GETTING TO EZE
By train stop at Eze station, just above the station is a bus stop that has one bus that runs to Eze every hour or so, if you are facing the cliffs, with your back to the sea - to the right about 20m along on the other side of the road, is the walking track up to Eze, this is not an obvisious entrance as the sign looks like it is for a B&B.
The walking track is around an hour to the top, as shown from the photo above, the track takes you from the sea, to where this photo is taken. I recommend a full water bottle and perhaps not to be attempted on a hot day.
If you decide to wait for the bus, there is a cafe visible from the bus stop, we also spotted a very cool looking courtyard bar to the right, not as clearly visible.
Eze is a tiny village of winding cobblestone alley ways and one million tourist shops. Hotel Chevre d'Or takes over the lower left side of Eze, with hotel rooms located down and off twisting alleyways, apparently the food is rather good, have a look at the menu on their website as it is on the extravagant side, apparently the terrace seating is amazing and the gardens (pictured below) there are lots of interesting looking cafes as you climb Eze.
Jardin Exotique is at the very top of the village, entry is 8 euro with amazing views over the French Rivera.
Map of Eze
(9) or (13) Is where the path to the train station starts (1 hour down)
(1) and (24) Toilets
(3) Bustop to Eze train station (do not cross the road)
(12) (15) (13) Hotel Chevre d'Or
(29) Church
(32) Jardin Exotique
The area surrounding Èze was first populated around 2000 BC as a commune situated near Mount Bastide. The earliest occurrence of the name "Èze" can be found in the maritime books of Antonin as a bay called the St. Laurent of Èze. The area was subsequently occupied by not only the Romans but also the Moors who held the area for approximately 80 years until they were driven out by William of Provence in 973.
By 1388 Èze fell under the jurisdiction of the House of Savoy, who built up the town as a fortified stronghold because of its proximity to Nice. The history of Èze became turbulent several times in the next few centuries as French and Turkish troops seized the village under orders from Hayreddin Barbarossa in 1543, and Louis XIV destroyed the walls surrounding the city in 1706 in the war of the Spanish succession. Finally in April 1860, Eze was designated as part of France by unanimous decision by the people of Eze.
Èze has been described as an “eagle's nest” because of its location overlooking a high cliff 427 metres (1,401 ft) above sea level on the French Mediterranean. It's so high that the light ochre church within (Notre Dame de l’Assomption built in 1764) can be seen from afar. An Egyptian cross inside the church suggests the village's ancient roots, when the Phoenicians erected a temple there to honour the goddess Isis.
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