Barcelona has many public swimming pools, some with indoor and outdoor pools.A trip to the pool is fun for kids and can make a pleasant change for those days you don´t feel like getting sand between your toes!

One of the best public swimming pools is right by the beach in Barceloneta at the foot of the San Sebastià tower.It has indoor and outdoor pools plus a kids pool– it is necessary to wear a swimming cap in the main outdoor pool.There are also sun beds outside to lounge on in between lengths!

Complejo Deportivo Municipal Banys Sant Sebastià
Plaça de Mar, 1
(at end of Passeig de Joan de Borbo towards the sea)
Tel: 00 34 93 221 05 06
Opening Times: Mon-Fri 6.30am-11pm, Sat 7am-11pm, Sun/hols 8am-10pm
Entry for non-members: 9.80 € adults, 4-10 years 5.70 €, under 3 years 5.70 €, over 65 years 7.30 €

Metro: Barceloneta (L4)

The swimming pools up Montjuic were the venue for aquatic events during the Olympics, and even if your high diving isn’t quite up to scratch you can also enjoy both 50m indoor and outdoor pools, plus various therapeutic treatments.There are also regular sessions for nudists to enjoy the facilities.

Piscines Picornell
Avenida de l´Estadi 30-40
Montjuic
Tel: 00 34 93 423 40 41
Open all year round except 25 Dec.Nudist sessions: Sat 9pm-11pm and Sundays during winter season 4.15pm–6pm
Entry for non-members: 8.90 € adults, 4-16 years or over 65 years 5.55 €

Metro: Plaça Espanya (L1, L3), Bus 50 from Pl. Espanta/Pl Universitat