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France: Lyon, Avignon, Marseille, Nice. Tips and advice please

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Hi there,

I'll be travelling through Lyon, Avignon, Marseille and Nice during April 2018.

Any advice or tips on places where to go - bars, clubs, saunas, escorts etc.

Thanks,

SA.

 Simply make love to the chateaux & cathedrals themselves. ^_^

Very jealous of your trip. :wub: Absorb everything.

The rentboys available in the local gay bars will gladly show you around, both culturally and erotically.

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1 hour ago, AdamSmith said:

 The rentboys available in the local gay bars will gladly show you around, both culturally and erotically.

There are no rentboys available in gay bars in France. At least I never saw one. 

But there are many gay places where you can have fun such as saunas (Suncity, Euro Men's club and Sauna Odessa if you want to find a younger guy liking older gentlemen), sex clubs (l'Impact (all male, all naked, all night); Keller (leather, > 40 years old), Le Dépot (sex club and disco), all types, all ages), Bars or show places (Bear's Den or Banana Café or shower show with gogo boys in Raidd bar). I guess that some of the dancers in Banana and Raidd can be  rentboys (I met in a Brazilian sauna one boy who used to dance in Banana Café and he told me he escorted a few times). Not easy to discuss with the dancers anyway. 

Enjoy your time in France ! 

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Hi @Pauleiro,

Thanks for this information but it all appears to be in Paris. Unfortunately I’m not visiting Paris on this trip. Only Lyon, Avignon, Marseille and Nice. 

Regards,

SA. 

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I do not know the current gay scene in these places, except in Nice where there are a couple of saunas (Bains Douches, Sauna du Chateau which is now no longer only gay ...). Sex clubs : Eagle bar ou le Glam avec shows, disco, ... 

I guess, except in Paris, all places are rather quiet during the week. 

3 hours ago, pauleiro said:

There are no rentboys available in gay bars in France. At least I never saw one.

I have not been there in 20 years.

Times may have changed.

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FWIW I was in Avignon for a few days in 2008. The gay scene was small - there was a popular but not large disco (on the edge of the centre, with a bar and dancing) and also a small and poorly-attended bar in the centre. At that time, quite a few Arabs had been moved from Marseilles to Avignon (apparently by mayoral edict) and there was some talk of increased street-crime.

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46 minutes ago, msclelovr said:

FWIW I was in Avignon for a few days in 2008. The gay scene was small - there was a popular but not large disco (on the edge of the centre, with a bar and dancing) and also a small and poorly-attended bar in the centre. At that time, quite a few Arabs had been moved from Marseilles to Avignon (apparently by mayoral edict) and there was some talk of increased street-crime.

Thanks Msclelovr. I’ll keep this in mind and report back on what has changed, if anything. 

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