Beat the heat: The ‘cool’ European destinations to visit in summer 2024

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Natalie Wilson
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Shade seekers can rejoice, holiday travel trends are changing and tan refreshing, sunbed stewing summer getaways are on the decline.

In light of the ongoing climate crisis, Irish and British travellers – habitually inclined to boil abroad – are redirecting their wanderlust to European shores where they won’t be a prisoner to a hotel room’s air-conditioning or sweat over the midday UV index.