Woman cools off at Rome's Barcaccia fountain

A woman seeks relief at the Fontana della Barcaccia in Rome on 19 July 2026, as a new heatwave swept across Italy, placing the capital and several major cities under red heat alerts.

A woman relies on portable fans to cope with the extreme heat in Rome on 19 July 2026, as the ongoing heatwave kept the city and much of Italy under red heat alerts.

An outdoor thermometer recorded 40 degrees Celsius in Rome on 19 July 2026, as a fresh heatwave pushed temperatures to dangerous levels across Italy, with red alerts in force in major cities.

Tourists crossed the Ponte Sant'Angelo in Rome on 19 July 2026 shielding themselves with parasols, as a heatwave gripped the Italian capital and cities across Italy under red heat alerts.

A man and his dog take water from a nasoni — Rome's iconic street drinking fountain — on 19 July 2026, as the heatwave pushed residents and animals alike to seek any available cooling across the city.

A tourist cools down at a street fountain in Rome on 19 July 2026, one of many visitors seeking respite as a heatwave kept the Italian capital and surrounding cities under red heat alerts.

Tourists rested under misting fans near the Pantheon in Rome on 19 July 2026, seeking relief from a heatwave that placed the capital and major Italian cities on red heat alert into the following week.

Tourists in Rome turned to gelato and iced water to beat the heat on 19 July 2026, as a heatwave gripping Italy kept major cities including the capital under red heat alerts, with no relief forecast until the following week.