swim???

Hi

Just wondering if there aRe any ebaches in paris,,,, or places to go swimming.......... any secret local spots?

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Actually Paris is not near any beach so try swimming pools. One to try is Piscine St. Germain at 12 rue Lobineau, 75006, +33 1 43 29 08 15.

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From 20 July until 20 August, there is %26quot;Paris Plage%26quot; - the yearly project where they make an artificial beach along the Seine river. But I wouldn%26#39;t call it a %26quot;secret local spot%26quot; - millions of people go there and it%26#39;s very busy.

Location: between the Louvre and the Pont de Sully, on the right bank; and this year also between the Pont de Tolbiac and the new floating swimming pool Paris-Est (access: metro station Bercy, line 14)

http://tinyurl.com/2m8a2u

http://marais.evous.fr/paris.php?rubrique486

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Actually piscine Saint-Germain is indoors and tiny, so not very useful if you %26quot;need some bronzage%26quot;. The official paris.fr website will give you a comprehensive list of all Paris pools, specifying the ones that are outdoors. They will likely to be crowded in the afternoons, manageable in the mornings. The %26quot;secret%26quot; spots would be:

- Piscine de l%26#39;hippodrome d%26#39;Auteuil, a bit hard to reach by public transport, but much less crowded than other ones

- Piscine du Cercle des Nageurs de Paris on the Porte Montempoivre in the 12th

- The recently renovated and great art déco swimming pool on rue Edouard Pailleron.

- The one on the porte Champerret.

But if you are only looking for sunbathing spots, most parks tolerate swimsuited sun worshippers: parc André Citroën (best one), new Bercy park, jardin de Reuilly, buttes Chaumont, La Villette, etc.

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thanks so much for all the help!!!!

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Really dumb question--but do the pools in Paris have lockers where you can lock up a wallet as well as street clothes, etc? Not sure how the logistics work in Paris.

Believe there is also a pool in the Marche St. Germain?

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