Overview

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The Château du Clos Lucé is a small château in the city of Amboise, France. The place is famous for being the official residence of Leonardo da Vinci between 1516 and 1519, when Leonardo died. Built by Hugues d'Amboise in the middle of the fifteenth century, it was acquired in 1490 by Charles VIII of France for his wife, Anne de Bretagne. In 1516, King Francis I of France invited Leonardo da Vinci to Amboise and provided him with the Clos Lucé, then called Château de Cloux, as a place to stay and work. Leonardo, a famous painter and inventor, arrived with three of his paintings, namely the Mona Lisa, Sainte Anne, and Saint Jean Baptiste. Leonardo lived at the Clos Lucé for the last three years of his life, and died there on 2 May 1519. Today, the Clos Lucé is a Leonardo da Vinci museum that reflects the prestigious history of the region and includes forty models of the various machines designed by Leonardo. The museum also includes a copy of the Mona Lisa, painted in 1654 by Ambroise Dubois.

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Fees: Entrance Fee

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Links: http://www.vinci-closluce.com/en
https://en.wikipedia.org/

Getting There

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Location

Closest City or Region: Amboise, France

Coordinates: 47.410235, 0.992081

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August 10, 2017 Trip Report

By Jeremy Dye

Trip Members

Jeremy Dye, Tara Dye, Greg Dye, Laura Dye,

Story

This little castle tour was very well done. It is where Leonardo Da Vinci lived right before he died. If I remember correctly, there is an underground passage from this castle to the King's castle. We toured the house with the group then explored the grounds on our own. They had some fun replicas of some of Da Vinci's paintings and inventions.

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