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MORZINE in the summer, where to go for a 2nd week???
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Hi

We are going to Morzine next summer (hubby is a keen mountain biker) and are looking for somewhere to go for the 2nd week. Annecy has been sugested and Lake Geneva, even Italian coast, has anyone got any recomendations???? I know this is a ski forum but I bet plenty of people can help me..........................

Many Thanks! x
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What do you want to do in that week? Walk? Sightsee? Sunbathe? Swim?

One I wouldn't bother with is Lake Geneva. If it's August I'd be wary of the Italian coast - it'll be rammed. But if you are wisely going before the big holiday rush, and fancy a change of cultural scene, Cinque Terre might be a good destination. Very easy drive from Morzine, through the tunnel.

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/italy/cinque-terre
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....and are looking for somewhere to go for the 2nd week
Tignes! Then you can ski/snowboard too! Ski lifts are now free for mountain bikers and pedestrians in the summer - but you have to pay to ski Confused....(PM me if any interest in a cheap apartment wink )



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jo reuben, much will depend on what you want to do and how far you want to move from Morzine. Les Gets is just down the road, is very pretty in summer with a good bathing lake, and excellent mountain biking. You'll know about the PdS Multipass scheme in the area?

St Gervais is about an hour from Morzine, has a lovely town, stunning scenery, another bathing lake, wonderful spa facilities, and is just 20 minutes or so drive from Chamonix, again gorgeous in summer. The walking in any of these would be good, plus cycling, hiking etc. I know a couple of apartment buildings in St G which also have swimming pools - it can be VERY warm in July/August Very Happy
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I would also highly recommend Saint Gervais. We have been there twice in Summer. There is a lovely 30m outdoor pool near the town centre and the thermal baths in Le Fayet are definitely worth a visit. you can get a cheap weekly pass to access the ski lifts in saint gervais, megeve (lots of people with bikes on lifts there), and les contamines (+ swimming pool/ice rink). The mont blanc tramway is a nice day out. You are also only a short drive from Chamonix so could get a 1 or 2 day multipass to use the cable/cars etc there.
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Thanks so much everyone so far!!

We've got two active boys who don't sit still for long but I'd quite like to be able to sunbathe whilst they mess about in a pool in the afternoons, quite happy to go out and about as well. As we are in Morzine for the first week I'd quite like something a bit different as we'll be able to do lots of active stuff in/around Morzine.

Don't really want to go to Les Gets, we ski there every year and might take a trip over there whilst in Morzine.

Happy to drive 2/3/4 hours.

We will be going 20-27th july so maybe we should give Italian coast a miss!!

Any thoughts on Lake Annecy???
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jo reuben, I've sent a day there (Annecy) twice and it IS lovely, but pretty busy and touristy in the town in the peak summer weeks. There are apartment buildings along the lakeside (Duingt springs to mind....) but I think they are pretty expensive. There is a Snowhead living there at the moment (Mr Piehole....) who may be able to help more specifically. There should be enough to keep active boys busy (I have two, too, and they love the Alps in summer as long as they're near water) and enough for you to relax too
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Agree with previous posters on Saint-Gervais. We do quite a lot in that area of the Alps in the summer and other very popular destinations not too far from Morzine are Samoens, Evian, le Grand Bornand, Annecy (the Talloires, Menthon, Veyrier side is best) . Chamonix is very popular too - in fact they do more business in summer than in winter now so it can get extremely busy.
You can always have a look at our website for inspiration.
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jo reuben, How about lake como, we have a very nice house in a private commune that is available for rent. The commune has a pool for the kids, tennis courts & boules and is perfectly placed for a spot of sun bathing.

Here's the view from the pool:-



View over the pool:-



Its very Italian, yes there are tourists but not to the extent of those at Garda etc. I assume that you're taking your car so driving will be no problem, your hubby will be able to explore the mountains and trails behind the house if he's got his bike, my Santa Cruz Heckler begs to be taken every time we go over but Mrs.D insistes that it stays at home Sad

Google Menaggio for a bit more local info and if you need any more PM me or have a look on the house web site www.ilrustico.co.uk

Using the house as a base you've got Bellagio a short ferry hop over the lake, thats the real honey trap for tourists but well worth a visit.

And to temp your man, 15km down the lake is a funicular and I'm pretty sure you can pay 5e to take you up, its a 2.5 hour walk down some pretty gnarly trails if you catch my drift.
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homers double,

m8, you should have said. If you want to set up a swap for my place in Les Arcs next year e-mail me. My g/f loves the lakes - she keeps on trying to swap me for George Clooney.
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We've got a picture of Gill (mrs.d) outside his gates on our dining room wall.

I'll deffinatly keep it mind, you did get my email about this seaon didn't you?
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pam w wrote:
Cinque Terre might be a good destination.


I have just come back from there, having decided to go on a seaside holiday for the first time in years. Wow - what an amazing place.

We stayed in the lovely upstairs apartment here and the owner is a great host - really helpful and friendly.

http://www.homeaway.co.uk/p1051095
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Also Les Arcs is one of the top rated mountain bike places in Europe (according to Dirt Bike magazine - see articles) - they sling panniers off the back of the ski lifts and tote your bike up hill for you repeatedly should you not want to climb. And the Tour de France uses 1950 as a mountain base for the legs around Bourg St Maurice so if you pick your time in the Summer you can hang around with Wiggens et al. Never done it myself but others have.
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I'll deffinatly keep it mind, you did get my email about this seaon didn't you?

yup - no worries - the g/f still has not confirmed when she is free to ski so all is still fluid. Hope the catered solution works. For the future, if you want to do that at my place I think there is an option with the restaurant in the building to do that as an 'add on' since they do the buffet for the package guests. Doesn't look too bad as buffet/catered food goes. Also the Spar in the village does a shed load of freshly prepared local style dishes which are pretty good. Basically in two weeks I usually cook about four evening meals and make breakfast (coffee/cereal/pastries from the local baker) at home, the rest is either 'out' (lotsa nice places to go) or Spar preprep. Pretty easy really.
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I spent christmas week in 1800 a few years ago so know the village is pretty well stocked.
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