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Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc

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Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc vista general
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The Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc (English: Montjuïc Municipal Pool) is a sports venue situated in the Olympic Ring in Barcelona. The venue consists of two swimming pools: a pool for diving and a 25m outdoor pool. It hosted the diving events and the water polo preliminaries for the 1992 Summer Olympics. The location of the venue on a slope of the Montjuïc hill gives a panoramic view of the city of Barcelona. The swimming pools are open to the public during the summer.

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Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc
Avinguda de Miramar, Barcelona

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Avinguda de Miramar
08001 Barcelona
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