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Tennis
The main municipal tennis centre at Vall d’Hebron is the best place to play.
Unlike many clubs in the city, you can rent courts by the hour without being
a member.There are asphalt and clay courts, costing around €15 an hour, plus
a pool, gym and café. Rackets are available for rent. Other municipal tennis
courts are listed on
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www.bcn.cat, while for private clubs consult the website
of the Federació Catalana de Tennis (
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www.fctennis.org). One of these, the
Reial Club deTennis Barcelona-1899 (
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www.rctb1899.es),hosts the
Barcelona
Open
every April.
Swimming pools
Club Natació Atlètic Barceloneta
Pl. del Mar,
Barceloneta
T
932 210 010,
W
www.cnab.org;M
Ciutadella-Vila Olímpica.
One indoor pool,
two outdoor, plus bar, restaurant and gym
facilities. Mon–Fri 6.30am–11pm, Sat 7am–
11pm, Sun 8am–5pm (until 8pm mid-May
to Sept). Daily admission for non-members
is around €10.
Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc
Avgda. Miramar
31, Montjuïc
T
934 430 046; Funicular de
Montjuïc.
The city’s most beautiful outdoor
pool, high on Montjuïc. Mid-June to early
Sept, daily 11am–6.30pm. Admission
€4.90.
Piscines Picornell
Avgda. de l’Estadi 30–40,
Montjuïc
T
934 234 041,
W
www.picornell.cat;
M
Espanya, then bus #50.
Remodelled and
expanded for the Olympics, the fifty-metre
indoor pool is open all year, while the outdoor
pool is open to the public from June–Sept.
Nudist sessions all year on Sat night, plus
Sun pm Oct–May. Indoor pool and other
facilities Mon–Fri 7am–midnight, Sat 7am–
9pm, Sun 7.30am–4pm; outdoor pool
usually 9am–9pm. Outdoor €5.10, indoor
€9.20, includes gym and sauna.
Tennis courts
Centre Municipal de Tenis
Pg. Vall d’Hebron 178–
196, Vall d’Hebron
T
934 276 500;
M
Montbau.
Public hours Mon–Fri 8am–11pm, Sat & Sun
8am–9pm.
Watersports
Courses and instruction in catamaran and laser sailing,kayaking and windsurfing,
from two hours to two days, are available from the Port Olímpic’s sailing club,
Centre Municipal de Vela. At Base Nàutica, by Mar Bella beach, you can rent
catamarans and windsurfers, and there’s a popular bar here as well. Prices at
either vary considerably, but you can expect to pay around €35 for a couple of
hours’ windsurfing or €200 for a two-day elementary sailing course.
Watersports centres
Base Nàutica Municipal
Avgda. Litoral, Platja
Mar Bella
T
932 210 432,
W
www.basenautica
.org;
M
Ciutadella-Vila Olímpica, then bus #41.
Daily 9.30am–9pm.
Centre Municipal de Vela
Moll de Gregal, Port
Olímpic
T
932 257 940,
W
www.velabarcelona
.com;
M
Ciutadella-Vila Olímpica.
Mon–Fri
9am–9pm, Sat & Sun 9am–8pm.
SPORTS AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
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