Le Clos Luce is the place where Leonardo de Vinci lived when invited by the French King Francois…read more1st. The residence is well signposted and is set in a large park with mature trees. The building itself is a nice three storey building with a lot of charm. But of course the most interesting is the inside, where models of Leonardo's inventions are on display. You can visit his living quarters -still furnished- and go through the exibits. The place is child friendly, nothing too pompous nor technical. There is a very pleasant cafe on site, set in a lovely environmentwith a terrace in the park. There is also a souvenir shop which is quite tasteful. The entry fee is reasonnable compared to similar English sites(9 euros). We had a very good time and the children kept on talking about it for ages.

Leonardo da Vinci stayed here for the last three years of his life. He was granted this chateau…read morewith a pension by the French king Francis who admired Leonardo very much. I think the feeling was mutual between them. The Clos can be seeing from Chateau d'Amboise where the French kings lived for a couple of hundred years. Its located at the top of a hill behind the town of Amboise. There are lovely grounds along with a large but simple chateau. Inside and out are scattered various machines and apparatus that Leonardo designed. There are also sketches of his designs inside the manoir. The rooms are lovely and its a very interesting place to visit. There were crowds of school kids walking around drawing various things and they seemed to be enjoying themselves. The grounds are worth a stroll and there is a cafe in the courtyard. The Clos is not a fantastic grand chateau like Chenonceau or Amboise but its worth a visit.

We've been to lots of castles during this years Road Trip through France, Belgium and The…read moreNetherlands. And this castle here is a really nice one. Because we brought our Bulldog with and we also had more plans for the day, we just visited the park and the outside of the castle. It's a very picturesque castle. If you'd be asked to draw a castle, it would look something like this. Fairy Tale style. So it's a real looker. But it's not the biggest and most impressive we've came around. There have been more massive, more excessive examples. And the park / gardens here a quite small compared to other. But for a visit when in the area it's stll recommandable. It's still a very beautiful piece of architecture with a very nice moat around it.