If there is one thing famous about Amboise, it is a place in France where Leonardo da Vinci spent his final years as guest of Francois I. His final resting place is in Château d'Amboise.
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| The royal Château at Amboise was built on elevated ground overseeing River Loire |
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| The Royal Lodge |
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| Street life below the château with more visitors than residents |
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| The terrace outside the Royal Lodge where one can take a leisure stroll |
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| Looking out from the one of the watch towers |
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| The parterre (garden with patterns) at the back of the Royal Lodge |
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| River Loire flows below the château |
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| Nicely shaped parterre |
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| Lavender-lined path |
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| Tree to the left is a Lebanese Cedar. Building in the centre is St Hulbert Chapel |
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| Bust of Leonardo da Vinci marks the original burial site of the Italian Renaissance genius |
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| St Hulbert Chapel, the final burial ground of Leonardo da Vinci |
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| Château d'Amboise from across River Loire |
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