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Culture sites

All our resorts, Morzine, Les Gets and Tignes (Val D'Isere) have some fantastic cultural sites for alpine lovers. Here’s just some of what's in store. Our Active Reps can also give walking and biking itineraries (our Route Cards), that will take in many of these sites during a wonderful half day or full day excursion for you to enjoy.

The Mechanical Music museum

This is a museum in Les Gets (easy to get to from Morzine) with a guided tour. Explore musical developments through sight and sound and taste this very unique  alpine experience, clearly great for music lovers but museum enthusiasts of all types. It's in the centre of Les Gets in one of the oldest buildings in the town. You will see how instruments work, like gramophones and jukeboxes and see an exceptional collection of music boxes, mechanical pianos plus an old workshop of instrument restoration. It is open every afternoon and guided tours last approximately 1h15

Village of Goats

The Village of Goats is a small mountain hamlet near to Lac Montriond and is literally over-run with goats. They amble up and down the main street, regulate the traffic, nose in on your ice cream (they are not shy!) and generally provide a lot of laughter and INSTA material. Around fifty goats pace up and down the streets, looking for affection. The shops sell little paper bags filled with food made for goats and also souvenirs and refreshments for visitors.

The village makes for a great lunch or coffee stop during a day out on two wheels or two feet and our Active Team will give you an itinerary to suit your fitness, which will utilise a gondola lift and some walking or biking at altitude, so be sure to take your (free) lift pass with you. After visiting the village you can continue  down to Lac Montriond for some wild swimming or paddleboarding/kayaking before heading back to Morzine on the free bus.

The Markets

Market day in Morzine, Les Gets and Tignes or Val d'Isere is the most popular weekly gathering for locals and, once you are there, you will understand why. Local producers and merchants set up stalls around the centre of resort, every Wednesday morning, but do check locally with or reps in case the day has changed.

You can walk or bike over to the market and in Tignes - the best market is in Val D'Isere which is a great half day out on our (free-to-use) E-bikes, which is an enjoyable ride from Les Brevieres, or take the free shuttle which runs regularly.

Lac Mines d’Or

This gorgeous alpine lake is located about 15 mins drive from the centre of Morzine, or it’s a lovely walk or cycle to the lake from Morzine centre: along the river and up through the forest and valley. Ask our Reps for the Mines D’Or Route Card. Eat at the Mines d'Or restaurant, go hiking at the Col de Cou near the Swiss border or try any number of other great walking itineraries from this lake. Ask our Reps for the Col de Cou Route card.

Cheese Making Factory Tours

This is one of the resort's must-visit places, as it showcases genuine local crafts and knowledge on this traditional industry. Our Morzine and Tignes guests can visit these cheese-making sites (which are open to the public) and you can attend a guided tour. Ask our Active Team about which times of the day are reserved for tours and when it is open for (free) visits by the public. You can taste and buy spome spectacular cheeses and in Tignes (Val D'Isere) we even arrange a cheese tasting tour on E-bikes (guided).

Morzine Slate Mines

A guided tour of the still active slate mines. Before tourism, slate used to be the main industry and funds provider for Morzine. The area created jobs by quarrying the slate that can still be seen on many of the roofs of chalets today. The slate is known for its high quality.

You can tour the still working mines and learn more about the history of slate and the Morzine mines, a slate worker will guide you around his workshop showing you the techniques he uses for moulding and working with the slate. 

Altitude Experiences, Tignes

Take the funicular railway from Val Claret to the heady altitude of 3032 metres, (train ticket included on our MyTignes pass), and you will reach the foot of the Grande Motte glacier. Here, you can enjoy the panoramic terrace to view the surrounding peaks and the massifs of Mont Pourri, the Grande Sassière ridges, Grande Casse (highest point of the Vanoise: 3,856m) and the majestic Mont Blanc range.

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