When we think of summer and heat, the first thing that usually comes to mind is the beach. However, there are cooler and cheaper destinations if we open our minds and move away from the coast. It is about the towns and in Spain we already know that we have them with a lot of charm. It is not for nothing that rural tourism has become a benchmark in the sector in our country. Nature, beauty, history, culture… To all these attributes you can only add a little freshness to aspire to the outstanding. So, if you’re looking for a place to run away to, these are the towns where the heat is least pressing in summer.
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Located in Teruel, in the center of the Sierra de Albarracín, Griegos has the distinction of being the coldest town in Spain during the summer thanks to its more than 1,500 meters above sea level. The average temperature is maintained during those months between 17.7 and 17.4 degrees Celsius.
Puebla de Lillo
Puebla de Lillo is in León, where the mountains keep the average temperature at bay in summer so that it does not exceed 17 degrees. According to the Köppen climate classification, its climate is Mediterranean with mild and dry summers, with the average of the warmest month less than 22 °C.
isaba
In Navarra, thanks to its strategic location in the Roncal Valley, temperatures in the town of Isaba do not rise excessively and they remain at 17.5 degrees on average in summer.
Ezcaray
This ancient and picturesque town in La Rioja, located in the upper part of the Oja Valley, offers in summer a average temperature of 19 degrees.
Cies Island
According to the prestigious English newspaper The Guardian, our best beach is facing the Atlantic. And it is that this medium has chosen as the best beach in the world that of Rodas, in the Cíes Islands, in Galicia. Furthermore, on these islands the average temperature is 14 degrees in summer.
Bellver de la Cerdanya
Located in the province of Lleida and in the mountains is Bellver de la Cerdanya with barely 19 degrees in july. In addition, this corner of Catalonia is a benchmark in adventure or sports tourism.
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In Girona and surrounded by nature is Alp, where the summers are short, comfortable and dry. During these months the average daily maximum temperature rises from 18°C to 22°C.
Cercedilla
Madrid is not left out of the list thanks to Cercedilla, located to the northwest of the community, with an average temperature of about 11 ºC minimum during the day and a maximum of 20ºC in summer.
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