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Introducing Amboise
The picturesque town of Amboise, nestling under its fortified chateau on the southern bank of the Loire, reached its peak during the decades around 1500, when luxury-loving Charles VIII enlarged the chateau and François I held raucous parties there. These days the town makes the most of its association with Leonardo da Vinci, who lived out his last years here under the patronage of François I. Amboise is protected from the river by a dyke whose flower-covered heights are a great place for a riverside promenade.
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Amboise makes a convenient base for visiting the chateaux between Tours and Blois.
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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