Culturals sites around Clos Allegria Amboise
Explore must-do activities in Loire Valley in Amboise: visit stunning châteaux, local attractions, and enjoy unforgettable experiences.
Château Royal d’Amboise (1,7 km du Clos Allegria Amboise)
Built in the 15th and 16th centuries by Charles VIII, Louis XII and François I, the Château d’Amboise was the first royal residence of the French Renaissance.
It houses the tomb of Leonardo da Vinci in its chapel. The castle is open to visitors all year round.
Château du Clos Lucé – Parc Leonardo da Vinci (2,3 km du Clos Allegria Amboise)
Travel through 800 years of history and enter the world of Leonardo da Vinci at the Château du Clos Lucé where he lived the last three years of his life. Continue the visit in the park “Le Jardin de Léonard” and discover the models of the works of genius.
Château Gaillard (3 km du Clos Allegria Amboise)
Dreamed up and built by Charles VIII on his return from the Italian Campaigns in 1496, the Royal Estate of Château Gaillard was the property of three kings of France, Charles VIII, Louis XII and François I before being offered by the latter to the greatest Gardener of Europe in 1500, Dom Pacello de Mercoliano. It is the first Italian Renaissance castle in France. The castle is nestled in its stone setting in the middle of a 15-hectare forest in the heart of Amboise. Here, the first Renaissance gardens were born, the first orange trees in France were acclimatized by Pacello and the first orangery was created there.
Statue Leonardo da Vinci et Parc de l’Ile d’Or (1,4 km du Clos Allegria Amboise)
The bronze represents an unusual Leonardo, in the figure of an ancient god.
Made in 1924 by an Italian sculptor, the colossal statue, on the Ile d’Or since 1976, facing the Château d’Amboise, comes from the Republic of San Marino. The bronze Leonardo had been offered to France by Enrico Garda, then Minister of the Republic of San Marino, to thank it for its support over time (especially when Napoleon was still only Bonaparte).
La Pagode de Chanteloup (4,6 km from Clos Allegria Amboise)
A madness from the 18th century, the Pagoda bears witness to the castle of the Duke of Choiseul, destroyed in 1823, a virtual reconstruction of which is presented on the site. It offers from the top of its 44 m, a grandiose panorama on the forest of Amboise and the Loire Valley. In the 14-hectare park, enjoy the joys of “old-fashioned games” in wood or a country picnic, discover the small Chinese garden inviting you to meditate, and the calm of a boat trip on the Large Piece of Water.
and more :
- Tour de l’Horloge (1,7 km du Clos Allegria Amboise)
- Eglise Saint-Denis (2,1 km du Clos Allegria Amboise)
- Musée Hôtel Morin (d’Art et d’Histoire de la Ville) (1,7 km du Clos Allegria Amboise)
- Château de Chenonceau (15 km du Clos Allegria Amboise)
- Château de Chaumont sur Loire (21 km du Clos Allegria Amboise)
- Château de Blois (35 km du Clos Allegria Amboise)
- Château de Loches (38 km du Clos Allegria Amboise)
- Château de Villandry (40 km du Clos Allegria Amboise
- Château de Cheverny (42 km du Clos Allegria Amboise)
- Château de Azay le rideau (50 km du Clos Allegria Amboise)
- Château de Chambord (51 km du Clos Allegria Amboise)
- Château de Langeais (55 km du Clos Allegria Amboise)
- Château de Valencay (63 km du Clos Allegria Amboise)
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