Sicily is experiencing another scorching summer, with temperatures soaring above 40°C (104°F).
How do you keep an old stone house cool without relying on air conditioning all day? And how does that compare to heating a home during a freezing Swedish winter?
In this episode, we're comparing two completely different worlds.
🇮🇹 In Sicily, we share the practical tricks we use to keep our centuries-old stone house cool during the hottest days of the year.
🇸🇪 Back home in Sweden, Linda prepares our traditional Swedish tiled stove (kakelugn) for winter by carefully sealing it with clay—a technique that's been used for generations to improve efficiency and ensure safe heating. We also explain how our ground source heat pump keeps our Swedish home warm throughout the long winter months.
In this episode you'll discover:
☀️ How to keep an old Sicilian stone house cool naturally
🧱 Why thick stone walls work so well in Mediterranean climates
🔥 How Linda seals our Swedish tiled stove with clay before winter
🏡 Why Sweden and Sicily require completely different ways of thinking about heating and cooling
❄️ How our geothermal heating system works in Sweden
Whether you're renovating an old home, dreaming of buying a house in Italy, or simply curious about life between Sweden and Sicily, we hope you'll enjoy coming along.
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