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Castles in the Loire River Valley: Chenonceau and Amboise

The Loire River Valley of France is known for its beautiful castles (or chateaus), We visited two of them. The famous Chenonceau that spans the Cher River and Amboise the childhood home of King Charles VIII. We stayed two nights at a B&B that had a great view of the Loire River and beyond. Our host Jean Pierre would bring breakfast from the village pastry shop. We awoke each morning to a coo coo bird. It sounded like a clock but was the actual bird.
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Stained glass within the castle
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Stained glass within the castle

  • Amboise Castle on the Loire River.  It is an imposing fortress with steep walls down to the river.
  • The castle as viewed from a Lebanese cypress tree.
  • King Charles VIII grew up here and had it remodeled in 1492 in an italian style.
  • An old entrance to the Amboise Castle.
  • Medieval armor at the Amboise Castle
  • In the Guard Room of Amboise.
  • Locked trunk from the Middle Ages
  • A royal bed chamber.  Those of the royal family had curtains around the sides.
  • Within the Louis-Phillipe apartments within Amboise.
  • Tapestry at Amboise
  • This let light into a part of the castle.
  • Stained glass within the castle
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  • Jan with her tour headset in front of the throne.
  • A statue of Leonardo da Vinci who resided nearby from 1516 until his death.
  • The residence of Leonardo da Vinci.  He was invited to France by French King Francois I; he brought the Mona Lisa with him from Italy.
  • A community water pump.
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  • Homes built into the hillside below the Amboise.
  • A well-maintained Citreon
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