A heat wave bringing 90-degree temperatures across the continent has given new meaning to the term tourist hot spots. Here, people enjoy Biarritz's beach, in southwestern France, where the temperature rose to 86 degrees Fahrenheit (30 degrees Celsius) on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009.
People cool off in the fountain of the Trocadero, near the Eiffel Tower, in Paris, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009, as temperatures reached 93 degrees Fahrenheit in the French capital.
People cool off in the fountain of the Trocadero, near the Eiffel Tower, in Paris, Wednesday Aug. 19, 2009, as temperatures reached 93 degrees Fahrenheit in the French capital.
Spain
Tourists enjoy the summer weather at the Barceloneta beach in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2009. Spain is a popular tourist spot for summer holiday-goers with plentiful beaches and high temperatures registered throughout most of the country.
A woman protects her face from the sun in Madrid, Friday Aug. 14, 2009.
Northern Ireland
Children play on the beach in Carnlough County, Antrim, on a overcast, wet day on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009.
Bulgaria
People crowd onto the beach of the Black Sea, as seen through the windows of a small beachfront building, during warm sunny weather near the town of Varna, east of the Bulgarian capital of Sofia, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009.
England
People sunbathe in London's Hyde Park, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009.
Thousands flock to the beach in Brighton, East Sussex, as the warm weather continues on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009. Hot air drifting over from mainland Europe is bringing glorious sunshine but weather forecasters have warned it will not last.
A child plays in the Princess Diana Memorial fountain in Hyde Park, London, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009.
Switzerland
Swimmers jump into Geneva Lake on a hot summer's day in Lutry, Switzerland, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009.
People try to keep cool in front of the House of Parliament in Bern, Switzerland, on a hot summer's day, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009.
Children jump into the cold water of the Vierwaldstaettersee in Isleten, Switzerland, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009.
Greece
People play with a ball in the sea as the sun sets in the village of Toroni, northern Greece, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2009.
Germany
The beach of the Baltic Sea resort of Warnemuende, northern Germany, is seen from an aerial view, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009.
An African or Black-Footed penguin plays with a water hose in his enclosure in the zoo in Stuttgart, Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009. The weather forecast expects temperatures up to 35 degrees Celsius (95 Fahrenheit) in the next days for Germany.
Kerstin Baehrend, left, and her daughter Isabell from Remseck, near Stuttgart, cool down in a fontaine in downtown Stuttgart, Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009.
Italy
Girls refresh themselves in the water of a fountain in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009. The civil protection department issued a heat-wave warning for a number of Italian cities where temperatures are expected to reach or even surpass 40 degrees Celsius this week. Milan and Rome are among the nine cities where the heat wave is expected to be particularly severe.
A girl relaxes in the water of a fountain in Rome, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009. The civil protection department issued a heat-wave warning for a number of Italian cities where temperatures are expected to reach or even surpass 40 degrees Celsius this week.