Gay bars zürich
Switzerland’s best LGBT clubs
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Find the best gay and lesbian nights out – with the ultimate guide to Switzerland’s LGBT nightlife scene
The LGBT party scene in Switzerland offers something for everyone, from relaxed, mixed-queer shindigs to sweaty danceathons. For all their alpenhorn-apotheosizing and minaret-marginalising traditionalism, the Swiss have for many decades taken a world-leading stance on gay and lesbian rights. Queer relations were decriminalised here in , and on New Year’s Day a referendum made Switzerland the first country on Land where gay civil unions were voted in by the common, not just parliament – and by a massive majority.
Today Zurich, which happens to have a chic lesbian mayor in Corine Mauch, is very much Switzerland’s LGBT capital, as well as one of the world’s most gay-friendly cities, with bars, cafes, saunas and clubs adding up to dozens of gay venues. The old town’s Barfüsser is considered Europe’s oldest gay hostelry and the annual Zurich Self-acceptance event now draws around 45, pink party peo
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Here's our gay travel manual to Zurich, including where to stay, eat, party, and more.
Zurich. A capital so organized, so competent, so perfect in every way, it is said to run like clockwork.
Enter the Nomadic Boys: two ditzy, calamity male lover guys descending upon the city, with their mouths agape, and disrupting the peace entirely. We were two pink peas in a pod!
We quickly had to get used to how “operational” Zurich was. Like reminding ourselves that when a bus or a train says they're leaving at a specific time then they truly are leaving at that time!
Once we got into the rhythm of the city, we fell in love. There’s the classic architecture, the mild-mannered people, the mouth-watering food, and of course, a plenitude of chocolate.
The only drawback is – how darn expensive it is! Our first night there we both audibly gasped when we opened our menus – and it wasn’t because the place didn’t serve margaritas… Other than that, there is so much to love and gush over. And we’ve laid it all out for you below.
Zurich Gay Travel Guide
Upcoming Events in Zurich
Accommodation Tip
Hotel Alexander
Hotel. ***, from CHF
Reviews, Photos & Reservation
Located between central station and Old Town of Zurich, very close to some of the gay bars and clubs. Modern facilities.
@ Niederdorfstrasse 40
Zurich
Tram: Rudolf-Brun-Brücke
About Zurich
Zurich is the largest municipality in Switzerland (with a population of million including the suburbs) and the economic, social and cultural center of the land. As the wealthiest metropolis in Europe and with its privileged location along the Limmat river and at the idyllic Lake Zurich with view of the snow-covered mountains, Zurich belongs to the cities with the highest quality of life in the world (but also with the highest cost of living).
Zurich already was raised to the level of a urban area in the Early Middle Ages, in it became a free imperial municipality and in a member of the Swiss Confederation. The economic rise began with the textile industry in the 18th and 19th century. After the midth century the financial and services sector became i