When heat and humidity come together in Barcelona , the city becomes a hotbed. At this time, more than ever, it is important to hydrate and avoid exposure to the sun during the hottest hours of the day.
For this reason, one of the best options to face the scorching heat is to cool off by taking a dip. And, as sometimes go to the beach is not an option, either because it is too far from home, you do not like the sand or you prefer to go to less crowded and quieter places, we propose an alternative: to go to one of the 14 municipal swimming pools that the city has.
Barcelona has about forty Centres Esportius Municipals (CEM), which are municipal sports facilities that you can access by paying a fee or a one-time ticket. Some of them have swimming pools and during the summer season they open their doors so that we can take refuge from the heat.
Most of the municipal swimming pools that open in summer belong to a CEM, although not all of them, as is the case of the Llac del Parc de la Creueta del Coll. In addition, starting this year, it will no longer be forbidden to go topless or to wear a full swimsuit, as prohibiting both is considered a discriminatory measure.
These are the schedules and prices of the municipal swimming pools of Barcelona district by district:
Ciutat Vella
- CEM Parc de la Ciutadella: 📍 Pg. Circumval-lació, 1 | 🗓 April 17 – October 31 | 🕐 Times not specified |💸 General admission tickets: 16,91 €. Children under 5 years old: free. From 6 to 18 years old: 7,89 €. Retirees: 11,94 €.
- CEM Sant Sebastià: 📍 Pl. Tue, 1 🗓 All year round 🕐 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. 💸 General admission: 14,08 €. From 0 to 3 years old: 4,24 €. From 4 to 10 years old: 7,99 €. Older than 65 years old: 10,23 €.
Gràcia
- Creueta del Coll Park lake 📍 Pg. Mare de Déu del Coll, 77 🗓 June 17 – September 3 🕐 from 9:20 a.m. to 8 p.m. 💸 General admission: 2,49 €.
Horta-Guinardó
- CEM Can Dragó: 📍 C/ Rosselló i Porcel, 7-11 | 🗓 June 2 – August 31 | 🕐 from 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. 💸 General admission: 9€. From 0 to 5 years old: 2,55€. From 6 to 14 years old: 6,30€. Subscriptions of 10 tickets are available for purchase.
- CEM Tennis Vall d’Hebron: 📍 Pg. Vall d’Hebron, 178-196 | 🗓 June 20 – September 3 | 🕐 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. (until 7:30 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays) | 💸 General admission: 8,27€. Children under 14 years of age: 4,70€.
- CEM Trinitat Vella: 📍 Via Bàrcino, 72 | 🗓 June 22 – September 3 | 🕐 from 10am to 7:30pm (from 11am Saturdays, Sundays and holidays) | 💸 General admission: 8,35 €. From 7 to 18 years old and over 65 years old: 5,15 €. Children under 6 years old: free.
- CEM Guinardó 📍 C/ Telègraf, 31-45 🗓 June 2 – September 3 🕐 from 7am to 10pm. (Variable Times in August) 💸 General admission tickets: 6,35 € (weekdays) / 6,70 € (Sundays and holidays). Children under 5 years old: free. From 6 to 15 years old and over 65 years old: 5,75 € (weekdays) / 6,15 € (Sundays and holidays).
- Clota Municipal Swimming Pool 📍 Pl. Clota, 1 🗓 June 25 – September 3 🕐 from 11am to 7pm. (Saturdays and Sundays: closes 30 minutes later) 💸 General admission: 6,93 €. Children under 5 years old: free. Children from 5 to 14 years old and over 65 years old: 5,27 €.
Sant Martí
- CEM Bac de Roda:📍 Rbla. Guipúscoa, 25 🗓 May 2 – September 3 🕐 from 10am to 8pm. (Sundays and holidays: closes half an hour earlier) 💸 General admission: 12,05 €. Children under 4 years old: free. From 5 to 15 years old: 9 €.
Sant Andreu
- CEM Bon Pastor 📍 C/ Costa Daurada, 12-16 | 🗓 June 1 – September 3 | 🕐 July: Monday to Friday: 7am to 10pm / Saturdays and Sundays: 10am to 6pm. August: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Friday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays and holidays|💸 General admission: 9,95 €. Children (6-15 years old), over 65 years old and with Pink Card: 5,30 €. Up to 5 years old: free.
Sants-Montjuïc
- Piscines Municipals de Montjuïc 📍 Av. Miramar, 31 🗓 June 3 – September 3 🕐 from 11am to 7pm. (Friday to Sunday and holidays: closes 1.5 hours later) 💸 General admission: 7,26 €. Access for children and seniors over 65 years old: 5,03 €.
Les Corts
- CEM Can Toda: 📍 C/ Ana María Matute, 25-27 | 🗓 June 1 – September 30 | 🕐 June: from Monday to Saturday from 8am to 9pm and Sundays and holidays until 3pm. July and August: Monday to Saturday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sundays and holidays until 3 p.m. 💸 General admission tickets: 13,60 €. Children under 6 years old: free. From 7 to 17 years old and over 65 years old: 8,65 €.
- CEM Piscines Bernat Picornell: 📍 Av. Estadi, 30 🗓 All year round 🕐 June 24 to September 11 from 9:30 am to 8:30 pm and Sundays and holidays from 10 am to 10 am 💸 General admission: 13,64€
Sarrià-Sant Gervasi
- CEM Can Caralleu 📍 C/ Esports, 2-8 🗓 June 22 – September 10 🕐 Monday to Friday from 6:45 am to 10 pm. Saturdays from 8 am to 8 pm. Sundays and holidays from 8:30 am to 3 pm. 💸 General admission tickets: 15,14 €.