Tuesday, July 9, 2013

The world's 14 most incredible swimming pools

Swimming pool in the San Alfonso Del Mar' resort in Chile
World's biggest ... San Alfonso Del Mar' resort in Chile

THESE snaps might cause a dip in productivity at workplaces up and down the land today.

Just imagine binning off the day job and jetting away to relax in one of these shimmering beauties, hailed as being among the finest on the planet.
Like the image above of the world's biggest swimming pool at the San Alfonso Del Mar resort in Chile.
It cost more than £700million to build, is eight hectares in surface area and holds a mind-boggling 66m gallons of water - so much you can even sail boats across it.
The San Alfonso features in a jaw-dropping new Twitter feed called Pools Porn (not to be confused with, well, you can imagine).
Some sit atop mountains with stunning views, others hang over the edge of buildings or in the gardens of paradise hotels.
Dive into our gallery of favourites below and let the daydreaming commence...

Imagine sipping a chilled glass of white in this at sunset...

Elounda Gulf Villas, Crete - pool looking out over bay, circles in water
Gorgeous ... the Elounda Gulf Villas, Crete

Take a dip in the pool...or the sea....

Maldives
Magical ... the Maldives

Always nice to have a sofa and a cocktail to lounge on in your towel...

Paradise
Paradise ... mystery cliffside pool and seating

Looks like a rich Eskimo's chilly front room but is actually in toasty Greece...

PRIVATE pool
Private ... intimate pool room

Nothing like a swim to build up an appetite...

Huvafen Fushi resort in the Maldives
Luxury ... the Huvafen Fushi resort, Maldives

We could look at this view all day...

Santorini, Greece!
Infinity pool ... in Santorini, Greece

If you won the Lottery...

Indoor pool
Indoor ... cave design

...then the EuroMillions too...

Luxury pool house
Super luxury ... playboy pad with pools galore

What a way to warm up after a bit of skiing...

Steamy pool
Steamy ... mountain retreat

That annoying walk to the pool...forget it!

Bali
Splashing time ... pads in Bali

This hotel's pool comes with quite a city view...

Hotel pool
Ledge-endary ... hotel pool

If only all front rooms had secret built-in swimming pools...

Hideable pool
Secret swimmers ... pool emerges from the floor

Whatever you do, don't look down...!

Glass pool
Glass idea ... pool hangs over edge

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