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Europe 2016: Eze, Cap Ferrat, Beaulieu-Sur-Mer
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Eze is a delightful hilltop village with a long history. It is East of Nice, perched high above the sea.
The yelow ochre church on the left can be seen from miles away. It is the Notre Dame de l'Assomption, and it was consecrated in 1772.
In contrast to the simplicity of the exterior, the interior of Notre Dame is flamboyantly Baroque.
Narrow passageways criss cross the village, twisting right and left, and up and down.
Looking down at a private garden.
Apparently, Eze was once a part of the Principality of Monaco. It was a Greek colony in the 3rd Century BC, and it was also occupied for a while by both the Romans and the Moors.
This rugged track, going from Eze right down to the sea, is fondly known as the Chemin de Nietzsche. The eccentric German philosopher lived by the sea below in the 19th Century, and he would walk all the way up the trail to Eze every day. He declared that the effort involved in the daily climb inspired him to write "Also Sprach Zarathustra".

I chose to walk down the path, but passed quite a few brave souls struggling uphill.

These two wild flowers caught my eye along the Nietzsche Trail.
You can see that the path is steep for most of its way.
Looking up at the cliffs from the trail.
The train tracks go from Nice to the Italian border, passing through Monaco and Menton. There is a railway station called Eze and tourists often come here only to find that it is a very long climb up the trail to the hilltop village of Eze.
This is Beaulieu-Sur-Mer. It is about halfway from Eze to Cap Ferrat.
A view of the mountain range from Beaulieu-Sur-Mer.
The Casino in Beaulieu-Sur-Mer.

You may recall that the movie Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, starring Michael Caine and Steve Martin, was filmed in Beaulieu.

This is the township of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat. From here I walked along a lovely sea shore path around a peninsula, passing Pointe du Colombier and Pointe de Saint-Hospice.
Halfway along the path around the peninsula, I made a detour to see the Chapelle Saint-Hospice. There is a giant statue of the Madonna and Child outside the Chapel.
Saint Hospice about to become a martyr.
An unusual stained-glass window in the Chapel. I can't be certain but I think that the window was designed by the French painter, Louis Marchand Des Raux (1902-1946).
A view of the mountains from Cap Ferrat.