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Welcome to Gay Sitges 2025

The 2025 Edition of Gay Sitges Guide features the latest information on Sitges bars, clubs, restaurants and hotels, together with conclude details on the top 12 events of the Season.

Sitges, located on the Mediterranean Coast, is one of the most popular same-sex attracted destinations in Europe. Nestled in between the warm sea and the Garaff mountains, the village enjoys a unusual microclimate, affording it more than 300 days of Sunshine per year.

Often touted as the “St Tropez” of Spain, Gay Sitges is an exclusive but not an costly resort. It has 25 different beaches, 2 of them nudist and the main gay beach is located right in the heart of the village.  Dining out is affordable and restaurants are wide and varied, with dishes infused with a mix of French, Catalan and Mediterranean influences.

Sitges has more than 25,000 inhabitants, almost a quarter of whom are expats. This population swells to over a hundred thousand per day during the Summer with many day trippers from nearby Barcelona together with guests staying in the Village.

The village is quite compact and nearly all of the hotels are located less than 10 minutes from the centre of the

Barcelona is widely known as one of the most gay-friendly cities in Europe, attracting tens of thousands of LGBT tourists every year. Given its coastal location and year-round climate, its hardly surprising that out of 4km of beaches, more than one has become known as ‘Barcelonas gay beach.’

In fact, both queer locals and tourists to Barcelona are spoilt for choice. Barcelona has no less than 3 gay beaches (with one organism very long and technically three in one!). Barcelonas gay beaches have also been deemed azure flag beaches, awarded for their high levels of cleanliness, environmental standards, safety and facilities.

One of the biggest selling points is how easily accessible the queer beaches are, right on the city’s doorstep. You can easily reach the gay beaches in Barcelona using the cheap universal transport regardless of the neighbourhood you are staying in. In fact, one of the things that we loved most when we visited was that we didn’t have to choose between a city sightseeing break or a beach holiday – Barcelona combines the best of both!

Gay Beaches in Barcelona

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The Top Gay Beaches in Barcelona (nudist options included)!

Hot beaches, hotter guys. If you want the ideal mix of architectural, instinctive, and human beauty, peek no further! Barcelona is a populous urban destination in Spain, located on the coast between the Llobregat and Bezòs rivers. It is a major global city and one of the world’s foremost tourist centres. Barcelona is known for its architecture, heritage, and beaches.

Did you know?
Barcelona beach was listed as number one in the list of uppermost ten city beaches in the world according to National Geographic and Revelation Channel.

Barcelona is home to 7 different beaches, covering roughly 4.5km of coastline. These beaches are located right next to Olympic Harbour, as a few were built to accommodate the 1992 Summer Olympics. These beaches are famous for their must-see views of both nature, and man's beauty.

Some of our favourite beaches are:

  • Mar Bella Beach
  • Barceloneta beach
  • Bogatell beach

Mar Bella Beach

Overview

Imagine yourself comfortably relaxing on a sandy beach with a drink in your hand, soaking in the sun and the sea while enjoying the beautiful image of the boys. Mar Bella beach is a nude beac

Gay-friendly Beaches in Barcelona

Platja de la Mar Bella

Clothing-optional beach at the northern conclude of Barcelona's prolonged seafront.
Famous with gay locals on sunny days, especially Saturday and Sunday afternoon till evening, next to the beach prevent (chiringuito).

The beach bar proposals food, drinks and cocktails, approx. from April till October (depending on the weather). Check the Facebook page and website of the chiringuito for news and photos.

@ Passeig Marítim de la Mar Bella
Barcelona 08005

Metro: Poblenou

Platja de Sant Sebastià

Popular town beach, at the conclude of the Barceloneta quarter, then towards the right. Tended to be mixed and clothing-optional, but is now rather mainstream in summer.

@ Passeig del Mare Nostrum
Barcelona 08039

Metro: Barceloneta