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Èze

A medieval village perched like an eagle's nest on a rock high above the sea, with an exotic garden at its top.

Open: Always; the garden keeps its own hours
Price: Free; paid for the exotic garden
Time Needed: 2 hours
Address: Place du Général de Gaulle, 06360 ÈzeDirections
Getting There: About 30 minutes by bus from Nice, or by train to Èze-sur-Mer and the hour-long climb.

Why Go

Cobbled lanes and archways wind up through the stone village to the ruins of its castle, now a garden of cacti and succulents with a sweeping view of the coast. A steep path, named after Nietzsche, who walked it, zigzags down to the seaside below.