{"id":267295,"date":"2025-07-16T18:51:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T18:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/267295\/"},"modified":"2025-07-16T18:51:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T18:51:12","slug":"how-to-beat-the-heat-when-traveling-in-europe-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/267295\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Beat the Heat When Traveling in Europe This Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Millions of tourists heading to Europe this summer, particularly around the Mediterranean, are trying to figure out how they will handle their vacations in the middle of massive heatwaves. Tourist hotspots like Spain<\/a> and France<\/a> are facing record-high temperatures of 114.8\u00b0F. The crowded nature of these destinations during summer months doesn\u2019t help either, with everyone crowding popular venues in cities like Barcelona<\/a> and Paris<\/a>. And with temperatures getting increasingly higher each summer, the heat is becoming something we have to find a way to deal with as each year wears on.<\/p>\n

How then to not let the heat wilt your summer travel<\/a>? It all comes down to planning. Firstly, it\u2019s important to order activities throughout the day based on when peak temperatures will occur. Make sure to plan all outdoor activities earlier in the morning when it’s coolest. As soon as the temperature starts to ramp up\u2014typically between 12 p.m. and 3 p.m.\u2014there are still a whole lot of activities that will help you keep your cool without missing out on the sights. Here is our list of things to do while staying cool in the hottest European cities travelers are heading to this summer.<\/p>\n

A version of this article originally appeared in Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveller UK<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Cooler than outside and usually free to access, libraries are, of course, quiet.<\/p>\n

Getty ImagesGet lost in a library<\/p>\n

Europe\u2019s cities are home to some of the most beautiful libraries in the world<\/a>, where you\u2019ll find vast, maze-like spaces with marble walls and high ceilings to gaze up at. Cooler than outside and usually free to access, libraries are, of course, quiet. Browsing books in solitude can be a great moment away from both the heat and crowds bustling around outside. In Venice<\/a>, large arches and pillars guard the grand Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana where you can peruse ancient Italian, Greek, and Asian manuscripts. The largest monastery library in the world is in Austria<\/a>; the Stiftsbibliothek Admont is a gilded, high-Baroque style building making for a palatial tour as peak temperatures persist outside.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Millions of tourists heading to Europe this summer, particularly around the Mediterranean, are trying to figure out how…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":267296,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5174],"tags":[2000,299,5187,14299,101786],"class_list":{"0":"post-267295","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-eu","8":"tag-eu","9":"tag-europe","10":"tag-european","11":"tag-summer","12":"tag-tips-advice"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114864421867787189","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267295","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=267295"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267295\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/267296"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=267295"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=267295"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=267295"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}