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

[Screamaloud]

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.

[AdamSmith]

 Simply make love to the chateaux & cathedrals themselves. 

Very jealous of your trip.  Absorb everything.

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

[pauleiro]

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 ! 

[Screamaloud]

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. 

[pauleiro]

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. 

[AdamSmith]

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.

[boiworship]

Make sure you spend time in Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, right across the Rhône from Avignon. Absolutely charming place. I stayed at Le Prieure 20 ears ago.

 

[tassojunior]

There are plenty of escorts on Hunqz. What Europeans use.

https://www.hunqz.com/#/open/hunqz

[Screamaloud]

6 hours ago, tassojunior said:

There are plenty of escorts on Hunqz. What Europeans use.

https://www.hunqz.com/#/open/hunqz

Thanks Tassojunior. 

[Cany10011]

I met Justin Fit in nyc recently. He is from Lyon and you can find him on rentmen or planetromeo. He might be in Geneva now but you may want to check. Great hot bottom boy.

[boiworship]

Hunqz is such a great resource.

[msclelovr]

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.

[Screamaloud]

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.