Your ‘Euro Summer’ is dead
12 hours agoUpdated: August 12, 2026, 2:50 pm EDTPublished: August 12, 2026, 2:28 pm EDT

Heat waves, dangerous wildfires and crushing crowds are turning the classic European summer trip into a stressful slog. With temperatures regularly pushing toward triple digits, historic buildings that lack widespread air conditioning and fires disrupting travel, visitors are encouraged to book during the shoulder months, swap tourist hotspots for cooler alpine regions and check on cooling features at their accommodations ahead of time.

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