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Matthieu Colin

Europe / France / Provence and the Riviera / Eze and La Turbie

Planning a trip to Eze and La Turbie

Arriving — Trains connect Èze-sur-Mer with Nice, Monaco, and the rest of the Côte d’Azur every 30 min. You may take a taxi from here up 427m (1,400 ft.) to Èze; alternatively, bus no. 83 connects the rail station with the hilltop village. For rail information, visit www.sncf-connect.com or call tel. 36-35. Bus line no. 82 runs between Nice and Èze around every 90 min., while several buses (no. 605) connect Nice and La Turbie. Both journeys take 40 min. For all bus information and schedules, contact Lignes d’Azur (www.lignesdazur.com; tel. 08-10-06-10-06). By car from Nice, take the spellbindingly pretty D6007 (the moyenne corniche) east.

Visitor Information — Èze's Office de Tourisme is on place du Général-de-Gaulle, Èze-Village (www.eze-tourisme.com; tel. 04-93-41-26-00). La Turbie’s small tourist information point is at 2 pl. Detras, La Turbie (www.ville-la-turbie.fr; tel. 04-93-41-21-15).

ATMs/Banks — Société Générale, pl. de la Colette, Èze (tel. 04-92-41-51-10); Banque Postal, pl.Nueve, La Turbie (tel. 08-20-82-00-01).

Mail & Postage — La Poste, av. du Jardin Exotique, Èze; La Poste, pl. Neuve, La Turbie; both (tel. 36-31).

Pharmacies — Pharmacie de l'Aigle pl. de Gaulle, Èze (tel. 04-93-41-06-17); Pharmacie de La Turbie, 6 av. Général de Gaulle, La Turbie (tel. 04-93-41-16-50).

Getting There

Arriving — Trains connect Èze-sur-Mer with Nice, Monaco, and the rest of the Côte d’Azur every 30 min. You may take a taxi from here up 427m (1,400 ft.) to Èze; alternatively, bus no. 83 connects the rail station with the hilltop village. For rail information, visit www.oui.sncf or call tel. 36-35 (.40€/min). Bus line no. 82 runs between Nice and Èze around every 90 min., while five to seven daily buses (no. 116) connect Nice and La Turbie. Both journeys take 40 min. One-way fares cost 1.50€. For all bus information and schedules, contact Lignes d’Azur (www.lignesdazur.com; tel. 08-10-06-10-06). By car from Nice, take the spellbindingly pretty D6007 (the moyenne corniche) east.

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