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Quiiky LGBTQ Italia Travel offers new tour for gay travellers


An Italian tour operator that specialises in the LGBTQ+ market has a new guided tour in Rome called Vatican Museum in a Gay and Lesbian Light. The three-hour tour by


Julia Bradbury Saga’s 14-night all-inclusive


Pearls of the Aegean includes seven nights at the four-star Sun Beach Resort, Rhodes, with voyages by catamaran to the islands of Kos and Patmos. There is also accommodation in


Kos Hotel Junior Suites and Skala Hotel, Patmos. The holiday includes tours


of Rhodes Town, Kos Town and Patmos, and a visit to a cave where St John is said to have written the Book of Revelation. It costs from £1,679 including


flights and insurance. The 11-night full-board Ionian


Treasures tour starts from £1,499, including flights and insurance. It hops between Corfu and


the mainland town of Parga and includes a full-day cruise to Paxos, Antipaxos and the Blue Caves, and a view of the Palace of Mon Repos. There is a tour of Corfu and the


chance of an excursion to Albania. saga.co.uk


the Chinese Grand Prix


itinerary for the Chinese Grand Prix includes seats in Grandstand A, plus time in Xi’an and Beijing. It costs from £2,995, which


includes international and domestic flights, travel by bullet train, private transfers, accommodation, Formula One tickets and an English-speaking guide. linkstravelandtours.co.uk sportlinkstravel.co.uk


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Quiiky LGBTQ Italia Travel looks at the numerous artworks referencing male homosexuality, as well as the little-known tomb of Queen Christina of Sweden, a declared lesbian buried in St Peter’s Basilica, and the ancient Greek female poet, Sappho, who is considered the first lesbian poet. It costs £152. Other tours in Italy include The Legend of Alfa Romeo and the Gay Iconic ‘Giulietta’, and Leonardo da Vinci’s Genius Under a Gay Light. Quiiky is also organising fam


trips for agents attending the International LGBTQ+ Travel Association convention in Milan on May 6-9. The trips will showcase LGBTQ+-friendly offers in Florence and Rome. Alessio Virgili, chief executive


of Quiiky’s parent company Sonders&Beach, said: “We’re focused on celebrating Italy’s rich gay history while providing our clients with a safe and friendly environment.” untoldhistorytour.com quiiky.com


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