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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Avoriaz
Avoriaz (French: [avɔʁja], Franco-Provençal: [aˈvɔʁja, aˈvɔʁi]) is a French mountain resort in the Portes du Soleil in the French commune of Morzine, on a shelf above the town of Morzine.

Cars are forbidden in Avoriaz; transport includes horse-drawn sleighs and snowcats during winter.

One of the principal owners of Avoriaz is the tourism and real estate development company Pierre & Vacances.

Resort history

Around 1965 former French downhill olympic champion Jean Vuarnet planned a new skiing area on the north side of the Hauts Fort mountain and the Fornet-bowl.

Avoriaz International Fantastic Film Festival

Main article: Avoriaz International Fantastic Film Festival

For twenty years, from 1973 to 1993, Avoriaz was host to the Avoriaz International Fantastic Film Festival (French: Festival international du film fantastique d'Avoriaz), a film festival mainly devoted to science fiction and horror movies.

Tour de France

Avoriaz has hosted a stage finish of the Tour de France 6 times.

See also

References

  1. ^ "PRONONCIATION du nom des villages de montagne". arpitania.forumactif.com (in French). Retrieved 2017-05-17.
  2. ^ http://www.grande-traversee-alpes.com/je-voyage/par-la-route/la-route-des-grandes-alpes.html Archived 2010-02-06 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Visseyrias, Mathilde (8 September 2009). "Pierre & Vacances s'agrandit à Avoriaz" [Pierre & Vacances grows at Avoriaz]. lefigaro.fr (in French). Le Figaro. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  4. ^ "Avoriaz in Portes du Soleil in France offers summer alpine golf". Worldgolf.com. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  5. ^ http://pistehors.com/backcountry/key/Haute-Savoie/Avoriaz-History
  6. ^ Overview of the winners of the festival: https://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Avoriaz_Fantastic_Film_Festival/
  7. ^ Historic overview of Tour-stages: http://www.letour.com/2009/TDF/COURSE/docs/histo2009_07.pdf/
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