Top five overseas hiking holidays this summer - the Holy Grails of European trails
After Covid kept us all cooped up, now is the perfect time to embark on wonderful walking getaway
Trolltunga in Odda, Norway. Photo: Scott Sporleder
Vic O'Sullivan
Although Ireland offers spectacular hikes, from the Burren in Co Clare to Slieve League in Donegal, after two years in lockdown it’s time to stretch the legs and discover new horizons.
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