Summer Holiday in Morzine
On Foot
5 minute walk from the apartment there are outdoor tennis courts, basketball court, a skate board park, a nature trail, equestrian centre with house riding facilities and Indiana park a go ape style tree climbing adventure park and Olympic sized outdoor swimming pool.
Explore On Two Wheels
One of the main attractions to Morzine in the summer is its world-class mountain biking. The fantastic mountain bike trails throughout the Portes du Soleil are all linked with the ski lift system. You can enjoy quick-fire downhill runs or picturesque and technical enduro routes on both sides of the French-Swiss border. Morzine has some excellent bike shops providing bike hire and maintenance. You can rent high-end enduro, downhill, road and ebikes in the village.
There is also a large Mountain bike scene with many international events, which can be fun to watch
There are some stunning road bike routes around Morzine too. Morzine hosts the Tour de France every few years as stages start or sometimes finish thanks in part to the proximity of the notoriously steep Col de Joux-Plane climb.
On Four Wheels
The first weekend in September hosts the French National Car Rally championship, a fantastic spectacle if that’s your thing.
There are numerous places of interest to visit within close proximity:
25 mins walk from apartment is Lac de Montriond. This stunning stretch of water is a beautiful place to hang out during the day and in the evenings. Here, you get to swim, kayak and paddleboard with an idyllic mountain backdrop.
Locally the pretty little village of Les Lindarets (which is closed in winter) but in summer has goats which wander around and can be fed.
Close to Morzine is the Gorge de la pont de diable, which is a beautiful waterfall and very deep gorge and is well worth a visit. Click to visit http://www.lepontdudiable.com/index.php?Langue=EN
Also nearby in Les Gets is a 18 hole Golf course and a lake which is reached by going up to the first ski level (either by car or cable car) and then a short walk to Lac du chavannes which has picnic tables and a large area of grass for picnicking and sunbathing.
Geneva in Switzerland is a very elegant city and can easily be visited for a day or half a day (approx 1 hour drive). Click to visit http://www.geneve-tourisme.ch
Around Lake Geneva (the largest natural lake in Western Europe) boasts the towns, Evian Les Bains about 30 min drive from Morzine, and is famous for its mineral water, the head of the spring where the water is bottled can be visited. There is a casino and a pedestrian shopping area. There are many well-maintained public parks. And there are many water sports on the lake itself including yachting, windsurfing, rowing, water skiing, and motorized water sports.
Thonon Les Bains is another spa town situated on Lake Geneva. The port of Thonon is very pretty and has many old houses and colorful gardens by the lake and the shopping area, this too is another attractive resort to visit. Click to visit http://www.thononlesbains.com
Yvoire is a beautiful walled medieval town on Lake Geneva with cobbled streets and lovely old buildings. There is a port and in the summer at the weekend there are many street performers around to entertain you. There are many shops and art galleries which you may find interesting. Click to visit http://yvoire.free.fr
The towns on Lake Geneva all have a connecting water-bus to take you across the lake and on to Montreaux or Lausanne in Switzerland. You can also trip around the lake or go on a dinner cruise.
Lake Annecy and the beautiful lakeside town of Annecy are also well worth a visit. The lake is perfect for swimming and boasts many other water sports and is good for taking a cruise to enjoy the fantastic scenery. Annecy can also boast one of the largest firework displays in Europe at the Fete de Lac on the first Saturday in August. Click to visit http://www.lac-annecy.com
Chamonix (1 hour drive) With over 300kms of marked hiking trails is one of Europe’s most celebrated resorts dominated by the legendary snow-capped Mont Blanc which attracts more visitors during the summer than winter because there is the Alguille du Midi to visit (12,000ft) with its views from the Glacier out across the French, Italian and Swiss Alps. An absolute must! Click to visit http://www.chamonet.com
If you do not have transport then all of these towns can be reached by bus or on trips out organised through the tourist office in Morzine (300 meters from apartment).
Do not forget to visit the bureau de tourism to see if there are any special events occurring during your stay in Morzine,