Had dinner in a restaurant in Split last night and was talking to the owners. They get a decent amount of traffic from gay tourism as they are know as a gay-friendly restaurant in the city. They couldn't name a single gay-friendly bar in Split though. Am writing a piece on the Split Pride parade in June. Cheers Paul said:Had dinner in a restaurant in Split last night and was talking to the owners. They get a decent amount of traffic from gay tourism as they are know as a gay-friendly restaurant in the city. They couldn't name a single gay-friendly bar in Split though. Am writing a piece on the Split Pride parade in June. Cheers Paul Contact the Dinamo bad boys and they'll tell you where they all are, and show you the welcome they give to all customers. While being Gay is one of choice I guess , this community needs to be willing to educate people more so then getting tight around the beep beep. Going out of their way to sue a teacher here and there isn't going to get them more friends. Gays in Croatia seem to have an inferiority complex. I said nop, I'm happily married with kids. Then some twit Croatian gay woman present started going off the beam that I must then be anti-gay. Thanks to my Englishness, I reframed from giving her a 123 out the door. For a sector of society that wants tolerance, need to show the same respect to others not choosing such a life style. I usually hang out in these places with Ribaric. I could have sworn I'd seen Crojoe in the shadows a few times. Cafes Geto Address: City center. Teaka Address: City center. Dante Address: City center. Porta Address: City center. Dance clubs Club Metropolis Address: Matice hrvatske 1, Open: Jun-Sep: Mon-Sun 10 PM - 4 AM, Oct-May: Sat-Sun 10 PM - 4 AM. This dance club is in the Koteks shopping center, 10 minutes walk east from the old town. This is also not strictly gay clubs, but there also you can also meet some gay people. It will be closed soon! Beaches Duilovo Beach The most active and popular gay beach in the Split area. The meeting spot can be found on the hills above the rocky strip of land between Hotel Zagreb and the village of Stobrec. To get there, take bus no. Cruising places Katalinica hill above the beach Bacvice is situated at southern part of Marijan hill. The cruising area stretches from Kasjuna till the Oceanographic Institute where, in the evening hours, you can meet gay guys. Also the park nearby hotel Split is also active during the summer. I could have sworn I'd seen Crojoe in the shadows a few times. Cafes Geto Address: City center. Teaka Address: City center. Dante Address: City center. Porta Address: City center. Dance clubs Club Metropolis Address: Matice hrvatske 1, Open: Jun-Sep: Mon-Sun 10 PM - 4 AM, Oct-May: Sat-Sun 10 PM - 4 AM. This dance club is in the Koteks shopping center, 10 minutes walk east from the old town. This is also not strictly gay clubs, but there also you can also meet some gay people. It will be closed soon! Beaches Duilovo Beach The most active and popular gay beach in the Split area. The meeting spot can be found on the hills above the rocky strip of land between Hotel Zagreb and the village of Stobrec. To get there, take bus no. Cruising places Katalinica hill above the beach Bacvice is situated at southern part of Marijan hill. The cruising area stretches from Kasjuna till the Oceanographic Institute where, in the evening hours, you can meet gay guys. Also the park nearby hotel Split is also active during the summer. Yep gmh, like the Flintstones, we're having a gay ol' time. Didn't that word used to mean happy? Fun to watch the ol black and white films, especially those tight stocking Robin Hood type films, with all those merry men singing about how gay they felt after a few swigs of the local brew, a few plucks of the bow and some fancy footwork. Thanks for the info, Gav. Crojoe, can you give me more about the suing the teacher story? Do you think the Croatian gay community has a bigger inferiority complex than gay communities elsewhere? Are tolerance levels towards the gay community higher or lower than a couple of years ago? Interested in all opinions and links to concrete examples if possible as just starting to research the topic. Crojoe, can you give me more about the suing the teacher story? Do you think the Croatian gay community has a bigger inferiority complex than gay communities elsewhere? Are tolerance levels towards the gay community higher or lower than a couple of years ago? Interested in all opinions and links to concrete examples if possible as just starting to research the topic. I get enough flack being a foreigner. The fact of the matter is Croatia is 2 things.... Very Catholic and a macho dude society. It is not so open to outside influence other then fashion. My thought for any gay coming to Croatia is to just blend in and don't go over board and they'll get about just fine. It's when they cross the line of making a huge issue about their life style that causes problems. That is so true and I had never thought of it that way before. As to gays, I happen to have seen evidence that gays will be tolerated and treated as people as long as they keep their sexuality private. People will accept their being gay but a line is crossed if a gay man tries to come on to them. Some shady advice here folks! I can in fact hardly think of a better way to get your ass kicked, short of wearing Dinamo Zagreb or Serb national insignia I've got grave doubts about the upcoming coming out parade in Split. Up until a few days ago, there was a very negative piece of graffitti on this subject in a prominent downtown location. I strongly suspect the event will be called off. Club Metropolis is hosting Mitar Miric just this Saturday - look him up if you like. Sorry guys, Split is a small, provincial town, and always has been. The mentality is what comes with that. During the peak of the summer season, when there's more foreigners than locals... Don't get me wrong: the present situation is a source of great sadness for me, but there's no point in pretending things stand the way they don't. What I forgot to add is that practically any restuarant in Split is likely to be more popular with foreigners than locals, and I can think of very few restaurants that have any sort of reputation either way - Fife for huge servings, Pimpinella as a best-kept-secret sort of place, but after that the trail runs cold. Few Splitters eat out in restaurants, hence that place's reputation. Sorry guys, Split is a small, provincial town, and always has been. The mentality is what comes with that. During the peak of the summer season, when there's more foreigners than locals... Yes, and they sit around complaining about the foreigners and then all to glad to see the summer months come to a close. I can in fact hardly think of a better way to get your ass kicked, short of wearing Dinamo Zagreb or Serb national insignia I've got grave doubts about the upcoming coming out parade in Split. Up until a few days ago, there was a very negative piece of graffitti on this subject in a prominent downtown location. I strongly suspect the event will be called off. Club Metropolis is hosting Mitar Miric just this Saturday - look him up if you like. Sorry guys, Split is a small, provincial town, and always has been. The mentality is what comes with that. During the peak of the summer season, when there's more foreigners than locals... Don't get me wrong: the present situation is a source of great sadness for me, but there's no point in pretending things stand the way they don't. LOL no sadly the soccer coach Katalinic and the name of Katalinica brig have nothing in common. I did ask around in the last few days on this subject, and it turns out that the Ghetto cafe, in the old town, is owned by a same-sex couple, and so this would be the place I would go to for any information. I couldn't in honesty recommend any other course of action. The Turkish Tower is more of a local figure of speech, than an actual area frequented by actual gay people.
