{"id":4527,"date":"2024-01-11T14:08:28","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T13:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amboise-valdeloire.com\/?page_id=4527"},"modified":"2025-10-22T14:20:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T12:20:19","slug":"the-castles-of-the-loire","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/amboise-valdeloire.com\/en\/the-castles-of-the-loire\/","title":{"rendered":"The castles of the Loire"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4527\" class=\"elementor elementor-4527\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f9e445 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"4f9e445\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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href=\"https:\/\/amboise-valdeloire.com\/en\/discover\/\">\nDiscover\n<\/a>\n&gt;\nThe castles of the Loire<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-23abf44 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"23abf44\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9bc141a\" data-id=\"9bc141a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9458a13 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9458a13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Enjoy a royal moment as you visit the castles of Val d'Amboise<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5481f21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5481f21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From the medieval fortress of the <strong>Renaissance<\/strong> palace, kings, princes and great lords have left their mark on the architectural landscape of Val d&#8217;Amboise. In their wake, the land has seen a host of beautiful gardens spring up on their fertile lands.\u00a0<strong>Romantic, magical, delicious and surprising \u2026<\/strong> Each one is well worth a detour!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-843fb53 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"843fb53\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d98505b\" data-id=\"d98505b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36d7ae6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"36d7ae6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b6de6c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b6de6c8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb25eb1\" data-id=\"fb25eb1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb985f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fb985f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Amboise Ch\u00e2teau Royal<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b78d4d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b78d4d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Ch\u00e2teau d'Amboise, witness to the great history of France<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-728860f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"728860f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From the Middle Ages to the 19th century, via the Golden Age and the Renaissance, the Amboise Ch\u00e2teau Royal embodies more than any other monument in the great history of France. <strong>Once serving as the residence of King Charles VIII and Queen Anne of Brittany,<\/strong> it also bore witness to the extraordinary ascension of a young boy with an unusual destiny: <a href=\"https:\/\/amboise-valdeloire.com\/en\/our-great-historical-portraits\/\"><strong>Francis I<\/strong><\/a>. Having become king, he made the castle one of his main residences. There, he also treated the court to extraordinary parties, staged by a maestro who was none other than:<a href=\"https:\/\/amboise-valdeloire.com\/en\/leonardo-da-vinci\/\"><strong> Leonardo da Vinci.<\/strong><\/a> The Saint-Hubert Chapel, a jewel of Gothic art, is still home to the tomb of the greatest artist in history.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0352b5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0352b5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u00ab&nbsp;Gardens blooming in all the colours of the Mediterranean&nbsp;\u00bb\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5332597 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5332597\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Its landscape gardens bloom in all the colours of Italy and the Mediterranean. What&#8217;s more, they look out over an exceptional <strong>panoramic view, listed as UNESCO World Heritage<\/strong>. The garden of <strong>Naples<\/strong> was also designed by the master gardener <a href=\"https:\/\/amboise-valdeloire.com\/en\/museums\/\"><strong>Dom Pacello da Mercogliano.<\/strong><\/a> He unrolled his great carpet of greenery from the main house to a magnificent boxwood grove. The &#8216;Gardens of the Orient&#8217;, built on the heights of the estate, meanwhile, pay tribute to <a href=\"https:\/\/amboise-valdeloire.com\/en\/museums\/\"><strong>the Emir Abd El Kader<\/strong><\/a> and his companions. They invite visitors to reflect and contemplate.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0286223\" data-id=\"0286223\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8a0e8c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-absolute imgmobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c8a0e8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" 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class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-581046a elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"581046a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd27e0e\" data-id=\"bd27e0e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8eb4446 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-absolute imgmobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8eb4446\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1277\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/amboise-valdeloire.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/clos-luce-amboise-credit-adt-touraine-jc-coutand-2033-22.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6712\" alt=\"The Mona Lisa at the Clos Luce castle\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amboise-valdeloire.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/clos-luce-amboise-credit-adt-touraine-jc-coutand-2033-22.jpg 1277w, https:\/\/amboise-valdeloire.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/clos-luce-amboise-credit-adt-touraine-jc-coutand-2033-22-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/amboise-valdeloire.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/clos-luce-amboise-credit-adt-touraine-jc-coutand-2033-22-681x1024.jpg 681w, https:\/\/amboise-valdeloire.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/clos-luce-amboise-credit-adt-touraine-jc-coutand-2033-22-768x1155.jpg 768w, https:\/\/amboise-valdeloire.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/clos-luce-amboise-credit-adt-touraine-jc-coutand-2033-22-1022x1536.jpg 1022w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1277px) 100vw, 1277px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78b204c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"78b204c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a7f26e\" data-id=\"3a7f26e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1e1025 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f1e1025\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ch\u00e2teau du Clos Luc\u00e9<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bab8178 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bab8178\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Clos Luc\u00e9 and Leonardo da Vinci<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e5b7f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e5b7f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In Autumn 1516, <a href=\"https:\/\/amboise-valdeloire.com\/en\/leonardo-da-vinci-at-the-chateau-du-clos-luce\/\"><strong>Leonardo da Vinci<\/strong> <\/a>moved into a small, red-brick manor away from the hustle and bustle of the Court. From sumptuous parties to giant projects, for three years he amazed everyone who met him with his ingenuity, creativity and inventiveness. <strong>Still today, the Ch\u00e2teau du Clos Luc\u00e9 exudes the eternal presence of this Renaissance Master!<\/strong><\/p><p>In his garden looking out over the gardens, you can almost imagine him struggling into his four-poster bed. He was helped by his loyal Milanese servant, <strong>Battista da Villanis<\/strong>. At the heart of his loyally reconstructed studios, we can see him doling out tips and tricks to his disciple and friend <strong>Francesco Melzi<\/strong>. From his armchair at the end of the dining table, revel in the little secrets shared between him and <strong>King Francis I.<\/strong> Meanwhile, the sovereign seems to be in awe of the mysterious smile of the<strong> Mona Lisa<\/strong>. Opposite the kitchen chimney, we see <a href=\"https:\/\/amboise-valdeloire.com\/en\/mathurines-secrets-in-the-chateau-du-clos-luce\/\"><strong>Mathurine<\/strong> <\/a>pouring hot soup into her master&#8217;s bowl. Then, we see her plucking a peacock to be stuffed with mushrooms, to the delight of the great foodie that was Francis I.<\/p><p>Setting foot inside the Clos Luc\u00e9 means stepping <strong>inside the intimate everyday life of this genius.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-552a2e4 elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"552a2e4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4699bee\" data-id=\"4699bee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f54cadb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f54cadb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Clos Luc\u00e9 and Leonardo da Vinci<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aba16a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aba16a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <strong>seven hectares of the Leonardo da Vinci park<\/strong> are a real treat for the eyes. What&#8217;s more, they have something to delight young and old alike. The <strong>thirty-something machines<\/strong> imagined by the Florentine genius all call out to adventure. We start trying to accomplish Leonardo&#8217;s impossible dream: <strong>flying like a bird<\/strong>, before storming an invisible fortress on board the startling cannon tank. On the banks of the river, we understand the logic of the fantastic inventor as we operate the worm drive, before admiring one of his great masterpieces hanging from the branches of a real hundred-year-old oak.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e4848a elementor-align-left elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0e4848a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/amboise-valdeloire.com\/en\/chateau-du-clos-luce\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-right-arrow\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-48aa8ae\" data-id=\"48aa8ae\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cd2f18 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3cd2f18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1388\" src=\"https:\/\/amboise-valdeloire.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/park-leonardo-da-vinci-invention-bird-44-credit-leonard-de-serres.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-386fcfc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"386fcfc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc9afc7\" data-id=\"dc9afc7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67bc438 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"67bc438\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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https:\/\/amboise-valdeloire.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/ticket-office-gaillard-castle-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/amboise-valdeloire.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/ticket-office-gaillard-castle-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a4d57e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1a4d57e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21f9b94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21f9b94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The renaissance of the Ch\u00e2teau Gaillard<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-861ae76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"861ae76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Following colossal <strong>restoration works involving several dozen local artisans<\/strong>, the Ch\u00e2teau Gaillard Royal Estate emerged from its oblivion. The delicate white-stone monument reveals itself at the end of its majestic avenue of lane trees. What&#8217;s more, <strong>the many grottos<\/strong> dotted all over the limestone hillside are a call to relaxation, especially on hot days.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b565d8b elementor-align-left elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b565d8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/amboise-valdeloire.com\/en\/royal-domain-of-chateau-gaillard\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-right-arrow\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2efea6a\" data-id=\"2efea6a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0258af0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0258af0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ch\u00e2teau Gaillard Royal Estate.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7626f5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7626f5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The most Italian of the Ch\u00e2teaux of the Loire Valley<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01c5ba3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01c5ba3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the heart of the royal city, the <strong>15 hectares of Dom Pacello&#8217;s royal paradise unfold.<\/strong> This is a unique example of <strong>the coming together of Italian and French Renaissance artists<\/strong>: the Ch\u00e2teau Gaillard Royal Estate.<br \/><br \/>When he discovered the kingdom of Naples in late 1494, <strong>Charles VIII literally fell in love with the beauty of Italian villas<\/strong>. Put simply, he was captivated by their lush gardens with their exotic fruits. Upon his return to Amboise, he charged some 20 Italian artisans who accompanied him with recreating this little Mediterranean paradise in the Loire city. When Francis I came to power, he offered the estate to <a href=\"https:\/\/amboise-valdeloire.com\/en\/museums\/\"><strong>Dom Pacello de Mercoliano<\/strong><\/a>, a master gardener in his country. There, he would fully release all his inventiveness. It was here that he planted <strong>the first orange trees in the Kingdom<\/strong>, sculpted the vegetation and cultivated rare species that adapted perfectly to the micro-climate of this beautiful sunny valley.<br \/><br \/><strong>&#8220;All that&#8217;s missing is Adam and Eve in this wonderful paradise to make it a new Eden.&#8221;\u00a0 \u2013 Charles VIII<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7648c5f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7648c5f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-513401a elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"513401a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-da8b636\" data-id=\"da8b636\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bdd3cd accroche elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5bdd3cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Passing the gates of the Domaine royal de Ch\u00e2teau Gaillard awakens all the senses. The <strong>colors<\/strong> of the flowerbeds, the shine of the <strong>stone<\/strong>, the<strong> sweet scent of orange blossom<\/strong>, the lapping of the spring, the rustling of the leaves on the hundred-year-old trees. Not forgetting, of course, <strong>the taste of freshly squeezed orange juice.<\/strong> <br \/>Let yourself be carried away by its sculpted fa\u00e7ade, or stroll along one of the seven paths in its centuries-old park. Simply enjoy the tranquility of Fran\u00e7ois 1er&#8217;s hidden paradise.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d22487 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d22487\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6cfb62b\" data-id=\"6cfb62b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a21ea4a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a21ea4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-abec160 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"abec160\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-39efd92\" data-id=\"39efd92\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92e3aec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"92e3aec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pagode de Chanteloup<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7fa3c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e7fa3c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The folly of the Duke of Choiseul<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c21c989 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c21c989\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Pagode de Chanteloup, first and foremost, bears witness to the folly of a man: <a href=\"https:\/\/amboise-valdeloire.com\/en\/our-great-historical-portraits\/\"><strong>the Duke of Choiseul<\/strong><\/a>. Exiled from Versailles by King Louis XI, his former prime minister had this extraordinary, <strong>Chinese-inspired monument constructed<\/strong> on his lands in Amboise. It stood as a tribute to all his loved ones who had shown him their friendship. Once enthroned at the heart of a French-style garden of nearly 4,000 hectares, it is today one of the only traces of an immense palace. It&#8217;s said that this palace was equalled only by that of Versailles!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94e5a58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"94e5a58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A slender silhouette pointing towards the sky<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9ed50e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9ed50e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Pagode de Chanteloup offers an extraordinary panoramic view over Amboise and the surrounding forest.<br \/><br \/>As soon as they set foot on the estate, visitors are sure to be amazed by the beauty of this monument and its slender silhouette. From the tip of its 44 metres, <strong>it offers a 360\u00b0 view over the city of Amboise and the Loire Valley<\/strong> on one side, extending out over the deep Amboise forest on the other side. Depending on the time of day, the Pagode&#8217;s vertical shadow reflects majestically over the half-moon lake found at its base.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61646bf elementor-align-left elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"61646bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/amboise-valdeloire.com\/en\/pagoda-of-chanteloup\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-right-arrow\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-affb038\" data-id=\"affb038\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cd3162 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-absolute imgmobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3cd3162\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"534\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/amboise-valdeloire.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/pagode-chanteloup-amboise-credit-leonard-de-serres-2028-4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7156\" alt=\"Pagode de Chanteloup\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amboise-valdeloire.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/pagode-chanteloup-amboise-credit-leonard-de-serres-2028-4.jpg 534w, https:\/\/amboise-valdeloire.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/pagode-chanteloup-amboise-credit-leonard-de-serres-2028-4-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f1b838 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4f1b838\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fb0ca7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0fb0ca7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The promise of incredible moments of relaxation<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-841e30d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"841e30d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Enjoy your visit to the Pagode de Chanteloup to cross the banks of the great canal. There, you can admire its reflection during a boat outing or meditate <strong>in the relaxing atmosphere of its Chinese garden<\/strong>. Young and old alike are sure to enjoy trying out <strong>some of the 50 old wooden games<\/strong> dotted around the park. These games of skill will immerse you in the leisure activities of 18th-century high society, for a few good laughs. This is the ideal setting for a family outing, a picnic with friends or a moment of relaxation. 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