Swimming

Around Innsbruck there are plenty of lakes, but in town you have little choice other than pools, indoors and out.

Freibad Tivoli. Come here to swim under the sun with a panoramic view of the mountains. Purtschellerstrasse 1, Innsbruck, Tirol, A-6020. 0512/502–7081; www.ikb.at/privat/baeder/freibad-tivoli.

Hallenbad Amraser Strasse. If the weather goes south, try this turn-of-the-20th-century indoor swimming pool with an Art Nouveau look. Amraser Strasse 3, Innsbruck, Tirol, A-6020. 0676/836–867–056; www.ikb.at/privat/baeder/hallenbad-sauna-amraser-strasse.

Hallenbad Höttinger Au. This is a popular indoor swimming facility, also boasting a counterflow pool and sauna and sunbeds. Fürstenweg 12, Innsbruck, Tirol, A-6020. 0676/836–867–076; www.ikb.at/privat/baeder/hallenbad-sauna-hoettinger-au.