Gay travel in Gran Canaria

Gran Canaria’s gay and lesbian scene is mainly located in the south of the island – in particular in Maspalomas and Playa del Inglés. At night you’ll find the main gay life revolving around the Yumbo Centre (Playa del Inglés), a massive multi-level complex of restaurants, bars, and clubs for all tastes - with over forty of them catering for the gay scene. By day it is just a big tourist shopping centre, by night possibly the largest collection of gay bars, clubs and restaurants anywhere in Europe. The liberal atmosphere and the life for one another and with one another between heteros, homos and other minorities is the basis of the special charm of the YUMBO.


Maspalomas, in contrast to Playa del Inglés, is renowned for its daylight offer – the famous gay beach and the amazing dunes. Maspalomas offers seclusion in abundance. There's a gay section at the rather windy beachfront, but there's also a large gay zone in the vast dunes behind it. It's no coincidence that the gay area is adjacent to the naturist area – both groups crave privacy and many gay men like to sunbathe naked.


On the Internet you will find a few Spanish gay and lesbian sites. The most comprehensive is www.guiagay.com but it is in Spanish only.

If you wish still further information, you may want to write to 'Colectivo de Gays y Lesbianas da Las Palmas, Apartado de Correos 707, 35080 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria'. They can provide you with information about gay groups on all the Canary Islands.