With its grand château and medieval old town peppered with half-timbered buildings and ancient wine cellars, Amboise is the quintessential Loire Valley town. This is where Leonardo da Vinci chose to spend his final years.
It’s a French Holiday (Bastile Day) today so we decided to take a walk around Aboise.
We were going to chill today but the Da Vinci museum was calling. He spent the last years of his amazing life here. He died 2 May 1519.
In 1855 it became a well-known museum about Leonardo da Vinci’s life, work and memory, which was put together and directed by The Saint-Bris family, the current owners of the property.
Aside from being an amazing painter he was also quite the innovation/inventor.
The chateau’s rooms gave a glimpse into how he lived and worked. Also fabulous exhibits displaying his art, his inventions and his creations that are 500+ years ago.
He was also a botanist and actually listened to the wings of bees to understand how they flew.
The grounds have a beautiful park, canal and gardens.
It’s amazing how many little things catch your eye when you’re just out strolling. I thought you might enjoy some black & whites too:)
Tomorrow, we get serious about Châtheu-ing!
