Blogs from Èze, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe

My other-half booked a “Trichlore” trip. The aim was to visit three countries over the course of one short weekend. Based in Nice, we would have excursions along the coast using the excellent rail network. We would visit Eze in France, Monte Carlo in Monaco and Ventimillia in Italy. It was a trip of surprising contrasts and where equally striking comparisons were to be made. After spending the previous day exploring Nice, we set out towards the station primed after a leisurely breakfast; a veritable carbohydrate-fest of bread and croissant from a local cafe. It’s a short hop from Nice to the railway station at Eze sur Mer. The picturesque village of Eze lies upwards from the station around 2 kilometers away. A little plaque on the north exit of the railway station points the way. ... read more

Today I had a lay in, but did have on the agenda to go to a little village called Éze. It was about 9 km from Nice and 5 km before you go to Monaco, which I caught a tram, and then a bus to get to the little village. It took about half an hour, as the bus drove up through the mountains to get to the Village which is more then 450 metres above sea level. As soon as I arrived of course a nice cup of coffee and to the office of tourism to get a little map. Onward and up hill into the village where there were private residences, and lots of little shops. The roads (well walkways) were no more than 2 metres wide, and some of the shop doors were ... read more

Central Spain at the height of summer is fierce, blinding, whitewashed and arid. Traversing the Pyrenees Mountains, which form a massive natural boundary between Spain into Southern France, we descended into a treasure trove of colour, seeded by picturesque little towns. Towns which would effortlessly grace the covers of travel magazines, towns whose beauty was elementary to comprehend, towns we’d previously never heard of. The first destination of note that day which I can remember by name was Carcassonne. As we rolled up late-afternoon to Camping de la Cité it was already over-capacity, so they stuck us out in an overflow field. A blessing, as it turns out, since we could spy the famous medieval castle of Carcassonne, with its two-and-half-thousand year history, from our tent flap. After setting up camp we were able to walk ... read more

The 24th , before having dinner in the evening with the newly-weds' friends and family, we all decided on traveling to Monaco. Personally, I would recommend everyone to skip visiting it, cause there's really nothing very special interesting to see. For the first time in my life, we took a touristy hop on hop off bus. This was not my idea, as it heavily violates the hypocritical division I make between tourists and travelers. I consideration myself a traveler, and those buses are for tourists! (Yet I know in the back of my head that I too am a tourist, but I like to forget that). However, my first experience with these buses was not a good one. After 5 minutes, I couldn't bare listening to the guide's voice anymore, as there was absolutely no interesting ... read more

Geo: 43.7284, 7.36224 GUN 16 günlerden PAZAR Tepelere vurduk ya ..bu tepelerin adı Corniches.. Bizim bildiğimiz perde kornişi Bu Corniches ler 3 kat… En tepedeki Grande Corniche.. Orta katta Moyen Corniches ve... En alttaki deniz seviyesi: Bas Corniches. Pek yaratıcı değil ama müsebbibi ben değilim.. öyle adlandırmışlar.... Eze, bir dudağı yerde bir dudağı gökte bir yer. Plajı Nice ile Monaco arasında bir yerde.... Burada U2 nun villası bulunuyor ve olur da La Cigale adlı barda bir şeyler içerseniz gurup üyelerinden biri ile burun buruna gelebilirsiniz. Tıpkı bizim Datça'da Sting topluluğu üyeleri ile her an karşı karşıya kalacağınız gibi.. Tepede bir kartal yuvası gibi duran Eze , Foça'lılardan Ligurianlara oradan Saracens'lerin eline g... read more