gay clubs and bars in Thessaloniki, gkei clubs and bars in θεσσαλονικη,

Here we have a more complete and up-to-dte lists of gay clubs and bars in Thessalonik with telephone numbers and opening times.

Gay bar
Εli- Ela G L
5, L. Vyronos, Diagonios
Gay and lesbian. Open all day.
www.myspace.com/elielabar


Stretto G L
18, Karolou Diehl, Downtown
Open all days, morning to late at night. One
of the oldest gay-friendly spot in the city.

Da.Da Club
4, Peristeriou, Ladadika. Tel: 2310 510000
Mainly gay men. Open everyday after 23:00.

En ola club G
19, Valaorito (2nd floor)
Mainly gay men. Open everyday after 22:00.
www.enola.gr

Βigarοon G L
44, Pavlou Mela, Downtown
Tel: 2310.267727
Gay and lesbian. Open everyday,
morning to late at night.
www.bigaroon.gr

Βar Μe
3, Agiou Mina
Gay and lesbian. Mainly bears and
middle-aged men. Closed Mondays
and Tuesdays. Open after 21:00.
Club

Reworks Festival Thessaloniki 18 - 19 September 2009

Reworks is an annual two-day festival of music and the arts held annually in Thesslaoniki and it is now rated one of the six most important concerts of its kind globally. 

This year it will feature performances which include reggae, soul music, hip-hop and electornica as well as art installations and performances. It will be held in the port  area of the city where many of the old warehouses have now become museums and cultural sites. A photographic exhibition called  "The Wanderer" will also be staged. This exhibition which has toured Europe shows the images of cities under the theme that whereever you are the language of art and culture is the same. Below just some of the bands which are scheduled to participate at Reworks Festival 2009:

Τhe Stereo MC’s ( Island Recs, UK)
Dennis Ferrer (Objectivity , USA)
DJ Mehdi (Ed Banger, France)
Parov Stellar + band (Etage Noir, Austria)
Daedelus (Ninja Tune, USA)
And.id ( Mobilee, NON, Greece)
Cayetano + band ( Etage Noir, Greece)
Paul Kalkbrenner (Bpitch Control, Germany)
Heidi (BBC Radio 1, Canada)
Martinez Brothers (Objectivity, USA)
NTEIBINT (Greece)

Sven Vath (Cocoon, Germany) 

Oliver Huntemann (Ideal, Germany)

Beardyman ( !K7, UK) 

Shlomi Aber (Be as One, Israel)

Actor One  Bloop, NON, Greece)

For for information on the Reworks 2009 Festival in Thessaloniki visit the festival website here.

Gay beaches in Halkidiki near Thessaloniki

There are few known gay beaches around Halkidiki or Thessaloniki. The map on the left shows what local gays from Thessaloniki would consider gay beaches, i.e cruising areas outside the city. The largest is the  gay beach at Epanomi and quite close to this is the gay beach at Nea Iraklio which is even closer to the city.But it has to be said that the area is not like the super paradise beaches of Mykonos.
A common question often asked is if either of the universities, Aristoteles or Macedonia university have gay associations or clubs. To the best of my knowledge the answer is no  but you may be well advised to ask in the gay bars or clubs in Thessaloniki as things could have changed.

Visiting Mount Olympus, Greece

Mount Olympos, the highest mountain in Greece is about 100 kilometers south of the city of Thessalonki.. It is best to hire a car to get there as I know of no public transport. In Thessaloniki you folow the signs for Athens  and take the main highway to Athens. After passing Katherini you should see signs (in English) for the Mount Olympus national park and the town of Litochoror. From Lirochoro a small mountain village, access to the park and Mount Olympus is close. This is a picture of Mount Olympus taken from Litochoro. There is a small fee to drive into the national park and once there my advise in to drive as far as you possibly can - i.e.  until the road stops before you start out on foot to the summit. By the way, summer is the time to climb this mountain as it tales more than one day to get up and down again and the overnight refuges close with the first snow - usually at the end of October. There are a number of routes to hike to the summit, Mytakis, situated at 2 919 meters.   The view is undescribable.





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