Nautica

Nautica is the swimming and recreation centre of the Gorzyce commune in the Silesian Voivodeship, close to the Czech border, run by the municipal institution Gminny Ośrodek Turystyki, Sportu i Rekreacji „Nautica” w Gorzycach, ul. Bogumińska 31, 44-350 Gorzyce. The water is neither geothermal nor drawn from a mineral spring: the operator mentions no well, source or thermal water, and the pools are plain heated water. The only mineral element is salt brought in — two spa tubs are filled with brine made from Kłodawa salt, and the dry salt rooms are lined with salt blocks.

The sports side is a single hall pool, 25 metres long and 12.5 metres wide with water at 27 °C, split into six lanes with wave-breaking lines and overlooked by a first-floor spectators' gallery; swimming courses for children and adults, aqua aerobics, Aqua Bike, gymnastics for over-60s and the training sessions of the Aligator swimming club share it, so the reservation timetable matters. The recreation side is a shallow pool with water at about 30 °C and depths from 10 cm to 1 m, with several kinds of hydromassage, pool toys and space for water volleyball. Beside it runs what the operator calls the largest water tunnel in the region, with wall and floor jets, an umbrella, water cannons, a cascade and a rain shower at about 30 °C, switched on from a control panel by the bather. A standard jacuzzi and an outdoor playground complete the set; the centre has no sauna.

The brine zone (Strefa solankowa) holds two round six-person spa tubs filled with brine from Kłodawa salt, described as a bath at about 34 °C acting as a whole-body massage from air bubbles, and an intimate grotto for two people where the operator recommends a stay of at least 25 minutes for the upper airways. A second salt room, the Grota solna z tężnią, is a dry room lined with salt blocks, with lit salt icicles hanging from the ceiling and a graduation tower in the middle producing a salt aerosol; entry is for at most two people at a time, with a towel and in silence, and is arranged with the lifeguard. The operator gives two origins for the grotto's salt blocks: the Kłodawa salt mine and natural Himalayan salt.

The pool opens Monday to Friday 7:00–22:00 and at weekends and on holidays 9:00–21:00, with the hall to be cleared 15 minutes before closing; the multi-purpose sports pitches outside are open 7:00–21:00 from 1 March to 30 November. The operator also describes a 63-metre flume with a 5-metre drop ending in a landing tub; whether it is running is best checked with the pool before a visit.