Six effective ways to beat the heat in Italy without air conditioning

Elaine Allaby


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Published: 9 Jul, 2025 CET.
Updated: Tue 12 Aug 2025 09:14 CET

Six effective ways to beat the heat in Italy without air conditioning
Shutters are a great way of keeping an Italian home cool. Photo by Jordan McCullough on Unsplash

Once widely shunned, air conditioning is gradually becoming more popular in Italy – but if you can’t or don’t want to install it in your home, there are other ways to keep cool during the hot summer months.

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