Rising temperatures in southern Europe are forcing many Brits with holiday homes to rethink their summer plans. Andrew Taylor, 61 , a care company owner from Liverpool who owns a villa in Alicante, Spain and a townhouse in Cianciana, Sicily, tells Silvia Marchetti how it is affecting him.
I should already have been in Europe by now, as I come and go often to visit my holiday homes – but this summer it’s just too hot. I never thought it could get so hot in June in Spain – usually, at this time of year it’s in the 20°Cs. The heatwave is forcing me to delay – I won’t go until September.
I bought my first holiday home in Spain in 1999, and have since owned and sold five homes in Cabo Roig, in the province of Alicante. My current house, purchased last year for €276,000, is a three-bedroom seafront villa with a pool and roof terrace.
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My one-bedroom home in Cianciana, rural Sicily – bought in 2014 for £40,000 – is simpler and located in the village’s old district with a panoramic roof terrace. I visit Alicante about six times per year, for beach and sunshine. Sicily – which I love for culture and tradition – a bit less.
