As the coronavirus lockdown eases across Europe, people have been quick to make the most of their new-found freedom.
Some have attempted to go back to their usual routines while others have got more creative.
Some have even taken to wearing super-hero costumes. In Spain, a father has dressed up as different cartoon characters to match his daughter as a way to make trips outside more exciting. The pair wore costumes including Batman and Wonder Woman, Belle and the Beast from Disney's Beauty and the Beast, and characters from the popular animation series DragonBall Z.
As restrictions lift, residents of a retirement home in the French village of La Riche have been treated to a display of llamas during a show by artists of the Sebastien Zavatta circus, who came to perform exclusively for them.
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Residents of a retirement home look at lamas during a show by artists of the Zavatta circus who came to perform exclusively for them, in la Riche, France. AFP -
Market vendors protest rules that do not allow them to restart their activity, at the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II shopping arcade in Milan, Italy. AP -
People visit the Areios Pagos hill with the Acropolis' Propylaea seen in the background, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Athens, Greece, Reuters -
Visitors wearing a face mask view "Paolina Borghese Bonaparte as Venus Victrix", a 1805-1808 marble sculpture by Antonio Canova at the Galleria Borghese museum in Rome. AFP -
Guest sit on a terrace after the reopening of the sea view restaurant as part of phase 2 of the coronavirus Covid-19 emergency, in Fregene, south of Rome, Italy. EPA -
A hairdresser, wearing a protective face mask, works in a barber shop in Rome, Italy. Bloomberg -
People eat outside after buying pizza for take away, in Paris, after France eased lockdown measures taken to curb the spread of the COVID-19. AFP -
People exercise in Paris, as France eases lockdown measures taken to curb the spread of the COVID-19. AFP -
People exercises in Paris, as France eases lockdown measures taken to curb the spread of the COVID-19 disease. AFP
In Italy, people have been eating pizza al fresco and getting haircuts once again at barbershops.
Meanwhile in Spain, videos have appeared online of outdoor fitness classes on the beaches of Barcelona, including of sun-seekers lunging and weight lifting, as well as people back on their skateboards.
Others have taken to political activism. In the Spanish capital, Madrid, thousands have been protesting against the government of Pedro Sanchez, calling for the prime minister to resign. Activists claim the government has seized on the coronavirus pandemic to rule “by decree”.
Others across the continent have been demonstrating against draconian lockdown measures. Rallies have taken place in Berlin, Munich, Stuttgart and other cities in Germany, though there were also counter protests supporting Chancellor Angela Merkel’s measures as well.
In the UK, the social distancing measures have renewed interest in golf, the centuries-old non-contact sport. The game has been adapted for a post-coronavirus world requiring players to keep two metres apart.
