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Public swimming pools · Eastern Algarve

São Brás de Alportel Municipal Pools, Tennis and Padel

São Brás’s municipal sports and leisure park combines covered swimming pools with tennis and padel facilities. Swimming uses municipal registration and the pool timetable; racket-sport hire and coaching are arranged with the club. This covers the indoor pool complex, distinct from the town’s outdoor summer pools.

São Brás de AlportelTennis courtsPadel courts

What to expect

The covered pool complex on Rua Padre Sena Neto has a main swimming pool and separate teaching water for learning and recreational activities. Tennis and padel facilities are part of the same municipal sports and leisure park, with the local club running rentals, lessons and organised play. Swimming and racket sports have separate booking routes within this community sports setting.

Arrange swimming registration through the municipal service and choose an available independent-use session. For tennis or padel, use the club’s reservation route and specify the sport, court time and whether you need coaching. Private rental suits a group organising its own game, while a coached session can help players build confidence or technique. The covered pool complex is on Rua Padre Sena Neto, separate from the seasonal outdoor pools around Jardim da Verbena on the other side of town.

Also known as
Clube Ténis e Padel de São Brás de Alportel

Planning your visit

  • Register for municipal swimming.
  • Book tennis and padel with the club.
  • Indoor and outdoor pools are separate.

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