The Factory Cruising Club

One of the most popular gay discos in the south of Gran Canaria, Mantrix is often the last stop of the night, and can be found on the top floor of the Yumbo Centre, next to Mykonos Bar. Run by gays for gays, Mantrix is a place where you will feel safe, meet people and enjoy house music with their resident deejays. There is also a cruising area with a dark room and cabins.

Bar Junior is a GayMapper favourite in the Yumbo Centre, with a very friendly welcome from the two owners, plus delicious gin and tonics. On the ground floor of the Yumbo, in the area known as the Six Pack, opposite Parrots, Bar Junior is one of the smaller bars, but tends to stay busy throughout the evening, and has a perfect location to people watch from their terrace.

In the heart of the main Maspalomas gay beach in Gran Canaria, Kiosko Beach No.7 serves drinks and light snacks throughout the day. There are sun loungers and umbrellas for hire, all with the beautiful Atlantic Ocean in view. An all new, larger kiosk has been installed, giving more space for the thirsty beachgoers. To get here, there are two options; head to the Riu Palace hotel in Playa del Ingles and then walk across the dunes in about 30 minutes, or walk along the shore from the Faro de Maspalomas (lighthouse).

Funny Boys is known for it's professional drag shows, with som fantastic celebrity impersonations - look out for their Tina Turner and Shirley Bassey! Shows here start a little later than the other drag show bars, around midnight, and they are usually big crowds. If you're looking for comedy drag shows, then try Sparkles or Ricky's instead. Funny Boys can be found on the first floor of the Yumbo Centre, next to Cruise Bar.

Right on the beach in Maspalomas, Strandapotheke is the place to head on your way back to your hotel after a day on the gay beach. Busiest in the afternoon and early evening, playing schlager music, come by for a nice cool beer and to chat to friends you made in the sea.

One of the oldest gay bars in Gran Canaria, Spartacus has a large outdoor terrace on the ground floor of the Yumbo centre, located next door to WunderBar. It's a mixed crowd here, one of the bars popular earlier in the evening.