Amboise Castle
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Day trip on your own to Loire castles with transportation from Paris
Take a day Trip to the Loire Valley Chateaux from Paris. Visit at your own pace the majestic Chateaux de Chenonceau, Cheverny and Chambord. Discover the Renaissance art and the lovely Loire region.
All day trip audioguided tour of Loire castles with transportation from Paris
Enjoy a real unforgettable day in the Loire Valley with an accompanist to go on a tour in total peace. You will immerse yourself into an enchanting universe that offers the majestic Loire Valley Castles. Enjoy a nice audio guided tour of the chateau de Chambord, the chateau de Chenonceau and the chateau de Cheverny.
All day trip guided tour of the Loire Valley Castles with transportation from Paris
During this excursion, you will visit majestic castles of the Loire Valley, masterpieces of the Renaissance, theaters of great scenes of French history. You will discover the charming castle of Chenonceau on the Cher river: a remarkable building by its architecture and its history and surrounded by beautiful gardens. You will also discover the castle of Cheverny, a seigniorial property belonging to the same family for over six centuries. Then the castle of Chambord, a grandiose creation of King François I with its famous double revolution staircase.
3 Day Guided Trip to Normandy, Mont Saint-Michel, Loire Valley Chateaux from Paris, with transport
Enjoy a three-day guided French tour of discovery. Visit the legendary Mont-Saint-Michel, the landing beaches of Normandy, and the typically local towns of Rouen, Honfleur and Saint Malo. Immerse yourself in royal history with a visit to the Loire Castles of Langeais, Chambord and Chenonceau.
The Amboise Castle is amongst the most visited of the Loire Valley Castles. It is located close to the Clos Lucé Mansion in the heart of the town of Amboise in the Loire Valley, just 190 kilometres from Paris. The terraces of the castle offer magnificent panoramic views over the Loire Valley which is a Unesco World Heritage Site.
The original mediaeval fortress belonged to the d’Amboise family for 400 years. But at the end of the fifteenth century, Charles VIII who was born at Amboise undertook huge building works and transformed it into a royal residence which would later house several kings and queens of France. He built the Charles VII wing in the gothic style, the chapel of Saint-Hubert, the two knights’ towers (the Tower of the Minimes and the Heurtault Tower) and landscaped the gardens. His successor Louis XII built a second wing in the Renaissance style.
In the sixteenth century François I put the castle at the centre of political and artistic life; he and his 10,000 courtiers spent some weeks there every year. Following numerous demolitions, particularly during the Revolution, the monument is only a fifth of its original size. A visit to the castle and royal apartments gives you a glimpse into the everyday life of the royal family. The chapel of Saint-Hubert houses the tomb of Leonardo da Vinci who painted the Mona Lisa which hangs in the Louvre. A visit to the Amboise Castle is just one part of Pariscityvision.com ‘s Mont-Saint-Michel and Châteaux Country 3 days tour.