Morzine, France
Morzine, France
Don’t be fooled by it’s distinctly average appearance. Mutzig at Robbo’s is potent.
Morzine town is lively and has a good selection of bars. Coming off the hill, Bar Robinsons, or ‘Robbo’s’, is a popular hangout for seasonnaires and snowboarders; it’s only open from four ‘til eight, but since the only lager they have on tap is double-strength firewater known as Mutzig, four hours is more than enough time to make the walk back to your accommodation interesting.
The Dixie Bar is close to the centre and has a familiar English feel, with good bands playing; they serve until 2am. The Cavern bar is central, also with a mainly English clientele. It’s open until 2am with live music or DJs on most nights. If you still don’t want to sleep then head to Opera, which only closes at 5am.
Fridays are always lively and Wednesday is seasonaires day off – on these nights, one of the best places to head to is the Tremplin bar at the bottom of the Pleney lift in Morzine, it really goes off with regular DJ’s and live bands.
Being way up in the mountains, Avoriaz’s nightlife is self-contained. The cablecar that snakes up the cliff from Morzine stays open late enough that you can sink a few après beers in the valley and still make it back to your bed. Just make sure you don’t miss the last one, as it’s a long old walk – right up a sheer cliff! Up in ‘Avo’ itself, there are several bars with good tunes and plenty of beer flowing throughout the night. It’s best to ask a local if there’s anything’s going on, as there are quite often guest DJ’s in town.