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Rome
Coming Out
Via San Giovanni in Laterano 8 (near Colosseum)
In terms of locations, you don’t get much better than the one offered at Coming Out. Located on Rome’s Gay Street, under the shadows of the Colosseum, this lively little gem almost never closes. We’re talking a daily schedule of 7am-5:30am. E...
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Rome
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Gay Village
Città dell’Altra Economia - Testaccio
Every year in Rome, from June to September, the city comes alive with Gay Village. Since 2002, Gay Village has welcomed a host of special events, parties, and actvities tailored towards the gay community. It is open every day of the week, so ...
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Cagliari
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Caffè dell'Elfo
Scalette di Santa Chiara, 4/6
Caffè dell’Elfo is a cozy, characterful café and cocktail bar tucked into the stepped lanes just above Piazza Yenne in Cagliari’s old town, long a favorite meeting point for the local LGBTQ+ community. Its intimate interior, with ancient brick wal...
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Palermo
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Exit
Piazza S. Francesco di Paola, 38-41
EXIT has been the heart of Palermo’s LGBTQ+ scene since 1996, the city’s go-to gay bar in the central Politeama district. Relaxed and sociable, with an alfresco terrace under big parasols right on the piazza, it runs from afternoon aperitivo to la...
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Palermo
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Exit10&Love / Shut Up
@ La Fabric
Exit10Love and Shut Up are the flagship party nights from the Exit Drinks team, the crew behind Palermo’s beloved EXIT bar and the city’s queer scene since 1996. Both take over the Fabric club on the edge of town, turning Saturday into Palermo’s b...
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Palermo
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Fabric Rise Up
V. Ugo La Malfa, 95
Fabric Rise Up is Palermo’s go-to gay-friendly nightclub, where Saturday night is synonymous with the city’s queer scene, run by Exit Drinks, an LGBTQ+ Palermo institution for over 25 years. Set in a spacious venue on the northwestern edge of town...
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Cagliari
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Il Fico d'India
Lungomare Poetto 324
Il Fico d’India, ”the prickly pear,” is the main gay bar and nightclub in Cagliari and the flagship gay summer event for all of Sardinia, a vibrant chiringuito right on the beautiful Poetto beachfront, tucked between the sea and the Molentargius w...
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Turin
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Pausa Cafè
Lungo Dora Napoli, 20
Bar Pausa Café is a relaxed, friendly gay bar set along the Dora River near Turin’s lively Porta Palazzo market, known for hosting the city’s queer ”Senzafronzoli” nights. It’s a sociable spot for a generous Italian aperitivo, loaded with appetize...
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Genoa
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Banano Tsunami
Porto Antico Ponte Embriaco
Floating right on the water in Genoa’s old port, Banano Tsunami is proof that sometimes the best gay-friendly hangout in a city isn’t a building at all, it’s a barge. Genoa doesn’t shout about its queer scene the way Rome or Milan does, but places...
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Rome
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Muccassassina
Via di Portonaccio 212
Muccassassina has reached legendary status in Rome, if not in Europe, for being one of the best gay clubs in town. Every Friday night, this event takes place at Qube club, which is located in the east of the city. This three-floor complex is ...
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Venice
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House of Rimmel
House of Rimmel is an inclusive queer collective that throws some of the most creative LGBTQ+ event nights around Venice and Mestre. Popping up at venues like Molo 5, its nights are built around bold themes, drag shows, DJ sets and late-night fun,...
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Rome
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Bear Monday @ L'Alibi
48 via Monte Testaccio
Every Monday, the bears come out to play at L’Alibi club. Located in the main clubbing area of Testaccio, you can expect to see plenty of local bears flock to this place for a night of cool tunes and dancing. Entry varies depending on the night, a...
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Cagliari
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Cafè Etnico
Via J. D. Rockefeller39
Coffee bar, lunch, aperitivo, cocktail bar, free Wi-Fi and cool music! The Cafè Etnico is a gay-friendly bar restaurant in Cagliari, Sardinia. Open Mo-Tu 7am-9pm, Fr-Sa 7am-2am, Su 9am-1pm.
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Milan
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LeccoMilano
Via Lecco 5
Leccomilano is a great small gay bar located in Porta Venezia, in Milan’s gayest neighborhood. With DJs.Open Mon-Sat 6PM 02AM, Sun 3PM 02AM
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Turin
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Qimanji
Corso Moncalieri, 346
Popular LGBTQ club which takes place in Turin every Saturday from midnight to 4:30. Expect some of the country’s best DJs, and clientele!
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Milan
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Track Milano
Via Privata Benadir 14
Another gay club in Milan (opened in 2015), next to Company Club.
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Venice
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Trash & Chic
Trash Chic is Venice’s leading LGBTQ+ circuit party, a 20-plus-year institution that fills the gap left by the city’s lack of permanent gay clubs. Running roughly monthly from late September through May, it delivers world-class DJs, big stage per...
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Rome
My Bar
Via San Giovanni in Laterano 12
My Bar is another popular gay bar in Rome on the city’s ”Gay Street,” right by the ”Coming Out” bar. Drinks are well-priced, and you may even see some karaoke here occasionally. Although the inside area is very small, tables and chairs fill the st...
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Rome
L'Alibi
Via di Monte Testaccio 40–44
L’Alibi is particularly popular on Monday nights thanks to its weekly Bear Monday, where you’ll see bears, leather, and plenty more. Saturday night is also popular, with music ranging from techno to top hits.
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Rome
Oppio Caffè
Via delle Terme di Titi 72
brkfst, lunch and dinner, open 24hrs in Aug, full bar, terrace with great view
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Rome
Max’s Bar
Via Achille Grandi 7a (near Porta Maggiore, below Center Hotel 3, M° Manzoni)
10:30pm-close, clsd Tue-Wed, 2 bars
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Milan
One Way Disco
Via F Cavallotti 204
Like almost all Italian saunas and sex clubs, this establishment requires a membership card, the Arcigay Uno Club Card, which can be purchased at the cash desks of affiliated establishments by showing proof of identity. It is valid from one month ...
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