HOW TO SURVIVE MADRID IN SUMMER. PART II

As we already saw in the first part of this mini series, Madrid in summer can be an inhospitable, boring and hellish place: your friends leave, the heat is here to stay, going out becomes a real mission in which you cannot Dying is the priority and the variety of plans that the city can offer us are apparently few, especially if we don't want to spend money. Perhaps not everyone is lucky enough to be able to flee the capital and return home at this time, but we all deserve to enjoy this season so loved-hated by everyone, and I am going to try to help you.

In the previous article I showed you the neighborhood festivals. A cheap, fun plan in which you can enjoy live music from well-known artists (such as Recycled J or La Zowi). In today's one, I show you how to cool off without spending money on buying an air conditioner or having to find friends with a pool: The best public swimming pools in Madrid –according to the criteria of my holy bun–. Although the idea lacks charisma, I promise you that there are real gems in the city where you can immerse yourself and refresh yourself with impressive views of the city or be in a green oasis, surrounded by trees and nature without having left the city. This is my top tier of the 20 municipal swimming pools that Madrid currently has:

Vicente del Bosque Pool

• The first, and although it was a real shock (in every way) is the Casa de Campo municipal pool. It is a huge enclosure located in the urban forest that is Casa de Campo. As if you were in the middle of the mountain, the amount of nature and trees that can be seen seem endless, in addition to being a very useful source of shade. If you want to disconnect from the concrete and brick of the capital, it is an ideal place to relax, just a couple of metro stops away. But before you go I have to warn you about something that I myself did not know until I got there, and that I discovered when I arrived: it is a naturist pool. What does this mean? Well, although it is not mandatory, you are going to find many people doing nudism. Although it may sound contradictory, I felt much more comfortable than in many pools where nudism is not practiced.
  

• Sad news is that the second one with the best views of the city will remain closed for the third consecutive year. I'm talking about the pool at the Vicente del Bosque Municipal Sports Center. In a privileged enclave, and with views of the towers, it is not expected to open this summer either. We will have to wait another year...
  

Puerta de Hierro Pool

• In the north, we have a classic: the Puerta de Hierro municipal swimming pool. Inaugurated in 1955, it is a very large pool (it was the largest pool in Europe at the time). In contrast to one of the oldest swimming pools in Madrid, we have an inauguration of a new swimming pool in the Tetuán neighborhood.
  

• In the south, we cannot forget the swimming pools of the Moscardó Municipal Sports Center. With one indoor and one outdoor, it adapts to all tastes and ages.
  

One of Moscardó's (Usera) Pools

Prices for the entire day do not usually exceed €2, and many have picnic areas and areas to eat and lie down. A very economical option to relieve ourselves from the Madrid heat and cool off.

Although these are the most notable, here you can see all the active pools that are currently in Madrid and perhaps you will find the odd hidden gem.