City Photos News France/Eze

Flea market

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:10:22 +0000

Flea market.
Eze, France, photo by Inga.

Flea market

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:10:16 +0000

Flea market.
Eze, France, photo by Inga.

Houses on a hill

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:59:26 +0000

Houses on a hill.
Eze, France, photo by Inga.

Big Dove of Peace on Carrefour de la Liberation

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:54:00 +0000

Eze is a medieval village, perched like an eagles nest on a narrow rocky peak overlooking the Mediterranean sea. The ancient fortified village is still crowned with the ruins of its 12th-century fortified castle (torn down in 1706), sitting on a narrow rocky peak. The village forms a circular pattern around the base of the castle. The old buildings and narrow streets are very well restored, with high stone walls and narrow roadways of red-brick centered stone. The narrow roads wend their way upward to the well sign-posted Jardin Exotique Panorama. When you finally arrive at the top, you'll find the way to the Jardin, and the panoramic view, blocked by a 12 F admission cost, a detail that wasn't mentioned earlier and lower. Two Grasse parfumeries are represented in Eze village, Galimard with a shop and Fragonard with shop as well as a factory you can visit. Both parfumeries offer a 10% discount if you have the Eze map, free from the Office de Tourisme located at the corner of the parking lot. Eze village sits beside the very busy Moyenne Corniche (RN7), the main road (along with the Basse Corniche and Grande Corniche) between Nice (11 km), and Monaco-Menton (15 km)..
Eze, France, photo by Inga.

View from the top, near Eze

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:18:38 +0000

View from the road near Village of Eze

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:18:33 +0000

View from the top, near Eze

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:08:11 +0000

According to some legends, the view of the sea from the top of Eze sur Mer inspired Dante Alighieri in the description of some scenarios of his Inferno.
Eze, France, photo by Inga.

View from the top, near Eze

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:47:24 +0000

According to some legends, the view of the sea from the top of Eze sur Mer inspired Dante Alighieri in the description of some scenarios of his Inferno.
Eze, France, photo by Inga.

View from the road near village of Eze

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:10:59 +0000

A mountain hotel near village of Eze

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:10:53 +0000

Near village of Eze

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 06:46:31 +0000

The name of Eze originated either from the port of Avisio located in the bay of Saint Laurent of Eze (east of the commune) mentioned by Antonin in his maritime route, or according to an oral legend that the phoenicians would have erected a temple in Eze in memory of the goddess Isis. With the end of the Roman empire, the barbarians invasions followed, the inhabitants gathered in the old celto ligurians site. Eze acquired quickly its defensive character..
Eze, France, photo by Inga.

Village of Eze

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 06:46:26 +0000

Village of Eze

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 06:38:32 +0000

Near village of Eze

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 06:38:25 +0000