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Office deTourisme
Place du Gl de Gaulle 06360 Eze France Tel : 33 (0) 4 93 41 26 00 Fax : 33 (0) 4 93 41 04 80 
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The
Planet square
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Eze,
The old Village
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Located at the heart of the village, this square where grow an apricot tree and a Loquat tree (Eriobotrya japonica) has an essential element in the life of the village : the fountain.
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Perched
on a rock, Eze suffered for a long time of a lack of water. Until recently,
the inhabitants collected the water in one of the two cisterns of the
village or had to take it in a fountain located at the bottom of the village.
In 1924, only M. Samuel Barlow, an American composer installed recently
in Eze, has his own water arrival. Five years later, the municipality
permits the setting up of pipes necessary to the arrival of water on request
of M. Balakovic, a Yugoslav violinist and his Highness William of Sweden,
both residents in the village.
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In 1930, Samuel
Barlow, installed a fountain bought at one's own expense in Italy. The
water is drawn from the Channel of the low cornice in Eze seaside and
sent to the village by a pump. The Ezasques will have to wait until 1952
to benefit of the running water in their home. If the fountain doesn't
provide for the domestic needs of villagers, this small fountain decorated
with a mask found a new life in the eyes of many tourists who refreshed
the warm days.
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