After a brief period of inactivity, Premiership players are returning to their clubs to face the rigours of pre-season training and friendly matches.

While some teams will jet off for warm weather sessions on the continent, others will be put through their paces closer to home.

Here we provide a rundown of what lies ahead for each side before competitive action gets back underway in Scotland.

Fixtures are those confirmed by clubs as of June 25.

Aberdeen are Cork-bound this week as Derek McInnes prepares his squad for a Europa League showdown with Premier League outfit Burnley in July.

The champions are to head off to Austria for training and three matches, before making a trip to Ireland as they prepare for their Champions League qualification quest.

Dundee will enjoy a friendly double header on home soil before flying out to the Algarve to ramp up their preparations for the season to come.

Martin Canning's squad jet off to Spain for a pre-season training camp this week before returning to Scotland to take on lower league opposition ahead of the new campaign.

Hearts have been extremely busy in the transfer market this summer and Craig Levein will look to gel his new-look squad together across a host of fixtures on home soil.

Hibs' squad will remain in Scotland this summer as they shape up for Europa League qualifiers in July. Before the Runavik tie, Championship outfit Blackburn will travel to Easter Road for Paul Hanlon's testimonial match.

Livingston will prepare for their first season back in the top flight with a series of fixtures as their new manager looks to get his ideas across quickly.

Northern Irishman Stephen Robinson will take the Steelmen to his homeland for a fixture with Crusaders before Motherwell return for friendlies closer to home.

Rangers spent the last week in Marbella as Steven Gerrard looks to get his squad up to speed ahead of their Europa League qualifiers next month.

Two home friendlies have been confirmed either side of their fixture with Shkupi.

Tommy Wright will take the Saints to Austria as they get set for the season to come.