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Gay Porto – the optimal gay hotels, bars, clubs & more

Porto is a Portuguese beauty found on the Douro River in the north of Portugal. It’s a city with great cultural and historical importance and is adequately known for its Port wine—hence the name! Porto has a lot of soul, and its cobblestoned streets are filled with azulejo-covered buildings, towering bridges, buzzing wine cellars, and centuries-old cafés.

The city has grown in reputation as the place to check in in Portugal after Lisbon, being named one of the Top 10 European Destinations by Lonely World, European Consumer’s Choice, and TripAdvisor. For its unassuming size, it's packed entire of things to perform, and over the past few years, it has seen a huge upswing in gay and gay-friendly venues across the urban area. Here's our guide to everything that makes Porto so up-and-coming.

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Table of Contents

1. General Tips
2.  Transportation & Airport Transfer
3. Gay Hotels in Porto
4. Sightseeing & Activities in Porto
5. Porto Gay Tours
6. Restaurants & Cafes
7. Porto Gay Bars and Clubs
8. Gay Saunas & Cruising Bars 
9. Gay Event

Our Insider’s Guide to the Best of LGBTQ+ Porto

Portugal’s second-biggest city has a labyrinthine charm: streets snaking capriciously upwards from the shores of the Douro River, 18th- and 19th-century buildings lined up like colourful book spines, plazas popping up where the rolling landscape allows, churches and monuments capping steep hills. While Lisbon sprawls, sometimes exhausting visitors with its gorgeous but scattered neighbourhoods, Porto squashes the best of itself into a walkable, if aerobicizing, jewel box. This is a metropolis to wander around in like you have all the time in the world, taking occasional breaks for coffee, pastéis de nata, seafood platters, francesinha sandwiches and port wines—not necessarily all at the identical sitting.

Portugal ranks as one of the most LGBTQ+-friendly countries in the planet, though it tends to be a little more reserved than its rainbow flag–waving neighbour, Spain. Same-sex marriage was legalized here in 2010, but conversion therapy is not yet banned, genderqueer gender is not recognized nor are trans people permitted to serve in the military.

Porto, with a population of 1.3 million in its metropolitan area (about 230,000 in the city its

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ABOUT THE CITY...
Porto is the second largest urban area of Portugal. It's history dates back to pre-Roman times, it was occupied by the Moors and invaded by Napoleon’s forces. The city was famous for its wine production giving its name to the fortified wine. Visitors to Porto come to see the UNESCO-designated old town centre, sample the local gastronomic products, shop and immerse themselves in the city’s culture. when it comes to compare Porto to Lisbon, Porto turns out to be a conservative town. Luckly Portugal is a very liberal and welcoming place and Porto do not make exceptions. If you go through the surface, you will find a decent and buzzing selection of gay activities, mostly located in the area around Jardim da Cordoaria. Here, the annual LGBT Pride parade is becoming increasingly popular every year.


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5 DOs & DON'Ts about the Male lover Scene of Porto!

Porto is one of the big cities of Portugal hosting a dynamic lgbtq+ scene with several gay venues fancy gay bars, clubs, saunas etc. The LGBT acceptance is at pretty moderate levels and people, year after year, become more unseal and acceptant towards homosexuality. Below, you will find some DOs and DON'Ts regarding Gay Move in Porto:

  • Visit the clubs Plano B, Zoom and Gare for a entertainment dancing experience. Retain in mind that these clubs tend to attract mixed crowds!

  • Drink a coffee or a hot chocolate at Guarany, Cafe Majestic, Praia da Luz and Brasileira. Even though these cafe are not exclusively gay, they are gay-popular.

  • Visit the gay saunas of Porto to blow off some steam. Sauna Thermas 205 is one of the most popular saunas at the center of Porto, and there you will find several locals and tourists of a large range of ages. Spartakus Sauna, on the other hand, is a great option near the center of Porto where you can use a fun evening in a more intimate environment.

  • There are several gay bars in Porto where you can appreciate a drink and socialize. Some randomly-picked ones are Pride Bar, Sparta