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Visit Clos Lucé – Leonardo da Vinci’s Home in Amboise

April 6, 2016 by Henk Bekker in France, Loire

Leonardo's dream of flight

Leonardo da Vinci spent his final three years in Amboise in a chateau now housing a museum with models of his designs. Château du Clos LucĂ© is a relatively small 15th-century palace in the Loire town Amboise. The chateau was the childhood home of King Francis I but much more famously the palace where Leonardo da Vinci spent his final three years as the guest of the king of … [Read more...]

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Transportation to Château de Chambord

March 25, 2016 by Henk Bekker in France, Loire

Bicycles may be rented at Chateau de Chambord

Getting to Château de Chambord is easiest by car but buses and especially day-trip excursions to various chateaux in the Loire valley are also available. Château de Chambord is the largest castle in the Loire region of France. As a hunting lodge, Chambord was in a forest and as this forest mostly survived as a nature reserve, Chambord remains somewhat isolated from major … [Read more...]

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Visiting Château de Chambord in the Loire Valley of France

September 25, 2013 by Henk Bekker in France, Loire

View of Chateau de Chambord

Royal Chambord Castle is the largest and one of the most popular Renaissance chateaux to see on day trips in the Loire Valley in France. Originally intended as a hunting lodge for the royal court, Chateau de Chambord ballooned into the largest chateau in the Loire Valley. This Renaissance chateau is instantly recognizable by its busy roofline that resembles the skyline of a … [Read more...]

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Brief History of Château de Chambord

September 25, 2013 by Henk Bekker in France, Loire

Chateau de Chambord in summer

Chateau de Chambord was built by Francis I as a royal hunting lodge but became the largest Renaissance castle in the Loire Valley. The royal hunting lodge Chateau de Chambord was started in 1519 by the Valois King Francis I. It was favored by kings fond of hunting such as Henry II and Louis XIV. Although never fully completed, Chambord is still the largest chateau in the … [Read more...]

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Touring Chateau de Chambord’s Interior

September 25, 2013 by Henk Bekker in France, Loire

Staircase in Chambord Castle

Chambord Castle is the largest Renaissance chateau in the Loire. Its interior is worth seeing with marvelous architecture and a few furnished rooms. Château de Chambord is the largest of the Loire castles that were the center of political power in sixteenth-century France. Visitors can see around a hundred of the 426 rooms of the castle spread over three floors. The free … [Read more...]

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