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In mid-July 2017. all local news were reporting about a heat-wave that went through the cities in the southern Spanish region of Andalusia. A record temperatures of up to 47 degrees made staying in the streets difficult but ordinary life sort of went on. Locals and tourists found their ways to battle the heat with persistence and creativity, while counting the hours until around midnight when the temperature would drop to a "refreshing" 30 degrees.


There is a deeper shade that some have access to A view towards Montes de Málaga from the city center Tourists wandering through Alcazaba fortress in Málaga Balancing in the shade Guadalmedina river in Málaga stays dry through most of the year, and its canal serves as a playground Playing football in front of Pontifical congregation of Buena Muerte, Málaga. Torremolinos is a beach resort town near Málaga and part of famous Costa del Sol Palm trees on beaches of Torremolinos and a view of the resort area behind Monk parakeet carrying a piece of leftover bread. The subtropical parrot is an invasive species and lives throughout the Málaga city center as well as on beach palm trees Museums are known to be great places to escape the heat; Centre Pompidou Málaga An afternoon nap in the port Shop window blinds absorbing sunlight A shady scene in Málaga. Taking some fresh air out of the van during early evening when temperatures got just below 40 Plaza de la Merced is more of a locals meeting point Córdoba temperatures were the highest, with only a hotel swimming pool offering some sanctuary View from the Roman bridge of Córdoba Exhausted tourists could barely breathe the hot Andalusian air Mezquita (Mosque),Cathedral of Córdoba during early pre-visiting hours, when they let the tourists admission-free for an hour, while the staff performs maintenance tasks and the holy mass takes part in one of the chapels Orange trees are a usual roadside tree in Andalusia Renfe trains on Seville Santa Justa station. The smooth ride from Córdoba (140km away) took only 45 minutes A spanish abanico in use in Seville El Corte Inglés is an only remaining department store chain in Spain, with their stores literally everywhere Security guard taking rest in dark exhibition hall of Museo de Bellas Artes de Sevilla Only source of refreshment in Seville on Plaza de España Torre Sevilla, a big office skyscraper followed by a controversy since the start of the construction in 2008. is almost finished Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo (CAAC) is located in The Isla de la Cartuja in Seville and was transformed into a cultural centre during the 1992. Expo Gerardo Delgado´s work in CAAC Seviile streets burning Andalusian landscape with highways, olive trees and mountains Approaching Málaga and towards our final journey to the airport Waiting in queue for lift off