We are staying near Amboise which is a charming pretty French town in the heart of the Loire. This is definitely Chateau country – a bit like Oxfordshire with a Manor House in every village
Instead there is a Chateau (castle) dans la Ville. We visited two today. The first Le Clos Luce was quite small but famous because Leonardo de Vinci stayed here in the last
3 years of his life 1616 -1619. A very clever man ahead of his time with all his mechanical drawings of tanks, helicopters etc. The 2nd Chateau – Chenoncesu was 8 miles from Amboise on the River Cher quite spectacular with beautiful gardens & the Chateau spanned the river. Catherine de Medici lived there. I expect we will visit more Chateau tomorrow. Beautiful area, rural & pretty with many Caves (cellars) stocked with wine for sale.
We are staying in a very nice place called Relais du Silence Nr Amboise.
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