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12 Coldest Places in Europe You Can Visit in Summer (Escape the Heatwave)

While the heat map turns purple across the south, Europe's northern edges and high places run a parallel summer: Svalbard's single-digit July, the Faroes' permanent 12°C, glacier skiing above Zermatt in August, snow patches on the Cairngorms plateau — and the Azores for those who want mild rather than cold. Twelve heatwave escapes, honestly sorted from "proper jacket" to "perfect", with the inverted packing checklist to match.