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Swimming Pools
There are several great swimming
pools in the valley open during the summer months. Guadalest
pool is open the longest from June to the end of September.
Other are open July and August. Prices are no more than
2 Euros for a day pass. The pools never seem to get busy
and the settings are truly amazing. All pools have a small
cafe for refreshments/icecreams, etc.
The Guadalest swimming pool
allows you to take in a picnic and provides plenty of seating
in a spectaular setting. It also has night swimming on
Tuesdays and Fridays, this is something that should not
be missed!
The pools are located at:
Confrides -
just past the village going towards Alcoy (5 minutes drive
from Abdet). Open 11am - 2pm and 4pm - 7pm. July and August
Guadalest -
walk from the village centre or take the road to Callossa
from from the village and drive for approximately 2kms
until the signs for Embalse de Guadalest and Piscina Municipal.
Take the left fork on this road after about another km
and drive up the hairpins to the pool. Open 11 am to 8pm
(and until midnight Thursday and Friday)
Beniarda -
Either take the scenic minor road from the bottom
of Abdet village, turning right to the pool just before
you reach the lake. OR drive down through the village of
Beniarda (signposted just before you reach Guadalest),
keep going through the narrow streets and drop down to
the pool which is at the bottom end of the village. This
is the cheapest of the pools and still very pleasant -
open until 8pm
You can also wander down the
lane 10 minutes from the
house to the local Barranco (river/stream) and
have a refreshing dip in crystal clear mountain water.
Most of the time you will have it to yourself!
It is only 30 minutes drive
to the beaches at Benidorm, Finestrat, Altea (pebbles),
or Calpe.
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