Eze Village - Auberge

Don't you love this old sign? I hope they never change this lovely old wall.

Eze Village - Cables and climbers

Cables and climbers decorate this old window in Eze village.

Eze Village - Tomato Temptation

Bunches of small tomatoes form part of the floral decorations at the Mas Provençal in Eze.

Eze Village - Cheers!

Cheers! Aperitifs at the Mas Provençal in Eze.

Eze Village - the Golden Lion

One of the Chateau de la Chevre d'Or's golden lions making his presence felt in the gardens of this beautiful hotel.

Eze Village - Pool with a View ...

We are by the pool of the Chateau de la Chevre d'Or looking towards Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat.

Eze Village - Flowers in the Hotel Chevre d'Or

This is one of the beautiful displays in the foyer of the Chateau de la Chevre d'Or in Eze Village. The flowers are designed by Mara Ferris.

Eze Village - Artist's gallery

The entrance to an artist's gallery in Eze village.

Eze Village - Fountain

Fountain in Eze village.  He looks as if he's eaten a bad meal, doesn't he?

Eze Village - Roses and Rocks

Another corner of the square we saw yesterday - flowers over an archway, a rock against a door.

Eze Village - Square with arches

Another pretty square in Eze village housing several artists' studios.

Eze Village - White roses

White roses in Eze village.

Eze Village - Place Francis Blanche

A pretty corner in Eze village.

It is named after Francis Blanche (1921-1974) who was an actor, author and apparently the first person to hoax people by telephone - something he did on a radio show. He is buried in Eze.

Eze Village - Old Pot

Beautiful old pot outside a house in Eze village.  The climber is Trachelospermum jasminoides, a native of south east Asia that you often see in the south of France. It's common name is Star Jasmine.

Lovers' Lookout

There I was photographing the German Shepherd and somehow the young lovers crept into the photo.  The bench is on the Sentier Nietsche - this is the walk that goes from Eze village way down the hillside to Eze Bord de Mer.  The beautiful German Shepherd is Roxanne and she's 8 years old.  You can see a close up of Roxanne at Riviera Dogs.

Eze Village - le Mas Provençal (2)

Here are some of the smaller tables at the beautiful Mas Provençal at Eze.

Eze Village - Le Mas Provençal

You enter a world of flowers when you go to the beautiful Mas Provençal in Eze village.  I was invited to dine there yesterday by my dear friend Lynn Espie. She and her delightful granddaughter, Aimée are over from New Zealand, where Lynn will judge next weekend at the Euro-OES-Show near Lyon.  For those who don't know, OES stands for Old English Sheepdogs - the breed I used to breed, show and judge. 

Thanks dear Lynn for a fabulous fabulous evening. What a great time we had. Love you!

Lunch in Eze

Christmas lunch with friends in Eze. Bon appetit!

Sharing his Cloak

We are in the beautiful neo-classical church of Notre Dame de l’Assomption in Eze village.  The church was reconstructed between 1764 and 1778 after the original fell into ruin. It was classified as a National Monument of France in 1984.

Here, under an archway, is this golden portrait of Saint Martin sharing his cloak.

Eze Village and Cap Ferrat

I walked down from the village and along the Moyenne Corniche to get this shot.  Although I was quite a long way away, the 24-70 mm lens did pretty well.  The strip of land you see out to sea, is Cap Ferrat. Someset Maughan used to  love there.  in 2012 Cap Ferrat was named the second most expensive place to live in the world - after Monaco!