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Freizeitbad Opfikon

Temporarily closed, reopening 17 October.

Glattbrugg (ZH), Switzerland · from CHF 22

About

A large leisure pool in Glattbrugg with indoor and outdoor pools, water slides and a textile-free sauna area. Besides Finnish and bio saunas and a steam bath there's an ice fog room and a Kneipp path, and Tuesdays are for women only.

Facilities

Saunas and steam

  • Finnish sauna
    The classic dry sauna, usually 80–100 °C.
  • Bio sauna
    A gentler sauna of about 50–60 °C with more humidity, also called sanarium.
  • Steam bath
    Around 45 °C with nearly 100 % humidity.

Cooling down

  • Cold plunge (under 20 °C)
    A small pool of cold water, below 20 °C, to dip into after the heat.
  • Rain and mood showers
    Warm showers with changing temperature, light, scent or rain patterns.
  • Ice fog
    A cold shower of icy mist, to cool down after the heat.
  • Kneipp path
    Walking barefoot through cold and warm water or over pebbles, after the method of Sebastian Kneipp.

Pools and baths

  • Whirlpool or jacuzzi
    A warm pool with jets of air and water bubbling around you, usually for several people.
  • Indoor pool
    An indoor pool to relax or swim in.
  • Outdoor pool (heated year round)
    An outdoor pool heated enough to use in winter too.
  • Outdoor pool (seasonal)
    An outdoor pool open in the warmer months only.
  • Pool for swimming lengths
    A pool with lanes, usually 25 or 50 m long, indoors or outdoors.
  • Water massage (jets and neck showers)
    Underwater jets and strong streams of water that massage your neck, back or feet.
  • Bubble loungers
    Loungers under the water surface with bubbles rising from below.
  • Water slides
    Slides that end in a pool.

Relaxing

  • Indoor rest area
    A quiet room with loungers to rest between sauna rounds.
  • Outdoor rest area (garden or terrace)
    A garden, terrace or lawn with loungers, to cool down and rest in the fresh air.
  • Foot baths
    Basins of warm, or hot and cold, water for your feet, often used between sauna rounds.

Treatments and fitness

  • Massages
    Massages you can book, usually at extra cost.
  • Aqua gym
    Exercise classes in the water.

The place

Setting
City
Type of place
Public pool or lido
Practical
No time limit

Getting there

Ifangstrasse 13, 8152 Glattbrugg (ZH), Switzerland

Opfikon, Schwimmbad · about 2 min walk (100 m)

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