Eze : virtual tour of the old village

Eze possesses as numerous villages situated near the seaside an animated history. In the 10th century, after the establishment of the village, Ezasques undergoes the occupation of the Moors. These last ones, established in Fraxinet behind Saint-Tropez, rob the populations of the Southeast during almost eighty years. They will be chased away from the region by Guillaume de Provence at the end of the 10th century.

The castle, built in the course of the 12th century, is seized by the count of Provence, Raymond Béranger V. It will be the property of the crown of Anjou-Provence from the 13th to the 14th century.

In the 14th century, Eze passes at Home of Savoy. Only maritime opening of the realm, the County of Nice presents a strategic interest. The counts of Savoy improve the fortifications of Eze and protect the town with a double strengthened door, the "Poterne". The castle undergoes numerous modifications to be adapted to the progress of the artillery.

In the 16th century, the Turkish fleet and it's French ally commanded by Barberousse seize the village. At the beginning of the 18th century, Louis XIV give a decisive blow to the town during the war of succession of Spain by ordering the destruction of the ramparts and castle to remove a possible point of resistance between Villefranche and Monaco.

Nowadays, the visit of the village shows the vestiges of this animated history. The visit of the exotic garden, at feet of the ruins of the castle, offers a very beautiful sight on the Cap Ferrat.

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