Amboise

Amboise is a medieval town and a commune of France, in the Indre-et-Loire département, on the banks of the Loire River, 14 miles east of Tours.

The city is famous for the Clos Lucé manor house where Leonardo da Vinci lived at the invitation of Francis I of France, whose Château d'Amboise, which dominates the town, is located just 500 meters away. The narrow streets contain some good examples of timbered housing. Today a small market town, it was once home of the French royal court.

The Conspiracy of Amboise was the conspiracy of Condé and the Huguenots in 1560 against Francis II, Catharine de Medici, and the Guises.

The Edict of Amboise (1563) conceded the free exercise of their worship to the Protestants.

External link

• Architecture of Amboise
• Visiting the castle of Amboise - in English

See also: Amboise, Château d'Amboise, Clos Lucé, Commune in France, Département, France, Francis I of France, Indre-et-Loire, Leonardo da Vinci