Eze was an old village set on top of the largest cliff looking over the French Riviera. They used to hall water up using donkeys and didn’t get running water until 1953. Sweden’s Prince William resided there during Summers in the early-to-mid 1900, but his residence has since been turned into little art galleries and boutique shops. The cobblestone streets were full of wild roses, bougainvillea and jasmine so it had a lot of charm. However, it is more of a tourist attraction now with few locals actually living there.
Right before we left we saw a sign for free tours of the perfume factory. We spent some time learning about how they concoct the fragrant perfumes and soaps and what sort of training it takes to become a “Nose” - 10 years of schooling and training to smell perfumes all day but only 150 “noses” throughout the world. We managed to get out of there without any souvenirs. I think we were getting a headache from all the strong French perfumes.
But, there were quite a few picturesque moments in the old village of Eze. Enjoy.
2 comments:
Unbelievable..just like out of a postcard of the best of France!! This little town looks like somewhere I could stay for awhile. It's simply charming. Lucky you!
It just amazes me that of all the places there are to see, you end up choosing similar spots. Glenn & I were able to experience Eze before the crowd of tour buses. We had the whole place to ourselves and could chat with the locals as they opened up their shops. The map of the town looks familiar, I think we have one as well.
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