much unlikely about Maspalomas, one of the gayest and also weirdest beach resort destinations in the world, Yumbo Centrum makes perfect sense. Please note: I’m going to first complain about Maspalomas, then get to what makes it a playfulness place to visit.

Located on the south end of the island of Gran Canaria, one of eight main islands in a Spanish-governed archipelago just off the coast of Morocco, Maspalomas was developed in the s to be a special kind of tourist destination. Much of the architecture

Guide Playa del Ingles / Maspalomas Homosexual Beach Gay

Miles of golden-sand beaches (and famous Maspalomas sand dunes), scorching summer heat with beach weather all through the winter, dozens upon dozens of gay bars, restaurants, shops and clubs most situated side-by-side in two grand commercial centers in Playa del Ingles & the mediterranean men are perhaps the main attractions here but the island has so much more to offer.

Located south of the island, along a sandy beach of 7 km, extended by a vast area of dunes, Playa del Inglés has turn into for several years as one of the main same-sex attracted destination in Europe. Playa del Inglés is the most animated part of Gran Canaria with its delicious petite restaurants, its well-known gay compexes enjoy 'Yumbo', its male lover clubs and discos that make this destination very trendy with gays from all over Europe.

The high season goes from October to May: There are various poles of attraction and many activities, it depends on the months: in January it is the festival of gay and lesbian cinema, in March it is the carnival: Las Palmas Carniv

Gay nude beach

The gay beach in Gran Canaria is located behind the dunes of Playa del Ingles/ Maspalomas. The beach is clothing optional. Chairs and umbrellas are for rent. On busy days they are occupied early. The petite beach bar Kiosko 7 is a very trendy hangout.

Sometime the wind can be strong, which makes the stay less pleasant, mostly because of the volcanic sand. Then the guys often move to the dunes for sunbathing (and maybe a short-lived cruising too..)

How to receive to the Maspalomas queer beach?

You can take a nice walk through the beautiful dunes from the Riu Palace Hotel at the end of Av. de Tirajana. The way starts at the hotel gate. It's about a 30 minute walk with a few hills up and down. On your right is the well-known gay cruising area. The gay beach is at Kiosko 7 with the rainbow flag.

How to acquire to the Maspalomas homosexual beach by taxi