{"id":21858,"date":"2026-04-14T09:56:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T07:56:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amboise-valdeloire.com\/en\/?p=21858"},"modified":"2026-04-14T11:52:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T09:52:06","slug":"mathurines-secrets-immerse-yourself-in-the-life-of-leonardo-da-vinci-at-the-chateau-du-clos-luce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amboise-valdeloire.com\/en\/mathurines-secrets-immerse-yourself-in-the-life-of-leonardo-da-vinci-at-the-chateau-du-clos-luce\/","title":{"rendered":"Mathurine&#8217;s secrets: immerse yourself in the life of Leonardo da Vinci at the Ch\u00e2teau du Clos Luc\u00e9!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"21858\" class=\"elementor elementor-21858\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b7dda64 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"b7dda64\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-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 class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c57008\" data-id=\"8c57008\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-776a454 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"776a454\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-a65b8ab\" data-id=\"a65b8ab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-ccd6cc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ccd6cc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mathurine's Secrets: Immerse yourself in the life of Leonardo da Vinci at the Ch\u00e2teau du Clos Luc\u00e9\n<\/h1>\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\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-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9fbcd61 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9fbcd61\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44dbb90\" data-id=\"44dbb90\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1766258 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1766258\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-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-4e5f317\" data-id=\"4e5f317\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-f8302a3 date-post-blog elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"f8302a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><\/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-fd4cce0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd4cce0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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>Are you in <strong>Amboise<\/strong> and looking for a unique way to discover the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amboise-valdeloire.com\/en\/chateau-du-clos-luce\/\">Ch\u00e2teau du Clos Luc\u00e9<\/a><\/strong>?<\/p><p>The Val d&#8217;Amboise Tourist Office invites you to an extraordinary experience in the company of <strong>Mathurine<\/strong>,<strong> Leonardo da Vinci<\/strong>&#8216;s faithful cook.<\/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-e6afc2a elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e6afc2a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-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-d19e2a7\" data-id=\"d19e2a7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-51ec290 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"51ec290\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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-48efedc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"48efedc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-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-5fedc7d\" data-id=\"5fedc7d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-f3575ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f3575ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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\">What is \"Mathurine's Secrets\"?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c036d6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c036d6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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>Offered by the Val d&#8217;Amboise Tourist Office, &#8220;Mathurine&#8217;s Secrets&#8221; is a <strong>costumed guided tour<\/strong> that takes place in <strong>the grounds of the <a href=\"https:\/\/vinci-closluce.com\/en\">Ch\u00e2teau du Clos Luc\u00e9. <\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>The concept? Let yourself be guided by Mathurine, Leonardo da Vinci&#8217;s cook and servant. She comes to life as a guide dressed in period clothing\u2014a long skirt, corset, and flowing chemise. It is through her eyes, those of a woman in the shadows serving the greatest genius of the <strong>Renaissance<\/strong>, that we (re)discover the fascinating life of her master.<\/p><p>As we stroll through the park, Mathurine recounts Leonardo&#8217;s arrival in Amboise, his close relationship with <strong>King Francis I<\/strong>, his many endeavors\u2014<strong>painting, drawing, architecture, engineering, the art of war<\/strong>\u2014and the little secrets of daily life at the ch\u00e2teau.<\/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-fcf87f4\" data-id=\"fcf87f4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-e3a2ccf elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e3a2ccf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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-29f16b3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-absolute imgmobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"29f16b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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=\"762\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/amboise-valdeloire.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/chateau-clos-luce-amboise-parc-potager-mathurine-visite-guide-e1775832017605.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-21861\" alt=\"Visit to Mathurine&#039;s vegetable garden at the Ch\u00e2teau du Clos Luc\u00e9, Amboise\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amboise-valdeloire.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/chateau-clos-luce-amboise-parc-potager-mathurine-visite-guide-e1775832017605.jpg 762w, https:\/\/amboise-valdeloire.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/chateau-clos-luce-amboise-parc-potager-mathurine-visite-guide-e1775832017605-300x221.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 762px) 100vw, 762px\" \/>\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-c2ee54f elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile 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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-71b1db5 elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71b1db5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-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-134d5a8\" data-id=\"134d5a8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-547c365 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-absolute imgmobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"547c365\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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=\"562\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/amboise-valdeloire.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/chateau-clos-luce-amboise-visite-pont-parc-mathurine-guide.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-21862\" alt=\"bridge park of the Ch\u00e2teau du Clos Luc\u00e9 visit Mathurine\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amboise-valdeloire.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/chateau-clos-luce-amboise-visite-pont-parc-mathurine-guide.jpg 562w, https:\/\/amboise-valdeloire.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/chateau-clos-luce-amboise-visite-pont-parc-mathurine-guide-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 562px) 100vw, 562px\" \/>\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-f663621 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f663621\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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-7731de7\" data-id=\"7731de7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-7251d1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7251d1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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\">Our experience with Mathurine<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e20902f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e20902f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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>As soon as we cross the threshold of the Ch\u00e2teau du Clos Luc\u00e9, Mathurine gives us a warm welcome. From the outset, the tone is set: we are no longer in 2026, but 500 years in the past. The guide embodies her character with a conviction that immediately wins us over. She leads us through the various symbolic spaces of the park: the ch\u00e2teau entrance, the kitchen garden, the gardens. She peppered each stop with anecdotes about the habits of her &#8220;avant-garde master.&#8221;<\/p><p>What strikes you first is the generosity of the approach: Mathurine doesn&#8217;t simply recite a text; she answers questions, engages visitors, and involves even the youngest. The tour is both <strong>playful<\/strong> and rich in <strong>historical content<\/strong>, without ever feeling austere. You learn countless details about the<strong> customs and traditions of the time<\/strong>, Leonardo&#8217;s ingenious <strong>inventions<\/strong>, and his relationship with Francis I\u2014all presented with a truly light touch. In just one hour, you feel as though you&#8217;ve experienced something, as though you&#8217;ve effortlessly traveled back in time.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/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-3d38c49 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d38c49\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-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-f6c70ec\" data-id=\"f6c70ec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-70796c5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"70796c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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-1c90d34 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c90d34\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-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-bd37c67\" data-id=\"bd37c67\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-f8f4238 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f8f4238\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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\">Why choose Mathurine over others? <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15a3075 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15a3075\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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 costumed and <strong>immersive<\/strong> format makes all the difference: where a traditional tour might rely more on memory, this one touches on <strong>emotion<\/strong> and <strong>imagination<\/strong>.<\/p><p>It&#8217;s <strong>suitable for children and adults<\/strong> alike, for history buffs and the simply curious. Mathurine&#8217;s dynamic and engaging teaching style leaves no one behind.<\/p><p>It&#8217;s also a wonderful way to experience Clos Luc\u00e9 from a different perspective, by exploring the park before (or after) your tour of the ch\u00e2teau itself.<\/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-4fe2a2e\" data-id=\"4fe2a2e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-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-9163c27 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9163c27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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<ul><li>The tour only covers the grounds of the Ch\u00e2teau du Clos Luc\u00e9 in Amboise.<\/li><li>Available Monday to Saturday during the season (see the <a href=\"https:\/\/billetterie.amboise-valdeloire.com\/en\/visites-guidees\/guided-tour-clos-luce\">ticket office<\/a> for exact dates).<\/li><li>The tour lasts approximately one hour.<\/li><li>Suitable for all ages.<\/li><li>This tour is in addition to the price of <a href=\"https:\/\/billetterie.amboise-valdeloire.com\/en\/chateaus\/clos-luce-e-billet\">Ch\u00e2teau du Clos Luc\u00e9 tickets<\/a> (the entrance fee to the ch\u00e2teau is not included).<\/li><\/ul>\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-274b750 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"274b750\" 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