The infernal heat that covered Europe led to the fact that iconic attractions began to close in many countries. After the tourist who died in the Italian Colosseum in the heat of “only” 36 degrees, some countries decided to close the famous museums for a siesta “preventively”. This is what the Greek Acropolis announced.
Athens authorities have announced that the Acropolis Hill, home to the Parthenon temple, visited by millions of tourists each year, will be closed from noon to 5 p.m. local time. The reason is the heat. According to forecasts presented by the Meteorological Service of Greece, peak temperatures in Athens were expected to reach 41 degrees Celsius. At the same time, it is worth remembering that the famous Acropolis is a huge hill above Athens, and most of its attractions are located in the open, where there is very little shelter from the sun. As the forecasters assure, the heat is felt there even more, so it is necessary to close it for the siesta.
Most likely, this example will be followed by other countries, including the aforementioned Italy, where heat above 45 degrees Celsius is expected, including in the center and south of the country. Spain, France, Germany, and Poland also faced extreme heat. Temperatures could break the current European record of 48.8 degrees Celsius set in Sicily in August 2021.
In Spain, at the same time, tourists were scared that they would soon “have to run away from the beaches.” Thus, tourists are warned that the temperature near the surface of the earth has reached and even exceeded 60 ° C – this is the temperature at which you can bake scrambled eggs on the sand right on the beach. The air is expected to reach +48 degrees, which is deadly. However, these temperatures have so far been recorded only in the region of Extremadura in the west of Spain, which does not border the sea. However, the warnings for tourists are in full force: for example, in the aforementioned British TV show, where tourists were urged to “stay away from the beach”. “Soon it will be too hot to lie on the beach in July and August,” its authors assure.
We will remind you that the cause of the infernal heat in Europe was the anticyclone “Cerberus”, named after the three-headed dog, which in ancient Greek mythology guards the gates to the underworld, and hit the popular resorts of Italy and Spain. Tourists planning vacations in these regions have been warned of “killer” temperatures that threaten health. A wave of debilitating inferno is heading for Europe from the Sahara, with the president of the Italian Meteorological Society, Luca Mercalli, warning of approaching record-breaking weather. “We know that the temperature will be higher than +40 or +45°C. We can get close to a historical record. In any case, the levels will be very high,” he emphasized. We will remind you that the previous record was +48.8°C and was registered in the Sicilian city of Florida on August 11, 2021. In general, forecasters warned that July temperatures will exceed +40°C and 45°C. Read details at this link.
“Cerberus” also touched Turkey, where many tourists rest. But there is an anomaly there – the storm also drove cold water to the shores. Tourists are warned: the situation can be dangerous for health.