Morillon

Get around

Morillon is quite small and once you have arrived you can easily get around on foot, however and especially if you are here in the winter and there is not enough snow to ski you will want a rental car to be able to fully enjoy the surrounding area and keep from going mad having to watch French television.

See

Le Bourg: Around the St Christopher church (16th century) the school and Town Hall, the solid bourgeoise houses have now become commercial premises.

Buy

Being a typical small mountain village there are the rather typical shops: Tabac The local newspaper and tobacco shop, also sells items like post cards, maps and souvenirs. Bakery Tiffany A typical French bakery this small chain is specific to the Vallee du Giffre and has its main production just down the road in Samoëns R.Roux Located in "le Messidor" at the edge of town he is the village butcher, he sells excellent local meat, prepared foods, pizzas, and pastries in the mornings. Kevin's Sports Also located in "le Messidor" this sports shop operates primarily in the winter months as a ski shop. Twinner Sports operated year round by the second local ski hero Phillipe Vernert this is the closest shop to the ski lift and one of the best in town.

There is a lively farmers market on Friday mornings in Morillon with local produce, pastries, cheeses, and meats.

Eat

With in Morillon and its environs lay a number of very good a well priced restaurants, almost all of them specializing in local dishes or Pizza. Among the best are: Le Potet across the river in Verchaix, €10-15 for entrées Le Tourne Piere locate a few meters from the center of town, €12-20 for entrées

A wide variety of prepared take away food is also available from R.Roux at the far edge of town and the local Hyper-Markets.

Drink

Bar Le Parisian - this bar is centrally located across from the church, it is a full service bar Le Puzze - Located just across from the telecabin this bar is popular with English tourists and serves a limited lunch and dinner menu.

Sleep

The primary source of accommodation in Morillon is rental chalets and apartments many of which can be booked on the internet and a particularly simple option as many of the owners are British. There is one hotel centrally located in town the Hotel Le Morillon.

Go next

There are many easy local day trips from Morillon: by car Chamonix, Les Gets, and Sixt with its pristine Cirque Du Fer-a-Cheval national park and Cascade Du Roget are all easily reachable. Bicycling distance from Morillon is the larger village of Samoëns.