Amboise: Clos Lucé Castle, Da Vinci Park and Museum Ticket – Centre-Val de Loire, France

EXPERIENCE:

Learn about the history of Leonardo da Vinci and his masterpieces (including the Mona Lisa) during his time in France at the Château du Clos Lucé. Invited by King Francis 1st of France, Leonardo da Vinci left Italy and took up residence at the Château du Clos Luce in the autumn of 1516. Appointed “first painter, engineer and architect to the King”, Da Vinci served the monarch with his talents, working tirelessly on numerous projects and imagining plans for the “ideal château”.

With this admission ticket, you will receive access to both the castle and park. The visit will begin in the bedroom of Leonardo da Vinci, the site where Leonardo died in 1519 at the age of 67. From the window, you can see the Saint Hubert Chapel at the Royal Castle of Amboise, which is the burial place of Da Vinci.

Whilst in the Leonardo da Vinci Park, you will learn about the artistic creations and major inventions of the artist. You will enter the imaginary world of Da Vinci, seeing the world as he did in these unique grounds.

In the Galleries Leonardo da Vinci, painter and architect, An immersive tour will introduce visitors to the full body of Leonardo da Vinci’s painted works. The virtual gallery will screen an animated display of 17 Leonardo da Vinci masterpieces combined with his drawings.
In the upper gallery, an educational and fun tour presents the works of Leonardo da Vinci as a civil, religious and militay architech, urban planner and director of epemeral shows.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

Discover leonardo’s living workshop was the place where he liked to work and create as a painter
See 40 models of inventions from Leonardo da Vinci
Learn about the life and death of Leonardo da Vinci
Experience Leonardo’s captivating oeuvre through an virtual show

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