august-2009

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HIGH DIVE
…AT THE PISCINA
MUNICIPAL DE MONTJUÏC
“The city’s most beautiful outdoor pool, high on
Montjuïc. Mid-June to early Sept, daily 11am-6.30pm.
Admission 4.90 euros.”
Rough Guide
BURN THE BOOKS: I couldn’t rightfully claim this as
my own diamond fi nd because one of the fi ve guidebooks
I stashed in my satchel did mention it – so kudos
to the Rough Guide for unearthing an otherwise buried
treasure, despite getting the entrance fee wrong
(it’s 5.30 euros, for the record).
I, however, was racing there, dangerously, in my
fl ip-fl ops to recreate Kylie’s Slow video, which I knew
– thanks to some investigative journalism – had been
fi lmed there.
Hurdle one was the taxi driver who insisted on
dropping me off at the Piscina Bernardo Picornell pool
down the road, arguing its superiority. Don’t buy it.
The Piscina Municipal was a non-stop party all
afternoon, with a DJ playing house through serious
speakers, a high-dive competition (pike, twist,
somersault, splash) and a city vista worth the Cold Warstyle
corridors and changing rooms.
Bus number 61 makes frequent runs there from the
Plaça d’Espanya. Spend the afternoon and take it slow…
just like Kylie says.
FIND IT: Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc
Avinguda Miramar 31
+34 934 430 046
See also p.40