The Catalan capital has seen record-breaking temperatures today, with the mercury surging beyond 40C amid Spain's second heatwave of the summer.
Conor Faulkner - conor.faulkner@thelocal.com
Updated: Wed 8 Jul 2026 16:55 CET
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Children use an umbrella as they look at the Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona. Photo: Pau BARRENA/AFP.
The Catalan capital has seen record-breaking temperatures today, with the mercury surging beyond 40C amid Spain's second heatwave of the summer.
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