Hi there - our day in Villefranche started out to be an "adventure" from my point of view and "ridiculous" according to my DH and DS's ( 18 & 12)
We searched Villefranche to find the bus stop noted on the little map that they have at the Tourisim office right where the tender drops you off. The woman at the desk said just follow the map/directions. It was hot and we could not find any street signs, then finally found a set of stairs that took us to the train platform, but my internet notes suggested the bus. That is bus 100 to Nice then bus 82 or 83? direct to Eze Village. Well, after finally finding the bus stop ( with threats of "one more wrong turn and we are going back to the ship" and "that's it.. we are lost" - ( I pointed out how ridiculous this statement was, as we could see the Magic out in port as we climbed the streets!!
) and finally taking bus 100 to Nice (about 15 mins), we then had to wait 1/2 hr + for bus # 112 ( which runs alternately with #82 or 83 )
We were the first ones on the platform waiting for the bus to arrive, but quite a few people ended up pushing their way in front of us and boarded first ( Made my 3 amigos even happier!. - I have a photo of the happy trio in the bus terminal! LOL!) OK - now on to EZE village - @ 25 min ride by bus - which again passes through Villefranche ( this added to their "ridiculous" viewpoint - along with the 30+ min wait!! - What can I say - my family is NOT adventurous and wants to get there the fastest way!!)
Ok - after all that "FUN" we arrived in Eze and climbed up the hill - things started to get better after viewing a beautiful Lamborgini parked by the hotel there - then when we met Horst at "Les Trois Etoiles" in Eze Village - and started sampling the liquors/oils and vinegars.... everyone calmed down and relaxed a little! We LOVED Eze Village - and a visit to Horst is a MUST DO!! He wraps anything you purchase very well and all bottles arrived home safely and are being throughly enjoyed! EZE Village is beautiful. The stores are in the old stone arched buildings - really something to see! If you visit Horst - please tell him Sherri says HI!
After the village we walked back down the hill and it was about 3:15 - and the resturants at the bottom stopped serving lunch at 3pm - so the cafe across the street from the bottom of the hill was still serving pizza which we ate al fresco -very nice.
Horst told us of the "short cut" down to the Fragonard Perfume factory - between the "supermarket" and Chevral Blanc restaurant - and we went there after our lunch. ( I think you can buy already made sandwiches in the supermarket, if that interests you too!)
The tour of the factory was free and the 4 of us had our own guide. It was interesting - We learned what a NOSE is and got to take a little smelling test to see how good our noses were. Then our guide became our own personal sales person, and brought us into the store to make our purchases. There really was no pressure- they were very nice - yes, we did make purchases!!
Ok - we were then done for the day - walked back up our "short cut" ( it actually was) and took a cab back to the ship. - $35 Euro(a BMW!) - 20 mins - NO Complaining = PRICELESS!! ( the whole bus trip for the 4 of us was @ 15 Euro there) - Also the police officer at the bottom of the hill in Eze kindly called a cab for us.
I would suggest - finding out the bus schedule if that is the way you want to go before hand - this way you won't have to wait 1/2 hr at the terminal - we took our time getting off the ship and arrive in VF around 11am - by the time we got bus 100 and to Nice - it was 12 noon and in Eze it was @ 1:15 - as the 12:30 departure from Nice was more like 12:50. The bus is cheaper - but - the taxi is faster.
All in all - everyone agreed that this was a great day - I don't want to say the best on our trip, as all of the ports were different and wonderful in their own way - but we really enjoyed ourselves. I would suggest eating somewhere up in the village if you are there at lunchtime, and others said the enterence fee to the gardens at the top was worth it - I wish we had seen/done that.
Here is the link to the pics from our trip.
shercara.shutterfly.com
Hope this helps someone ENJOY your trip!
Sherri
But they said that they were watching another people's gamble to start off by 500 euros to 3,000 euros
You'd be fine in shorts, t-shirt, and light jacket. The second half of that tour is Pompeii, and it was VERY hot walking around there. At no time during that tour do you need shoulders and knees covered.
We did the Mt. and Pompeii tour. It was quite a climb up to the crater. Just pace yourself because the air is thiner and you will get winded pretty easy. Coming down was a bit slippery in spots with the loose gravel so take your time and enjoy the view!! 
Great choice for Villafranch too! The Monaco, Monte Carlo, Eze tour was great!!
