15th C. – Chateau Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France The Chateau of Amboise, built by order of Charles VIII, Louis XII and François I between the 15th and 16th centuries was one of the first truly “royal”
Le Clos Luce, Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France King Francis I invited Leonardo da Vinci to spend the last years of life in Amboise which was then the seat of the court of France.