Mardin
Part cafe, part bookshop and part performance space with occasional live Kurdish music. Also beer, wine and a balcony looking out over Mardin's bustling…
Must-see nightlife in Mediterranean Europe
Kalkan
The closest thing Kalkan has to a tea garden, this place wraps around Kalkan's tiny fener (lighthouse). Sip a latte or swig a beer from a waveside table.
Rimini
Perched on stilts over the Adriatic at the far end of the marina pier, Rockisland is the place for beer, sunset cocktails, live rock music and bikers with…
Sliema, St Julian’s & Paceville
This popular Scandinavian-style bar is in the thick of Paceville's party strip. It has wood-lined walls, and like most bars it has TV screens showing live…
Skiathos Town
A late-night standby with cushions scattered on the wide outdoor steps leading up to the church from the old port. Cocktails (€12), happy hours and DJ…
Perugia
Students, professors and all comers flock to this chandeliered, blissfully relaxed hang-out for coffee by day and cocktails to the backbeat of DJ tunes by…
Palma de Mallorca
For all your (male-only) dark room encounters, including naked and fetish parties, this is the place. Look for the small illuminated sign and the deep…
West Ibiza
Sidling up to Café Mambo and Café del Mar on Sunset Strip, this fresh-faced lounge is a super-relaxed spot for drinking in the sunset over a cocktail (€10…
The Dolomites
Genteel San Cassiano is generally light on après-ski, but this drinking hole at the foot of the Piz Sorega gondola kicks on, in season, with a disco from…
Salamanca
A stalwart of Salamanca nightlife, with medieval-style decor. Garamond has music that's good to dance to without straying too far from the mainstream. No…
Lemesos (Limassol)
A relaxed, gay-friendly cafe with a lovely garden, light meals, excellent salads, a 10-plus choice of beer, good (mainly Italian) wines and elaborate…
Vigo
This small and popular Old Town craft-beer pub has its own and international beers on tap, and further varieties in bottles. Their toasted 'Orixinal' is…
Marbella
A spirited, sexy nightclub unsubtly advertising itself over Puerto Banús' main plaza. There are dancers, acrobats, guest DJs and predictably costly…
Costa del Sol
In the ephemeral world of nightclubs, Parthenon has been around forever. Primarily a gay dance club, it's in the heart of Torremolinos' gay nightlife…
Lecce
A favourite hang-out of Lecce's student set who crowd in for Bluebeat's winning combination of vintage ska music and a great selection of hoppy Italian…
Eastern Mediterranean
This delightful cafe along a leafy riverfront street has excellent cakes and pastries as well as the best coffee in Silifke. There's a book exchnage here…
Around Athens
This massive beach club holds 3000 people in bars, a restaurant and lounges over different levels. Superbusy party nights bring top resident and visiting…
Kuşadası
Smart cafe in the marina where you can sip a latte, frappe, hot chocolate or lemonade and gaze over the sparkling waters of Kuşadası bay. Great cakes, too.
San Teodoro
Summer evenings at this Asian-inspired lounge in the town centre can resemble an MTV beach party, with the fun fuelled by dancing, cocktails and good…
Limnos
On a leafy terrace near the sea, Karagiozis morphs from snazzy frappé-cafe by day to a drink-till-you-drop bar under the stars. Sturdy, fair-priced drinks.
Ionian Coast
This is one of the Riviera's largest nightclubs, with multiple dance floors, a swimming pool and various club nights catering to the young and not so…
Marmaris
One of Marmaris' better clubs, with DJs spinning R&B and party anthems early on; after midnight things go less commercial, with deep house till dawn.
Marmaris
A steep climb up from the harbour, this place's marina-view terrace is a fine place for sunset drinks (beers from ₺25) and nibbles. The food is so-so.
Erice
Enjoy Erice's famous almond sweets on the panoramic upstairs terrace of this cafe affiliated with the Maria Grammatico pastry shop on the same street.
Brescia
A garrulous laid-back crowd crams into this buzzing bar to sip on luscious wines and sample platters of meats, cheeses and artichokes (€4 to €9).
Bologna
Wednesday, Friday and Saturday are the big nights at this legendary gay-and-lesbian (but not exclusively) club, home of Italy's Arcigay organisation.
Bosa
Perfect for a leisurely evening drink, Caffè I Portici is a bustling cafe with outdoor tables on Piazza Costituzione, a prime people-watching spot.
Around Athens
This glamorous club-restaurant-lounge right on the beach must be seen to be believed, with poolside chaises and four-poster beds with flowing nets.
Aegina
Get off the main strip and head to this bohemian wood-panelled bar room. The gregarious owner takes requests, from top 40 to fantastic Greek music.
Toledo
A chilled out cafe-bar by day which morphs into an intimate club come night time with music spun by DJs to an appreciative (read boisterous) crowd.
Verona
Watch the crowds filing through Piazza Erbe as you enjoy a tipple at one of the al fresco tables at this stylish cafe, one of a row on the square.
Athens
This always-busy LGBT+ cafe on lively Plateia Agia Irini is straight-friendly too, and so fills with chatting locals across the rainbow spectrum.
Santiago de Compostela
This buzzing bar pulls in an artsy crowd with excellent mojitos and gin-tonics, and a great soundtrack ranging from Cajun blues to Spanish indie.
Selçuk
Destina's little front garden overlooking the greenery around the Temple of Artemis is perfect for a late-afternoon çay or sunset beer.
Hora (Mykonos)
This, erm, cosy nook is a stylish cafe by day, with a few al fresco tables. By night it morphs into a lively little bar with occasional DJ sets.
Skiathos Town
A cheerful red-walled cafe-bar serving good cocktails (€9) at cosy booths on mid-Papadiamanti or in the interior with its music-themed murals.
Tarifa
One of Tarifa's favourite late-night haunts, this old-town ruin turned club amps things up with a steady early-hours diet of electro and house.
Segovia
This wine bar draws crowds large enough to spill out onto the pavement, nursing their good wines, cavas (sparkling wines) and cheeses.
Bodrum Town
Opening right onto the beach, chilled-out Moonlight is a friendly hang-out off Bar St – great to meet people or just enjoy the castle views.
Alaçatı
Afternoons spent sipping good Turkish coffee at this cafe's outdoor tables are well spent; at night, mezes and rakı are the popular choices.
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