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Discover AMBOISE Amboise is a medieval town and a commune of France, in the Indre-et-Loire departement, on the banks of the Loire River, 14 miles east of Tours. Today a small market town, it was once home of the French royal court. Clos Luce manor house where Leonardo da Vinci lived ...

Chateau d'Amboise The Royal Chateau at Amboise is a chateau located in Amboise, in the Indre-et-Loire departement of the Loire Valley in France. Built for defence purposes on a promontory overlooking the Loire River, the chateau began its life in the 12th century. Expanded over time, in the mid 1400's, it was seized by King Charles VII ...

Chateau de Blois Blois - The Royal Chateau de Blois is located in the Loir-et-Cher departement in the Loire Valley, in France. The residence of several French kings, it is also the place where Joan of Arc went in 1429 to be blessed by the Archbishop of Reims before departing with her army to drive the English from Orleans ...

Chateau de Chambord Loir-et-Cher - The Royal Chateau at Chambord is one of the most recognizable chateaux in the world because of its very distinct French Renaissance architecture that blends traditional medieval forms with classical Italian structures. It is the largest castle in the Loire Valley, built to serve as a hunting lodge for King Francois I ...

Chateau de Saumur Maine-et-Loire - Located in the French town of Saumur, in the Maine-et-Loire departement, the Chateau de Saumur was originally constructed as a fortified stronghold. After its destruction in 1067, the chateau was rebuilt by a member of the powerful Plantagenet family. In 1621 the castle was converted into an army barracks ...

Chateau de Villandry Maine-et-Loire - The Chateau de Villandry is located in Villandry, France. Acquired in the early 1500's by Jean Le Breton, France's Controller-General for War under King Francois I, a new chateau was constructed around the original 14th century keep where King Philip II of France once met with Richard the Lionhearted ...

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