Zona de Bany del Fòrum

Mostly swimming from the ladders, sitting on the ramp and sunbathing on concrete, with paddleboards staying inside the arms; probably busiest on summer middays and afternoons.

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Sitting and talking the wide concrete ramp sloping into the water at the west end of the bathing area

The ramp is the one way into the water without a ladder, so families with small kids and older swimmers gather at the top of it and sit on the slope while they wait their turn.

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Informal sport the deep water off the outer breakwater arm enclosing the bathing rectangle

Because the water inside is enclosed and flat, paddleboards and kayaks launch off the ramp and stay inside the arms. Swimmers doing lengths keep to the wall to stay out of their way.

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Sunbathing the flat concrete shelf along the south edge of the bathing rectangle, facing open sea

Towels go straight onto the concrete here — people bring a mat or a folded towel because the surface bakes. The south edge holds the sun longest and fills up before the shaded parts do.

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Swimming the metal ladders on the north side of the bathing rectangle, nearest the long concrete ramp

There is no sand here — you climb down a ladder into deep water straight away. People leave towels on the concrete and swim laps along the edge, and the ladders get a queue on hot afternoons.

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Nearby in Parc del Fòrum

Plaça del Fòrum
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