tips for the hot #Spanish Summers

So as we all know I am sure Spain gets hot in the Summer in fact some regions can hit at times mid 40's in the height of summer , but the coast is cooler at often mid 30's (Speaking of med coast )
Either way Spain is a heat lovers paradise

And something people sometimes say is oh it would be to hot for me Spain in the summer I don't do heat, well I use to be the same as in struggle in the heat 

But rest assure there are ways to survive and love the Spanish heat (beyond putting up with it and getting use to it and finding you know think 20 c in summer is cold ) (a few hopefully helpful and easy hints and tips for you )

• Drink lots of liquid 
• Keep cold water in your fridge 
• Keep ice so you can put ice in your drinks (if you want to)
• Love coffee or Tea or other hot drinks ? don't worry enjoy them as you feel like they can as strange as it sounds help cool you down something to do with they raise the core temperature or something along those lines ) (but remember Coffee and the likes are not the best source of hydration ) (in fact in mass they can as can any high caffeine drink dehydrate you ) 
• Avoid the heat of the day which is 2pm - 5pm in Spain which is often also siesta time 
• Keep your shutters closed when your out it keeps the place cooler 
• Have windows open (don't worry about the insects most Spanish homes have bug screens ) and the reason that Spanish homes have those metal bars is so windows can be left open when your out or at night 
• Might just be me this one have showers not baths as they cool you down (cool showers that is
• Got a pool why not have a dip 
• Don't forget the Sun is Spain is strong your skin will take time to get use to it so use sun screen 
• Wear sunglasses when out 
• And a hat (Even if you have been in Spain years still wear a hat even plenty of the Spanish will wear hats )
• keep a cloth or something you can wear and soak in water to act as a cooling device if outside for long periods of times (some say scarf ) I personal wet my hat so that it also drips cool water onto the face slowly (And as a scarf can be worn on the neck it has the benefit of when wet been in contact with a point on the neck that I am advised help cool the whole body and the neck is a part of us that can burn very easy in the sun as well so there is that advantage to )
• Wear light weight cloths 
• Know the signs of heat stroke and heat exhaustion so you can avoid them happening as it can be easy to over do it in the Spanish sun if your not use to it (and even then there is a reason the Spanish don't do much physical work between 2-5pm)

Is it a cloudy but warm day (yes they do happen in Spain ) well remember that the sun is still strong and those Uv rays are still getting though so you will still burn if you don't take precautions 
Same can be said if there is a cooling breeze 
Know other tips add them in the comments as these are just a few i have found that help/work for me 
I will cover sleeping at night tips at a later point 

some tips added/expanded via a chat on twitter and comparing my tips for ones I do but had over looked on https://www.piccavey.com/tips-heat-spanish-sun/

A  bonus tip 
Keeping your pets cool in Spain 
*do not put an ice cube in their water dish as this in fact has the opposite effect as a dogs body will naturally heat up to deal with the cold ice water 
So use water at its room temperature