Italy: Tourists and locals hit Palermo beach amid unusual year-end heat

Follow us on Telegram: Subscribe to our channel! People could be seen sunbathing, swimming in the sea at Palermo’s Mondello beach on Friday, as the mercury hit 22C in Sicily amid an uncommon warm end to 2021 in parts of Europe. “It’s a nice day to close out the year in style in Mondello,“ a beachgoer said. Some parts of Italy are expected to reach 15C above the seasonal average at the start of 2022. France and Spain also registered oddly high temperatures during the week. SOUNDBITES SOT, Beachgoer (Italian): “Here there’s always some sun. We’ll go take a swim.“ SOT, Beachgoer (Italian):“I hope that 2022 will be better than 2021, let’s hope we can beat COVID somehow.“ SOT, Beachgoer (Italian): “Yeah, it’s still warm, but not thanks to those who govern us.“ SOT, Beachgoer (Italian): “It’s a nice day to close out the year in style in