Morillon lies in the picturesque Giffre Valley in the Haute Savoie region of the Northern French Alps. Only 50 minutes drive from Geneva airport and 15 minutes from the nearest motorway junction, Morillon is one of the most easily accessed resorts in the Alps. All of our accommodation in Morillon are in excellent locations and offer great facilities.
Morillon is home of the Olympic downhill gold medalist Antoine Dénériaz. The telecabine for skiers and non skiers, is located in the heart of the village and takes you to 1100 metres altitude in only a few minutes, where you can access pistes of all varieties and to suit all levels of skier and snowboarder. One of the most beautiful pistes in the Grand Massif, The Marvel... which is lined by trees and 8km long, can be found in Morillon. Much of the season you can ski from 1100 down to the village centre positioned at 800m. The Creche is located at Morillon 1100, more information can be found in our Families section.
Morillon makes a great base for a summer holiday with Lac Bleu being the centre of all activities with a life guarded sandy beach for swimming, horse and pony rides for all ages, adventure parks, pump track, giant inflatables, tennis, volleyball, as well as rafting down the river and mini-golf just a few metres down the road from the lake. Or take a stroll along the river to Samoëns in about 50 minutes. There is also a fabulous lake-side bar and restaurant serving up great food and of course, the obligatory ice-cream! Morillon 1100 also offers further summer activities, accessible by the gondola, open during July and August as of Summer 2024. For more information see below.
The village itself is steeped in history and is a real working village unspoilt by tourism. It has its very own weekly market on Wednesdays, as well as numerous bars and restaurants serving a variety of tasty local cuisine. There is a quaint church, supermarket, various sports shops with equipment hire, tourist information centre, cash point, medical centre, chemist, activity operators, tennis courts, football pitch, adventure park, swimming lake an ice rink and everything else you would expect from a well equipped mountain resort. Just 5 minutes drive away is Samoëns village and all it has to offer.
Morillon 1100, also called Morillon Les Esserts, is a mountain side resort offering total convenience to its winter visitors. It is very popular with families due to an excellent creche and its traffic free centre. A supermarket, bakery, sports shops, restaurants and bars are all within a few minutes walk of each other. For nightlife you can relax in the many local restaurants and most notably, Le Bar is a great place to spend an evening listening to live music and enjoying the good food and playing pool. Whilst out on the mountain, there are lots of mountain restaurants to choose from, in some spectacular locations, the igloo restaurant on the piste, is one of the best in the Grand Massif. When staying in Morillon Les Esserts, you are able to travel down to Morillon village via the gondola during the daytime, to benefit from the facilities and attractions, when you are not busy on the ski slopes!
Summer 2024 saw the opening of the Sairon chairlift and Morillon bike park. Pedestrians and mountain bikers can take the lifts up to 1700m and enjoy the views and scenery. Le Chalet, right by the top of the Sairon lift, was open for 2024 for the first time in the Summer, offering refreshments and lunches, as well as some family games, such as table tennis. From here, mountain bikers can take a blue or a black mountain biking trail to Morillon 1100, then pick up a red or another black to the valley floor. Hikers can continue up the mountain as far as they like, or head back down through the meadows (or take the lift back down!). Fatscoot and disc golf is also available from Morillon 1100, or take the gondola down to the valley floor for the many activities available at Lac Bleu as above. Read more about summer family activities in the area.
The stunning scenery, fresh mountain air, abundance of wildlife, exhilarating activities and quaint village charm, make Morillon a truly fantastic holiday destination at any time of the year.
Find the restaurants, bars and cafes of Morillon and Morillon 1100 Les Esserts
Information for families with children at Morillon, Grand Massif. Summer and winter activities for children and families in Morillon