Gay Travel Guide Seville

About Seville and its gay life

Although Seville (Sevilla) is most known for its old monuments, the tapas bars and the processions during the Easter Week, the gay scene in Seville has something to offer as well. It has the fourth biggest scene in Spain after Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia, albeit far-off from those in Madrid and Barcelona.

Seville is located in the warmest region of Spain with very short and mild winters, extremely hot summers and a long and pleasant spring and autumn. It is definitely not a good idea to go to Seville in July or August: To visit the sights of Seville in the heat of the day is just silly and the locals will make fun of you. Also, the nightlife is rather quiet than hot-blooded during these two months when many Spaniards go on holiday and escape the city.

Because of the many warm months going out in Seville often is an open-air culture. Sometimes there is more going on in front of the bars than inside.

That's especially true for the area around the park along the Alameda de Hércules street, a popular hangout for having a beer and a chat with friends. There is one bar after another and basically all the bars there are at least gay-friendly and the gay bars are straight-friendly, thus you'll usually find a mixed, easy-going crowd.

At the Alameda de Hércules, most of the talking, laughing and flirting happens in groups of friends. People just enjoy being with friends and open-minded strangers. If you are travelling by yourself or up for more action, you can still move on after midnight to the cruising bars and clubs in the nearby streets Trajano and Amor de Dios.

Travel tip for Seville

Still looking for a flight to Seville? The Spanish low-cost airline Vueling offers flights between Seville and Paris, Rome, Milan, Venice, Amsterdam, Brussels, Barcelona, Valencia and Bilbao.