Dive into Swim City: For a quirky city break, dive into the pools and lakes of Zurich
Dive into Swim City: For a quirky city break, dive into the pools and lakes of Zurich. Inside the posh Norwegian spa where nudity is celebrated, April 11, 2023 | Update: 11:08 BST, 11 April 2023
The swimmer stands on top of the bridge. The river, far below, glistens in the sunlight.
A crowd gathers, watching with a mixture of awe and excitement. With a wink, he leaps about 30ft - there's a huge crash followed seconds later by his triumphant emergence downstream.
Cheers erupt from those of us on top and crowds, young and old, spread along the bridge of Flussbad Unterer Letten, one of Zurich's river pools.
I came to town for a very different kind of break. One that puts swimming in these spectacular pools - pools built into the fast-flowing rivers and lake - at its heart, eschewing museums and churches for something less cerebral but no less wondrous.
Zurich is interested in water. It is home to over 1,200 fountains, all bubbling with cool drinking water. Public baths line Lake Zurich and its rivers are home to some of the most spectacular, not to mention historic, bathing spots in Switzerland.
The .. .
The swimmer stands on top of the bridge. The river, far below, glistens in the sunlight.
A crowd gathers, watching with a mixture of awe and excitement. With a wink, he leaps about 30ft - there's a huge crash followed seconds later by his triumphant emergence downstream.
Cheers erupt from those of us on top and crowds, young and old, spread along the bridge of Flussbad Unterer Letten, one of Zurich's river pools.
I came to town for a very different kind of break. One that puts swimming in these spectacular pools - pools built into the fast-flowing rivers and lake - at its heart, eschewing museums and churches for something less cerebral but no less wondrous.
Zurich is interested in water. It is home to over 1,200 fountains, all bubbling with cool drinking water. Public baths line Lake Zurich and its rivers are home to some of the most spectacular, not to mention historic, bathing spots in Switzerland.
The .. .
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