Abandoned for over a decade, Campo Grande Pools, gateway to Lisbon, yesterday received the first stone of a new life by the hand of the Mayor of Lisbon, Fernando Medina, who secured the reopening by the end of 2016
“We give a decisive step towards the full recovery of Campo Grande: the recovery of the northern part is already complete, began now the works of the [mall] Kaleidoscope and, within months, we will begin the work Garden recovery, “explained the mayor, on the sidelines of the ceremony to lay the first stone. “At the end of 2016, we recovered the whole of Campo Grande”, joined.
The new pools, renamed from GoFit by the Spanish group Ingesport, which, in December 2012, secured the concession of space for 35 years, representing an investment of EUR 8.5 million that promises to transform the park known for being the Lisbon gateway. In the 6,200 square meters of sports facilities, will fit covered three indoor pools and five rooms for group classes, along with dozens of well-being services. In total, the Spanish plan to invest more than EUR 100 million in the country, creating eight new north and south pools.
The start of construction is the realization, with three years of delay, a concession designed by António Costa to “not give up a realistic space, ensuring a speedy recovery”, explained Fernando Medina pointed out as an example the pool of Groves also licensed to Ingesport and already in operation: “I believe that today it is clear it’s a gamble wins. Look at the number of people who visit it and the prices that are practiced, “recalled Fernando Medina. Like the Groves, the pricing of GoFit pool Campo Grande provides a monthly fee of 55.80 euros for the family pass and another of 39.90 euros for the individual
Photography.: Antonio Azevedo / ASF
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