Gay places in rome
Rome is iconic, bustling, shrouded in history with grand monuments, has incredible nourishment and interestingly, has a long standing history when it comes to homosexuality…
It’s quite apt that our first see to Rome was during Rome Lgbtq+ Pride!
As a male lover traveller coming to Rome, it has a fair amount to offer, perhaps not as much as other massive cities, but it is sure to keep you entertained nevertheless.
We spent a week in ‘gay Rome’ investigating the gay bars, upcoming events, the top things to complete, top travel tips, where to feast and everything in-between to put together our Travel Manual to Gay Rome. We hope you enjoy.
Let’s get started…
Gay Rome Travel Guide: Is Rome Same-sex attracted Friendly?
Italy as a whole is considered to be queer friendly with an increasingly liberal attitude from the public.
Of course, there are differences throughout the country and typically you will detect that the more touristy an area, the more accepting they are.
It is fair to utter that as a touristic and bustling city, we set up Rome to be very gay warm indeed.
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LGBTQ travel guide: Rome
When most people think of Rome, they think of the religious customs and traditions most closely related to the city rather than Gay Rome travel. Despite being more conservative than many other Italian cities, Rome comprises a wealthy and diverse culture that includes a thriving lgbtq+ scene. There has been a wide variety of gay bars, events, and clubs popping up in and around the capital recently, some of which rival the best male lover scenes in Europe.
Gay Rome neighbourhoods
Italy as a whole is rather progressive when it comes to Homosexual rights and freedoms. Still, despite being the capital, Rome is lagging behind a little because of its conservative and religious background. With this in mind, consider keeping universal displays of affection to the bare minimum when outside of the lgbtq+ spaces in the city.
Gay Street
The first stop for many gay tourists heading to Rome will be Gay Street (otherwise established as Via di San Giovanni in Laterano). You’ll find Gay Street directly opposite the Colosseum, and although it isn’t entirely geared towards the lgbtq+
Gay Bars in Rome
Maybe you wonder why this list of gay bars in Rome is so short. One reason is that pure bars just for drinking and socializing are less common in Italy. When Italians convene their friends, for instance, eating together plays a more important role.
If they go out to the gay scene later on, it's rather to the parties or cruise clubs.
Some lgbtq+ bars, partys and clubs in Rome require a membership card. Often that is the ARCO (Anddos) card. If you don't have an ARCO card yet, you can usually acquire it ( €) at the entrance of the venues that need the card. When you acquire the card you need to show your photo ID, after that you only need the membership card.
Coming Out
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Gay bistro-cafe and cocktail lounge. Its street terrace – from which you can notice a part of the nearby Colosseum – is very popular and hectic in the late evenings, especially on Friday and Saturday. Rather young and middle-aged crowd.
During the day mixed clientele, mainly tourists.
Upmarket gay-friendly Bed & Breakfast on the second floor.
@ Via di San Giovanni
Rome Gay Travel Guide
Upcoming Events in Rome
Accommodation Tip
About Rome and its gay life
Rome is a controversial place for homosexual men. Remember your gay fantasies when you watched those movies with Roman soldiers and gladiators? See the whole world admiring the sculptures of gorgeous men by gay artists in Rome's museums? Capital of Italy, a big, free and democratic country? Don't expect too much from all that regarding the same-sex attracted scene. Be it for reasons of mentality or because of the power of the Vatican, Rome has by far not the open and colourful gay life as other capitals in Europe.
But the situation has started to change with new generations of more expose and self-confident gay men and women. This is especially obvious at the big annual Pride manifestation in June and at the LGBT festivals in the summer. And, of course, there are also some good clubs and parties for gays in Rome.
As you can see on our Gay Rome Map, there are no particular gay areas in Rome, but a popular hotspot of the gay and lesbian community in the late evening and at night is the street in fron