BRUSSELS, July 3 (Xinhua) -- As heatwaves sweep across southern Europe, both locals and tourists are finding creative ways to stay cool and avoid dangerous exposure. The following photos capture some of these efforts.
Tourists cool off at the Fontana del Pantheon in Rome, Italy, June 27, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Jing)
Tourists wait on Piazza del Campo with parasols in Siena, Italy, July 2, 2025. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)
Children cool off at a splash pad during a heatwave in Vienna, Austria, July 3, 2025. (Xinhua/He Canling)
A woman rides past a splash pad during a heatwave in Vienna, Austria, July 3, 2025. (Xinhua/He Canling)
A tourist cools off under a fan in Rome, Italy, June 26, 2025. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)
Zheng Qinwen cools herself with ice during the women's singles first round match against Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Britain, July 1, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Ying)
A woman shelters herself from the sun on the opening day of the Wimbledon Championships in London, Britain, June 30, 2025. Tennis fans faced the hottest start to Wimbledon on record on Monday as temperature soared to 32 degrees Celsius. (Xinhua/Li Ying)■
Children cool off in water during a heatwave in Haarlem, the Netherlands, on July 2, 2025. The Netherlands has been hit by its first official heat wave in three years, prompting the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) to issue an orange code alert for extreme heat in the country's southeastern region. (Photo by Sylvia Lederer/Xinhua)
Children play in water during a heatwave in Haarlem, the Netherlands, on July 2, 2025. The Netherlands has been hit by its first official heat wave in three years, prompting the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) to issue an orange code alert for extreme heat in the country's southeastern region. (Photo by Sylvia Lederer/Xinhua)■