Amboise is incredibly charming and very popular to the visitors of the Loire Valley. What brings them here is its historical links to the French Royal Family, its markets and a little surprisingly perhaps, its connection with Leonardo de Vinci.
It’s an easy base for discovering some of the other major Chateaux of the Loire valley. The city of Tours and the Chateaux of Chenonceau, Chaumont, Blois and Chambord are near Amboise.
The town still retains its medieval feel and has plenty of good restaurants and cafes to relax in and sample the local wines and produce of the region.
Amboise’s main draw is its chateau but the town has much more to offer.
Twice a week, there is a wonderful market on the riverside. You will find Wines, cheese, meat, fruits and vegetables from the local farmers, along with clothes and alive chickens or ducks.
Amboise is a serene, easygoing town, true to the image of splendour that characterised that blessed era.
King Francois 1st, invited Leonardo da Vinci to stay in Amboise and gave him the Manor of the Clos-Luce, he promised him a pension, with the only requirement of devoting some of his time to conversation and companionship.
You can visit my posts about the Chateau and as well the Clos-Luce…
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So gorgeous.
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