THE DIRECTORY
The best saltwater pools, in one place.
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PUBLICEurope
Jubilee Pool
Penzance, United Kingdom
A triangular Art Deco lido on the Cornish coast, half filled with Atlantic seawater, half with geothermal warmth.
Ocean-fed
Art DecoGeothermalTidal
Saltwater
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PUBLICEurope
Arribas Sintra
Sintra, Portugal
Atlantic-fed tidal pools carved into the rocks at Praia Grande, on the wild coast west of Lisbon.
Ocean-fed
TidalAtlanticFamily-friendly
Saltwater
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PUBLICOceania
Motueka Saltwater Baths
Motueka, New Zealand
A tidal-fed saltwater swimming hole on Tasman Bay, the gateway to Abel Tasman National Park.
Tidal Exchange
TidalHistoricFamily-friendly
Saltwater
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PUBLICEurope
Piscina das Marés
Leça da Palmeira, Portugal
Álvaro Siza's modernist masterpiece — concrete tidal pools carved seamlessly into the Atlantic rocks north of Porto.
Ocean-fed
TidalHistoric
Saltwater
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PUBLICOceania
Blue Pool Bermagui
Bermagui, Australia
A natural rock-cut ocean pool on the Sapphire Coast, refilled twice a day by the Pacific.
Ocean-fed
Rock poolTidal
Saltwater
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Field notes, primers, and quiet meditations on swimming the world's saltwater pools.
