Spain , actually, is a very open minded country and gay related businesses have become a flourishing industry. In many areas with flourishing gay communities you can pick up booklets and maps detailing all the cruising areas and gay-friendly bars, restaurants, saunas and night spots.

Right now, in Spain there are laws that protect homosexuality and condemn homophobia. Even thought it is said that police only forbid sex in public if it interrupts traffic we recommend to avoid bad taste exhibitions due to the fact that local authorities' attitude can change a lot from one city to another

The country's top gay spots include the seaside town of Sitges, 35 kilometres south of Barcelona, an area of Barcelona known as Gaixample, the Chueca quarter of Madrid and the twin resorts of Playa del Ingles and Maspalomas on the Canary island of Gran Canaria and Torremolinos (Málaga) in Costa del Sol.