Many of the gay bars, clubs and hostels are around the area called Eixample and nicknamed gayxample. This is the heart of the gay scene, although it's not exclusively a gay area.
Eixample is a beautiful and relatively modern and trendy district in the centre of Barcelona, with all you could ever need in the form of bars, clubs and accommodation for both the gay and straight communities.
After a hot day, the boys come out to play! Barcelona's gay scene is lively and stylish but remember in Spain you don't go out to eat until 10pm, the bars don't get going until midnight and the discos don't even open until 2am, so get some sleep in before you go out because you will be out all night drooling over those gorgeous Catalonian boys.
