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==History==
[[File:British Museum - Room 73 (22459487258).jpg|thumb|left|alt=British Museum|Detail of one of the silver plates from Èze in the British Museum]]
The area surrounding Èze was first populated around 2000&nbsp;BC as a commune situated near Mount Bastide. The earliest occurrence of the name "Èze" can be found in the maritime books of Antonin as a bay called the St. Laurent of Èze.{{citationCitation needed|date=July 2021}} A hoard of ancient Greek silver [[patera|phialae]] dating from the 3rd century BC was found in Èze in the late nineteenth century and is now part of the [[British Museum]]'s collection.<ref>[https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/search.aspx?place=34619&plaA=34619-3-1 British Museum Collection]</ref> The area was subsequently occupied by not only the Romans but also the [[Moors]], who held the area for approximately 80 years until they were driven out by [[William I of Provence|William of Provence]] in 973.
 
By 1388 Èze fell under the jurisdiction of the [[House of Savoy]], who built up the town as a fortified stronghold because of its proximity to [[Nice]]. The history of Èze became turbulent several times in the next few centuries as French and [[Ottoman Empire|Turkish]] troops seized the village under orders from [[Hayreddin Barbarossa]] in 1543, and [[Louis XIV of France|Louis XIV]] destroyed the walls surrounding the city in 1706 in the [[war of the Spanish succession]]. Finally in April 1860, Èze was designated as part of France by unanimous decision by the people of Èze.
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The small [[medieval]] village is famous for its beauty and charm. Its many shops, art galleries, hotels and restaurants attract a large number of [[Tourism|tourists]] and [[honeymoon]]ers. As a result, Èze has become dubbed by some a ''village-musée'', a "museum village", as few residents of local origin live here. From Èze there are gorgeous views of the [[Mediterranean Sea]].
Èze Village can be reached by train from [[Nice]] via train station Èze-sur-Mer or by bus from Nice. Close to the train station is a bus stop for buses bringing tourists to Eze Village.
[[File:Eze sur mer Bhf+Busstop.jpg|thumb|left|Railway building Eze-sur-Mer with tourist office + BusstopBus stop to reach Èze Village in a few minutes]]
 
The motto of the village is the phrase ''Isis Moriendo Renascor'' (meaning "In death I am Reborn") and its emblem is a [[Phoenix (mythology)|phoenix]] perched on a bone.
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Èze is one of sixteen villages grouped together by the [[Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur]] tourist department as the ''Route des Villages Perchés'' (Route of Perched Villages). The others are: [[Aspremont, Alpes-Maritimes|Aspremont]], [[Carros]], [[Castagniers]], [[Coaraze]], [[Colomars]], [[Duranus]], [[Falicon]], [[La Gaude]], [[Lantosque]], [[Levens, Alpes-Maritimes|Levens]], [[La Roquette-sur-Var]], [[Saint-Blaise, Alpes-Maritimes|Saint-Blaise]], [[Saint-Jeannet, Alpes-Maritimes|Saint-Jeannet]], [[Tourrette-Levens]] and [[Utelle]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nicecotedazur.org/uploads/media_items/villagesperches2013-ang.original.pdf|title=The route of perched villages|publisher=Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur|year=2013}}</ref>
[[File:Eze, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.jpg|thumb|The buildings in medieval village of Eze Provence Alpes CoteCôte d'Azur that have been recently turned into small shops and cafes.]]
 
==See also==
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