Municipal pools are always one of the most recurring places when summer arrives in Zaragoza. It is not for less, the high temperatures of the city make citizens look for a way of fighting heat. Now, before visiting one of the 22 public outdoor swimming pools that the Aragonese capital has, we should know what the regulations of the Zaragoza City Council For them. Thus, we can answer as frequent questions as: Can you smoke? Can I take food from outside? Can my dog enter?
Can you smoke?
Can I go with my dog?
Can you get in food?
Music in the pool, yes or no
Can I put a mat in the water?
Prohibited activities within water
Is it allowed to carry my own hammock?
My son is 15 years old, do I have to accompany the pool?
Can several people access with a single 10 use bonus?
Can you smoke?
For smokers, this is always the most frequent question. And, although in the street there are certain doubts, the answer for now is clear. It can be smoked in the pools of Zaragoza, although exclusively in the grass areas. This implies that you cannot smoke in the water areas, in covered spaces, in pergolas or on the bars terraces. In addition, from the City of Zaragoza there is an awareness campaign of smokeless spaces with the name “healthy swimming pools” to avoid this practice as much as possible.
Can I go with my dog?
Although the city has more and more with Pet Friendly spaces, the truth is that municipal pools are not one of them. In this sense, it is forbidden to introduce dogs or other animals (except except guide dogs).
Can you get in food?
It is another of the big questions. Especially for those pools that have bar or restoration service. The regulations do allow access with food and drink in this case. The only requirements are that this is not carried in glass or earthenware and not remove it on the grass or in the areas of stay. In many facilities there are tables in the pergolas or bar areas where you can eat.
It must also be clarified that, from Monday to Friday until 2 pm, if we process the box office, they must let us go home and return in the afternoon without paying a new entrance. On Saturdays, Sundays and holidays only this practice is allowed where there is no bar service.
Music in the pool, yes or no
The concrete municipal pools regulations that can be carried out on the grass any activity that does not bother the rest of the users. And, although it does not specify all those that are allowed, it does put special emphasis on music teams. Therefore, it is requested to have special attention and care with the volume of the speakers, although its use is not prohibited.
Can I put a mat in the water?
While when we go to the beach the mats or inflatables are one of the great attractions to play in the waves, in the pools the regulations are quite strict with them and other objects that can or do not enter this space. On the one hand, it cannot be accessed with masks, diving glasses, fins or rigid, inflatable in general or glasses. The sleeves and bubbles are limited to children’s pools. In the latter, swimming tables, “Pull-Boys” and Churros are also allowed, always under direct surveillance.
Yes, on the other hand, swimsuits, neoprene or similar garments, swimming glasses, vests approved with minimal flexibility of 20 Newtons, flexible membrane gloves, stops to hold babies and burkinis, can be introduced.
Prohibited activities within water
Beyond the prohibited objects within the water, there are rules of behavior that the users of the Zaragoza pools must comply with. In this sense, no activity that involves a risk for the swimmer and for the rest of the users, such as apnea practices, dirty water with anti -hygienic practices, perform actions that bother the rest of the bathers or any other action expressly prohibited by the lifeguard personnel, is not allowed. To fail it, the person involved will have to leave the pool if the lifeguard considers it.
Is it allowed to carry my own hammock?
In the case of their own hammocks or chairs, they may be entered extraordinarily as long as they are placed in the areas of stay authorized for it. In addition, they cannot cause discomfort to other users, or invade walkers or circulations.
My son is 15 years old, do I have to accompany the pool?
In the Municipal Pools From Zaragoza, children under 14 must always access an adult who is responsible for them. However, each adult will not be able to access with more than four minors in charge unless they belong to the same family unit. From that age, minors can access alone.
Can several people access with a single 10 use bonus?
10 accesses bonds can be used by several people at the same time as long as they are belonging to the same age group. That is, a mother and 10 -year -old daughter will not be able to use it. However, two 30 -year -old girls do. It is important to remember that when the same bonus is used, the last person to leave the enclosure must always be the one who retains the voucher of the access.
