Gran Canaria

A bar in the heart of the Yumbo Centrum area, drawing a predominantly male crowd of tourists and regulars from across Europe.

AxelBeach Maspalomas is one of the island’s best-known gay-friendly stays: an adults-only apartment hotel in Playa del Inglés, a short walk from the Yumbo.

A small bar in Maspalomas' Yumbo Centrum, drawing an international crowd of gay men looking for a relaxed start to the night.

A cruising and fetish bar on Avenida de Gran Canaria in Maspalomas, drawing a predominantly male crowd looking for something more direct than the resort's mainstream bars.

A French-run cocktail bar with a terrace and a small charcuterie menu, which makes it a different proposition to most of what surrounds it.

A German gay after-beach institution near the Faro, Strand-Apo-Theke is where Maspalomas beach afternoons roll into beers, Schlager, and sunburnt socialising.

Basement Studios is a men-only, adults-only resort directly opposite the Yumbo in Playa del Inglés, built for travellers who want their accommodation and their nightlife to blur into one another.

One of the Yumbo's longest-standing terrace bars, running from mid-morning through to the early hours with a full kitchen serving British breakfasts, snacks and meals.

The Canary Islands' original bear and leather bar, open since 1994 and still the reference point for that crowd in Maspalomas.

A café-bar as much as a drinking spot, with espresso-based coffees and food alongside cocktails and long drinks.

A clothing-optional adults-only gay hotel in Maspalomas, positioned within the Yumbo Centrum area.

A cosy bar in the Yumbo Centre that is great place to start the evening or regroup mid-crawl as the night gets going later.

A German schlagerbar in the CC Cita complex serving German beers and food.

A Yumbo institution since 1996 famous for it's Dutch/German "schlager" music, lively atmosphere, a welcoming owner and reputably the cleanest toilets in all of Yumbo!

A German gay bar with over 30 years in the Yumbo, Na'Und is one of the definitive Schlager bars of Maspalomas.

A bar whose piratical name promises more drama than the evening typically delivers, which is actually the point.

One of the Yumbo’s longest-running drag bars, Ricky’s is the place for a big, crowd-pleasing cabaret night with comedy, karaoke, and plenty of audience participation.

One of the main nightclubs in Playa del Inglés's Yumbo Centrum, drawing a predominantly gay male crowd of tourists and seasonal visitors from across Europe.

A cruising bar in the Yumbo Centre area of Playa del Inglés, drawing a predominantly male crowd from the resort's large international visitor base.

A dedicated fetish and fisting club in the basement of the Cita Centre, men only with a strict dress code.

A cruising bar in the Yumbo Centrum complex with a dark room getting busier as the night progresses. Crowd skews older/leather.

A cocktail bar with views over the Yumbo Centrum area that draws a largely tourist crowd passing through Gran Canaria's main resort strip.