The best of Europe’s lakes to escape the summer heat

George Mihalcea

Mediterranean beaches are bursting with sunbeds in peak season but the lakes are a more relaxed alternative. Here, our experts float some of their favourite places for a dip into Europe’s inland waters Europe ’s beaches often steal the show each summer, but look a little inland, and you’ll find calmer bodies of water – usually free from a bread-crumbing of sand on the toes. With more than 500,000 natural lakes on the continent, it can be hard to pick where to take a refreshing respite from city

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