The Best Gay Saunas in Barcelona

The best gay sauna in Barcelona is Sauna Bruc, on Pau Claris, open since 1980 and built around a heated hydromassage pool. Casanova, Condal and Thermas complete the list. All three are run by the same group, Grupo Pases, and all three are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Four saunas, in the order we would send someone visiting the city.

We ranked on the facilities, the atmosphere and how consistently each sauna delivers a good visit.

Sauna Bruc is the one we would pick for a relaxed afternoon. It opened in 1980 and moved to its current premises at Pau Claris 87, where the centrepiece is a 27 m² hydromassage pool kept at 27 degrees. There is also a jacuzzi, steam and dry saunas, and a bar that serves tapas. On the first and third Saturday of the month it holds a naturist spa day.

Sauna Casanova, on carrer de Casanova, is the round-the-clock all-rounder: with a jacuzzi, steam and dry saunas, a bar, and a newly added room with a video projector.

Sauna Condal is spread over four floors, with a jacuzzi, saunas and a bar. It is the group's party sauna, running themed nights such as its leather party and dark naked party.

Sauna Thermas, on carrer de la Diputació, is the largest by its own measure, at more than 900 m², and the one to choose if you want to eat as well as relax. Like the other two Pases saunas it never closes its doors.

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