L'Hotel des Alpes

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A handful of hotels existed long before the development of tourism, such as l’hôtel des Voyageurs, and, even older, l’hôtel des Alpes, Founded in 1809, it used to provide accommodation for travellers and merchants passing through the village. This building has now been turned into an apartment block.  
It was only after WWI that the first holidaymakers arrived in Morzine, interested in health retreats or excursions. They stayed at the hotel mostly in the summer to rest and enjoy the benefits of the clean mountain air, as winter tourism only really started in the twenties with the advent of winter sports. The construction of the Pleney cable-car in 1934 would bring its first skiers to Morzine. 
 
Source: Histoire et Patrimoine Association, Morzine
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Article 1 : The Village Square
Article 2: Bézière
Article 3: The Mills
Article 4: L’Hôtel des Alpes
Article 5: Le Clos
Article 6: Maison de la Poste
Article 7: The Old Bridge (Le Vieux Pont)
Article 8: The River Dranse
Article 9: Le Plan neighbourhood
Article 10: The Old Cable-Car
Article 11: The Old Villages
Article 12 : Avoriaz
Article 13: The Avoriaz Cable-Car
Article 14: The Udrezants Neighbourhood
Article 15: The Nyon Gondola
Article 16: Les Nants Village
Article 17: The Manor House
Article 18: Le Vieux Bourg
Article 19: The Pleney Cable-car
Article 20: Le Grand Hôtel
Article 21: Sawmill at “Le Plan”
Article 22: The Slate Mines
Article 23: Combe à Zore
Article 24: The two water fountains
Article 25: Le Pied de la Plagne