If you visit Pécs in the summer, plan for the heat. Air-conditioning is not common here, so cool off in the waves at Hullám uszoda (Wave Swimming Pool) on Szendrey Júlia utca (tel. 72/512-936). Admission is 800 Ft ($4.30/£2.30). The pool is open daily from 6am to 10pm from May 1 to September 30. There is also an indoor pool that is open all year. Another swimming pool complex, which belongs to the university, is at Ifjúság útja 6 (tel. 72/501-519, ext. 4195). There is a wading pool for kids as well as a 25m (82-ft.) lap pool. Admission is 600 Ft ($3.25/£1.70). It is only open to the public July to September 6 to 8am and 4 to 8pm.
Pécs is home to perhaps one of the most appealing neighborhood playgrounds in all of Hungary. Napsugár Játszókert (Sunshine Playground) is on Vadász utca, a short bus ride from the city center. Built in 1997 by a foundation and with donations from the community, this small grassy playground has a quaint, friendly appeal. There are chunky wooden climbing structures, slides, seesaws, swings (including an infant swing), a sandbox, and picnic tables. To get there, take bus no. 27 from the Konsum to the Ledina stop.
