{"id":12347,"date":"2024-09-04T09:02:20","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T09:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=12347"},"modified":"2024-09-04T09:26:51","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T09:26:51","slug":"6-european-cities-where-you-can-swim-in-the-wild","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=12347","title":{"rendered":"6 European Cities Where You Can Swim in the Wild"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p id=\"article-summary\" class=\"css-79rysd e1wiw3jv0\">Looking to take a dip in or near a city center? Here are some urban areas that have successfully opened up waterways for swimmers.<\/p>\n<section class=\"meteredContent css-1r7ky0e\">\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The Olympic Games in Paris generated a lot of excitement around the cleanup project of the Seine River, where triathlon and swimming competitions took place. And there\u2019s more to come: Mayor Anne Hidalgo plans to <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/alexledsom\/2023\/07\/12\/swimming-in-paris-seine-3-new-sites-get-go-ahead\/\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">open three public swimming spots on the Seine<\/a> by next summer, and similar projects are in the works in Boston, London and Amsterdam.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But these plans to develop \u201cblue infrastructure\u201d \u2014 which can help cool cities, promote biodiversity and improve quality of life \u2014 won\u2019t be the first. Here are six European cities that have successfully opened up their waterways for swimming.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"css-7ad88g e1mu4ftr0\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"Dropzone-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h2 class=\"css-1u37br4 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-2dd11b\">Paris<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-798hid etfikam0\"><em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\">Dip into floating swimming pools filled with filtered canal water.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"ImageBlock-3\">\n<div data-testid=\"imageblock-wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"img-sz-large css-hxpw2c e1g7ppur0\" aria-label=\"media\" role=\"group\">\n<div class=\"css-1xdhyk6 erfvjey0\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-children-figure\">\n<div class=\"css-nwd8t8\" data-testid=\"lazy-image\">\n<div data-testid=\"lazyimage-container\" style=\"height:257.77777777777777px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption data-testid=\"photoviewer-children-caption\" class=\"css-1g9ic6e ewdxa0s0\"><span class=\"css-jevhma e13ogyst0\">Freshwater pools at the Bassin de la Villette, a large artificial lake at the northeastern edge of Paris.<\/span><span class=\"css-1u46b97 e1z0qqy90\"><span><span aria-hidden=\"false\">Dmitry Kostyukov for The New York Times<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Some Parisians can still remember a time when the banks of the Seine were lined with floating swimming pools \u2014 with views of the Pont Neuf and the National Assembly. 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Here are some urban areas that have successfully opened up waterways for swimmers.The Olympic Games in Paris generated a lot of excitement around the cleanup project of the Seine River, where triathlon and swimming competitions took place. And there\u2019s more to come: Mayor Anne Hidalgo plans to open three public swimming spots on the Seine by next summer, and similar projects are in the works in Boston, London and Amsterdam.But these plans to develop \u201cblue infrastructure\u201d \u2014 which can help cool cities, promote biodiversity and improve quality of life \u2014 won\u2019t be the first. Here are six European cities that have successfully opened up their waterways for swimming.ParisDip into floating swimming pools filled with filtered canal water.Freshwater pools at the Bassin de la Villette, a large artificial lake at the northeastern edge of Paris.Dmitry Kostyukov for The New York TimesSome Parisians can still remember a time when the banks of the Seine were lined with floating swimming pools \u2014 with views of the Pont Neuf and the National Assembly. (The Piscine Deligny was built on a floating barge in the Seine in the late 1700s; it sank in 1993.)We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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