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Spain’s top ten natural pools

Spain’s top ten natural pools

If the prospect of crowded beaches and noisy hotel pools is putting you off your summer holidays in Spain, The Local has rounded up ten amazing natural pools where you can chill out in (relative) peace.

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Lagunas de Ruidera Natural Park, Castille–La Mancha, near Ciudad Real.Photo:  <a href="http://shutr.bz/1kRHJCC">Photo of Lagunas de Ruidera: Shutterstock</a>
Charco Azul, on the tiny Canary Island of El Hierro.Photo: Alberto García
La Pedriza, Madrid province. The rock pools of La Pedriza can be found on the Manzares River upstream from the town of Manzares El Real.Photo: <a href="http://shutr.bz/1vcxcm4">Photo of La Pedriza: Shutterstock</a>
Embalse del Guadalhorce (Guadalhorce dam). This lovely spot is about an hour's drive north-west of Malaga in southern Spain.Photo: <a href="http://shutr.bz/1qmqLIW">Photo of Embalse del Guadalhorce: Shutterstock</a>
Garganta de los Infiernos, Extremadura. These rock pools are at the far western end of the Sierra de Gredos mountain range in Spain's Caceres province.Photo: <a href="http://shutr.bz/1uRU797">Photo of Garganta de los Infiernos</a>
Vía Verde de la Terra Alta cycling track, about an hour's drive from Tarragona in Catalonia. Spain's network of Vias Verdes (green ways) are disused railway lines which have been revamped as natural trails. On the Vía Verde de la Terra Alta you can take a dip in the Canaleta River. Photo: Calafellvalo/Flickr
Fuentes de Algar. Inland from Benidorm, this is one of the jewels of Alicante province. Photo: N4n0/Flickr
Termas A Chavasqueira (Galicia). These free thermal baths are in the city of Ourense.Photo: rumbosur/Flickr
Zahara de la Sierra, Cadiz province, Andalusia.Photo:  <a href="LINK">Photo of Zahara de la Sierra: Shutterstock</a>
Guisando, Sierra de Gredos mountain range. These rock pools are located near the village of Guisando, a few kilometres from busy Arenas de San Pueblo at the eastern end of the Sierra de Gredos mountain range in Castile and Leon.Photo: cabezadeturco/Flickr


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