The main city, the island of Giudecca, and the Lido each have a Piscina Comunale (Community pool). These indoor pools offer both public swimming and swimming courses on certain days and hours, at reasonable prices all the year round. They are all in pleasant quiet residential areas of Venice – a haven of peace away from the tourist crowds.

A list of hotels with outdoor pools is on a separate page.

Piscina Comunale Sant’Alvise, Cannaregio

In the northern part of the city, this 25-metre 6-lane indoor pool is in the Centro Sportivo Costantino Reyer at Cannaregio 3163. Find it at the north end of Calle del Capitello near Campo Sant’ Alvise. That’s a short walk from the Sant’Alvise vaporetto stop. A pleasant 20-minute walk from central Venice is an alternative to taking the water bus. Be sure to phone first to check that times given on the website (See below) haven’t changed.
Tel: 041 5240538
Email: info at piscinasantalvise.it
Website: http://www.piscinasantalvise.it/

For publice swimming times and prices, go to http://www.piscinasantalvise.it/nuoto-libero/ (Nuoto libero = free swimming). The site is in Italian but can be translated into English or any other language with Google Translate.

Piscina Comunale Amedeo Chimisso, Sacca Fisola

Address: Sacca San Biagio, Sacca Fisola 82, Giudecca
Tel: 041 528 5430
This 8-lane 25-metre pool is on the south-western edge of the city, not far from the Hilton Hotel. Take the vaporetto to the Sacca Fisola stop on the island of Giudecca. From there walk all the way down Calle di Vaporetto and over the bridge to to the small island of Sacca San Biaggio, where you’ll see tennis courts and the swimming pool building.
The website shows times for nuoto libero (public swimming). Note that this pool has no shallow end.

Piscina Antonio Marceglia / Ca’Bianca

A public swimming pool on the Lido
Address: Via Sandro Gallo 245, Ca’Bianca, Lido di Venezia.
This 25-metre 6-lane indoor pool is convenient if you’re staying on the Lido island rather than the historic centre of Venice. Public swimming times in the mornings and evenings are found at http://lido.ranazzurra.it/Nuoto_Libero.html
Tel: 041 5262222
Email: lido at ranazzurra.it

Ca’ del Moro, Lido di Venezia

As well as the public indoor pools above, Ca’ del Moro, a private sports complex and hotel on the Lido, has a large outdoor swimming pool (open 20th May to 30th September). This pool may be open to non-residents, with prices for the day or half day. Phone first to check.

To get there from the centre of Venice, take the vaporetto to Lido Santa Maria Elisabetta terminal. Then take bus line A, B or V towards Malamocco. Get off after about 12 minutes at the Via Parri stop. Walk in the same direction for about 80 meters and Ca’ del Moro is on your left.
Address: Via Malamocco, 83
Tel. 0039 041 5267773
Email: info@cadelmorovenice.com