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Granada is hot in summer and cold in winter, which makes a covered, heated pool the only way to swim all year. Here is what actually matters when you choose one — and how ours measures up.
The practical consequence: an indoor pool lets you swim every month, not just during the summer season. For anyone swimming two or three times a week, that is the difference between keeping the habit and starting over each June.
In Granada specifically, the public outdoor pool in Almanjáyar opens in summer and closes for the rest of the year. An indoor pool works in September, February and May too.
Most indoor pools use chlorine. Some use salt water: chlorine is generated by electrolysis of the salt, with far fewer chloramines — the compounds that sting eyes, irritate skin and create that pool smell.
If you swim regularly, or have rhinitis, mild asthma or sensitive skin, this single detail changes the experience.
A 20-metre pool with lane ropes lets you swim sets and train. A small pool without lanes is for splashing about, not swimming.
Also ask how many lanes stay open to the public: if lessons fill the pool, lane swimming disappears in practice.
"Heated" means different things in different places. For swimming and training, 26-28 °C is the comfortable range. For aquagym, rehabilitation or pregnancy, a little warmer is better.
Ask for the actual figure before signing up rather than discovering it on day one.
This is where most people get caught out: the building is open for many hours, but the pool is booked for lessons in the middle of the day.
Look at the lane-swimming timetable, not the opening hours, and check whether it is split into blocks.
It is a neighbourhood municipal pool, not a spa. No sauna, no jacuzzi, no towel service. What it does have is warm water, proper lanes and a price that makes swimming three times a week realistic.
Hours and prices See the facilitiesYes, that is the point. The pool is covered and the water is heated, so the temperature does not depend on the season. You can swim in January just as in June.
No, but the proportion changes. Salt electrolysis generates chlorine inside the water circuit; what drops sharply is the level of chloramines, which are what cause the smell and the irritation.
At the Alminares del Genil pool a single swim costs 6,00 €, with 5, 10, 15, 30 and 50-swim passes bringing it down to 3.40 € per session.
No. Buy a ticket at the desk and use the lane reserved for public swimming. You only need to book if you want a whole lane for a group.
The municipal outdoor pool in Almanjáyar opens in summer only. For year-round swimming, an indoor pool is the practical option.
Heated salt-water pool, 20-metre lanes and lessons for every age, in the centre of Granada.