List of gay villages


This is a list of gay villages, urban areas with generally recognized boundaries that unofficially form a social center for LGBT people. They tend to contain a number of gay lodgings, B&Bs, bars, clubs and pubs, restaurants, cafés and other similar businesses. Some may be gay getaways, such as Provincetown or Guerneville.

Argentina

Australia

Belgium

Name of villageCityReference
Rue du Marché au CharbonBrussels

Brazil

Name of villageCityReference
Farme de Amoedo StreetRio de Janeiro
Frei Caneca Street São Paulo
Jardins São Paulo
Huáscar de Figueiredo StreetManaus

Canada

Name of villageCityReference
Jasper AvenueEdmonton
Le Village gaiMontreal
The Village/Le village Ottawa
Church and WellesleyToronto
Queen Street West/Parkdale "Queer West Village"Toronto
Davie VillageVancouver

Chile

China

Colombia

Name of villageCityReference
ChapineroBogotá

Cuba

Name of villageCityReference
"La Rampa", VedadoHavana

Denmark

Name of villageCityReference
StrædetCopenhagen
SkolegadeAarhus

France

Name of villageCityReference
Le MaraisParis
Sallèles-d'AudeNarbonne
Beaubourg/Les HallesParis
Saint PierreBordeaux
Le Vieux-LilleLille
Quartier BoisnetAngers
La CroisetteCannes
Vieux Port, the Plaine and the Cours JulienMarseille
Canal du Midi banks in Saint-Aubin neighborhood, Port Saint-SauveurToulouse
Place du Marché-aux-Fleurs, Promenade du PeyrouMontpellier
Grosso QuarterNice
Rue Royale, Opéra, Hôtel de VilleLyon
Place du Marché, Place HocheVersailles

Germany

Name of villageCityReference
"Nollendorfkiez"; Nollendorfplatz / Motzstraße / Eisenacher Straße / Fuggerstraße /Viktoria-Luise-Platz in the west of SchönebergBerlin
The area around Helmholtzplatz in Prenzlauer BergBerlin
Lange Reihe in St. Georg, HamburgHamburg
Schaafenstraße in Innenstadt, CologneCologne
NordendFrankfurt
GlockenbachviertelMunich
Gurlarn ZiegelviertelFürstenzell

Greece

Name of villageCityReference
Gazi Athenskoukaki
Saint Eirini's Square, and part of Aiolou Street Athens
MykonosMykonos

Italy

Name of villageCityReference
Torre del LagoViareggio, Tuscany
Porta VeneziaMilan
San Giovanni in Laterano streetRome
Parco del Ninfeo Rome

Japan

see also :ja:ゲイ・タウン#日本の主なゲイ・タウン|Gay villages of Japan
Name of villageCityReference
Shinjuku ni-chōmeTokyo
DoyamaOsaka
Ueno Tokyo
Fukuoka Fukuoka
Sakae & FushimiNagoya
Asakusa Tokyo
Shinbashi Tokyo
Namba Osaka
:ja:野毛町|Noge Yokohama
Susukino Hokkaidō
:ja:流川|NagarekawaHiroshima
IkebukuroTokyo
:ja:桜坂 |SakurazakaOkinawa
ShinsekaiOsaka

Mexico

Name of villageCityReference
Zona RosaMexico City
Zona RomanticaPuerto Vallarta
Prisciliano Sanchez St. & Chapultepec Guadalajara
Zona Rosa, Tijuana. "Santa Cecilia Plaza"Tijuana, Baja California Norte, Mexico

Netherlands

New Zealand

Name of villageCityReference
Karangahape RoadAuckland
PonsonbyAuckland
Wellington CentralWellingtonbased upon NZ census records of same sex couples

The Philippines

Name of villageCityReference
MalateManila
TimogQuezon City

Portugal

Name of villageCityReference
Bairro AltoLisbon
ChiadoLisbon
Príncipe RealLisbon

South Africa

Name of villageCityReference
RosebankJohannesburg
ParkhurstJohannesburg
MelvilleJohannesburg
Green PointCape Town
De WaterkantCape Town
Sea PointCape Town

South Korea

Name of villageCityReference
JongroSeoul
Homo Hill, ItaewonSeoul
SinchonSeoul

Spain

Name of villageCityReference
ChuecaMadrid
LavapiésMadrid
MalasañaMadrid
La LatinaMadrid
GaixampleBarcelona
SitgesSitges
Barrio del CarmenValencia
RuzafaValencia
AlamedaSevilla
Barrio del ArenalSevilla
AlfalfaSevilla
Old TownBenidorm
Muelle de la MarzanaBilbao
ElviraGranada
Calle de la VirgenIbiza
Plaza de FerrayLas Palmas de Gran Canaria
Playa del InglésMaspalomas
Barrio de La MercedMálaga
Barrio de Santa EulaliaMurcia
GomilaPalma, Majorca
Avenida del GeneralísimoPuerto de la Cruz
Old town north east - EntremurosSantiago de Compostela
Salto del CaballoToledo
La NogaleraTorremolinos
ArealVigo
Puerta del CarmenZaragoza

Sweden

Name of villageCityReference
MariatorgetStockholm

Taiwan

United Kingdom

United States