This is Amboise !!!

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Let me tell you about one of my favorite cities, and one we used to go often for the castle ,Da Vinci and the wines. I need to be back eventually now from Bretagne but for now this is my update of this older post for you and me, Again, let me tell you about this is Amboise !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I,

We used to get to Amboise from Versailles by leaving the City by Chantiers onto the road N12/A86 direction Clamart towards the road N118 direction Orsay ,and finally end on the expressway A10 direction Bordeaux and get off at exit /sortie 18 road D31 that leds you right into the river Loire, here you can turn right before the river into the D952 to go cross at Amboise on the D431 or cross the river from the D31 and come alongside it on the D761 into the city. All is well paneled with signs so it’s very easy. Its the only way I came never on public transports, We have done once from our Bretagne along the N165 to Nantes and here get on the A11 towards Angers but get off at the expressway lane A85 towards the expressway A10 dir Paris to the exit sortie 18 as above. I have done parking on street by the Loire river and by the castle at rue Victor Hugo underground.

Amboise means Ambacia in old latin it means a city between two bodies of water such as the Loire and the Amasse rivers . However, it is in 1431 that the city was attached to the kingdom of France and became royal residence of king Charles VII .

There are many things to see here and nearby , but as usual I will give you my favorites. My choices are of course the Royal Castle, Castle of Clos-Lucé, parc Leonardo da Vinci, and Beffroi or tour d’Horloge( belltower).

The main is the Royal Chateau (see post) or castle, you first arrive at the Terrases from the 15-16C as it was the first castle to introduce the Italian renaissance style in France. Here in the terraces you see the Chapelle Saint Hubert, dedicated to the patrons saint of hunters built under king Louis XI and finished by king Charles VIII, it is the resting place of the genius Leonardo da Vinci from May 2,1519.  From the outside the castle is a prime example of the Renaissance of which king François I was the initiator. (see posts).

The Beffroi or tour d’horloge is a wonderful building as you walk from the entrance to the castle down Rue Nationale ,,a pedestrian street and dates from the 15C. I like to mention that just next to the castle you have one of the biggest regional marché or markets around, they are on Fridays, and Sundays mornings We love it !!!

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The official Château d’Amboise https://www.chateau-amboise.com/en/

The official Amboise Val de Loire tourist office on Amboise : https://amboise-valdeloire.com/les-chateaux-du-val-damboise/details/Chateau-Royal-d-Amboise&PCUCEN0370000004/

The regional Touraine Loire Valley tourist office on Amboise : https://www.touraineloirevalley.co.uk/cultural-heritage/royal-chateau-of-amboise-amboise/

There you go folks, this is a wonderful pretty quant town of Amboise, a must to see amongst the many in the Loire Valley, Again, hope you enjoy the post on this is Amboise as I

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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