Paris is spectacular all year long . Do your tourist stuff at Tour Eiffel, Notre Dame or the Louvre. Meet guys in Le Marais for a drink in one of the gay bars or go find them in one of the clubs for a french kiss . Voulez vous....?
Paris gay nightlife is vivid, lively and exciting. The main gay area is called Le Marais. This area is very central and is in the 4th arrondissement. It's situated between Le Louvre museum and Place de la Bastille.
Bars usually open at the beginning of the afternoon or around 5pm and close at two o'clock in the morning. Some can be open until morning by a special license.
Most well-known bars in Le Marais are Open Cafe (lots of tourists), the Raidd Bar (with strippers in a shower) and Cox Bar. After a five minutes walk from Le Marais towards the Centre Pompidou and Les Halles, you'll find another bunch of gay bars, like the Banana Café.
Gay bars and cafes in ParisAlthough Paris is a huge city, there aren't that many gay clubs. On a regular weekend, you'll be able to do some clubhopping via various parties and after-parties throughout the city.
Clubs and parties
Check out the Nighttours gay map for Paris. You can easily locate the gay bars, clubs and saunas online or print the map and bring it with you when you visit Paris.
Paris gay mapMost gay bars are located in the 3rd and 4th arrondissement of Paris map . This area is called Le Marais. This very popular area has also many restaurants and small shops, and the biggest gay saunas are nearby. It's the most popular part of Paris to find a hotel.
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Art museum with a large collection of works by Monet, Manet, Degas, Renoir, Cézanne, Seurat, Sisley, Gauguin, and Van Gogh.
The Louvre is probably the largest and certainly the most visited museum in te world. Their most famous piece of art is the Mona Lisa.
The #1 landmark of Paris. To get up the tower book a ticket in advance. The fine dining restaurant is spectacular, but you have to reserve that one months before your visit.
Modern art museum about 20th and 21th century art. The museum is located in Palais de Tokyo. Another part of this building is home of some monthly gay parties.
There are many opera lovers in the LGBTQ scene, but even if you are not, the day time tours around the building are very interesting. This building has many great stories.
Beautiful and impressive, but so crowded. However they also offer private tours, then you see parts of the palace that are closed to general public, much more quiet, really interesting experience.
These famous gardens feel a lot more quiet than the inside palace, because of its enormous size. 1h15 by train from le Marais in Paris.
Right in the middle of le Marais this museum hosts the largest collection of works of Picasso in the world.
The cemetery with so many world famous people that it attracts over 3 million visitors a year.
The Notre Dame is one of the most iconic landmarks in Paris. A large part was destroyed during a fire and is currently being rebuild. Always good for an evening walk from le Marais.
Paris is one of the most fantastic cities to get into Christmas mood. The shops are decorated so beautiful and stylish. The photo is famous department store Galerias Lafayette.
Beautiful botanic garden, to escape the busy city.
France national museum and mausoleum for many famous French people.
Paris is very well connected to the world by air. But even more easy, high speed trains brings you from the center of Paris to London central in 2 hours and 15 minutes. To Brussels in 2 hours and Amsterdam 3h20. if you book in advance the train tickets are quite cheap.
London is one of the gay capitals of Europe. It's great for its nightlife, theaters, and museums.
340 km from Paris
