Bains Municipaux

This facility is typical of turn of the century (1800s to 1900) pools; the little changing cabin is yours until you leave. (A €1.00 coin is needed to lock the door on your cabin.) There was a lap lane, but it was crowded. So I swam next to the line on the other side. But the point of going to this is pool to see and experience the ambiance. The stairwell to go upstairs is open and you can see the stained glass windows close-up.
[April, 2017]

The 52 photographs of the pool on the Google Maps site (see "Map", above) are very cool and give a good prevue of what you'll find, if you go there. [Eds.].

This pool is not so much for the swimmer as the swimmer interested in art and architecture. When I swam there, there were no lanes in the "big" pool; although crowded, the experience was worthwhile. Information on the hours of this and other pools in the city is available from the Tourist office in the form of a small pamphlet.

Schedule information is also available on the pool's official web page, whose link is shown as the "website", above. [Eds.]