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Celebrate summer with July's issue

Holiday inspiration, travel tips, Tour de France and July events - plus all the usual news and features

SUMMER is the perfect time to make the most of everything France has to offer - and July's issue of The Connexion is the ideal place to start.

This month we celebrate the Tour de France and Monaco's royal wedding. We also head to the mountains, the beach and the Pays de la Loire to provide you with plenty of sightseeing inspiration.

There are comprehensive What's On listings and all the usual news, interviews and features in the latest issue, which is on sale from today.

Holiday special

Aim for the mountains this summer
When the beaches are packed and the temperatures are rising, there is plenty to see and do in the mountains

Top 10 things to do
Cable cars, hot-air balloons, climbing, fishing or watching the Tour de France

Outdoors
How many species can you find on a trip to the beach?

Events
Comprehensive July What's On listings

Where we live
Focus on the Pays de la Loire, the go-ahead region

Tour de France

Profile
Racer David Millar tells of his fight to clean up the sport after his own drug ban

Plus...

The big interview
Ben Fogle tells why for him France is the word for excitement

News
How new consumer rights will help you
Early retirement healthcare ban is overturned by EU
Monaco ready for royal wedding
France spends €2.2m on home tutors
U-turn on Pyrenees brown bear

Travel
DFDS Seaways answers readers' questions

Practical
Water restrictions explained

Family
France praised for its extensive policies to support family life

Healthcare
Alternative therapy costs

Money
How will tax reforms affect you?

Property
Sell your property without an estate agent

Find your nearest newsagent here, or click here to subscribe and start receiving the paper at home from just €30 a year.

Join us before July 16 and your subscription will begin with our August issue.

We also now offer a discounted two-year subscription at €55. Simply enter the promotional code "2YEARS" on the subscription page.

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