With Florence under a red alert as temperatures head for 40C this weekend, The Local Italy's editor Clare Speak looks at how changing small daily habits can make a Tuscan summer bearable.
Clare Speak - clare.speak@thelocal.com
Updated: Sat 20 Jun 2026 09:23 CET
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With Florence under a red alert as temperatures head for 40C this weekend, The Local Italy's editor Clare Speak looks at how changing small daily habits can make a Tuscan summer bearable.
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