Last month, GayCities readers helped us celebrate the best of gay travel and submitted over one hundred thousand votes for Best of GayCities 2023. We asked and you answered. Here are the winners…
Dream Destination
Mykonos, Greece
This incredible, LGBTQ-friendly destination gave our readers some serious wanderlust.
For many gays the world over, Mykonos is THE destination in Greece. Just over 40 square miles, this sun-baked island is some 95 miles southeast of Athens, but a world away in terms of atmosphere. Relaxed, stylish, moneyed, and always fun-loving – Mykonos is a timeless playground. Not entirely gay, but the boys keep flocking in force.
Mykonos got its start as an international getaway in the 1960s and ’70s, when (probably with the help of Jackie Kennedy Onassis, who came here with Greek second-hubby Aristotle) the famous and super-wealthy (like Grace Kelly and Gregory Peck) discovered its charms and began spending their summers here. Where celebs go, the gays are sure to follow, and by 1973 Mykonos had its very first gay bar. By the ‘80s and ‘90s, Mykonos had become a full-fledged gay hotpot.
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Runner up: Amsterdam, Netherlands
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