Castle of Amboise

The Castle of Amboise is on the shore of the river Loire and belongs to that circuit, famous all over the world, noted like the "Castles of the Loira."

Starting from medieval origin, the chateau of Amboise reaches its maximum shine with the young king Carlo VIII that in Amboise was born (and he died at the age of 28 beating the head). Today, of the original buildings a remains only a quarter of the total.

One of these buildings are the chapel of the castle where it finds the grave of Leonardo. Amboise was the home of Leonardo in the last years of his life.

The Castle of Amboise is visitable together with the beautiful gardens that surround it at the price of around 8 Euro (discounts for groups and children).