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Canary Islands: Move over Ibiza! Gran Canaria is Europe's Hottest queer sun and fun destination--even if the subtropical isle is over 700 miles south of Spain off the coast of North Africa.
The Greek writer Homer called the islands Elysium--where the good and great spent an idyllic afterlife. Hercules visited the daughters of Atlas here, in their paradisiacal island home. The Romans bestowed the enviable name "Fortunate Islands" on them. Even Shakespeare sang the praises of the isles, gushing that Canary Island wine "perfumes the blood." So what are these Canary Islands that are so deeply ingrained in the European consciousness, yet their mention draws a blank stare from Americans? Are these mythical isles of Africa, of Europe, or simply of the Atlantic? Why did every gay European speak so highly of their queer allure? Had they in fact found an Elysium ...
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