What to expect

The Royal Castle of Amboise overlooks the Loire from its rocky plateau and its evocation is inseparable from that of Leonardo da Vinci. In fact, invited by François 1er to Amboise, the genius of the Renaissance stayed there for a few years (at the Château du Clos-Lucé) before passing away in 1519. But the history of the Château d' Amboise dates back to well before the Renaissance, since it became a royal residence after the reign of Louis XI but above all Charles VIII who developed and embellished the original building. And as with many other castles in the Loire Valley, François 1st invested in it in order to bring him architectural innovations from the Renaissance.

Opening hours for the Château d'Amboise

	Opening hours for the Château d'Amboise The Château is open everyday of the year (except 25th December and 1st January)
January	9h to 12h30 and 14h to 16h45
February	9h to 12h30 and 13h30 to 17h
March	9h to 17h30
April, May, June	9h to 18h30
July, August	9h to 19h
From 1st September to 1st November	9h à 18h
From 2nd November to 15th November	9h to 17h30
From 16th November to 24 December	9h to 12h30 and 14h to 16h45
From 26th to 31 December	9h to 16h45

Practical information

Conditions of cancellation: tickets non-cancellable, non-refundable.

Access to the Château d’Amboise

	Arriving at the Château d’Amboise
Train	From Paris Approx. 1h50 : take the TGV between Paris (Montparnasse station) and Tours (Saint-Pierre-des-Corps station), then the TER Tours-Amboise or the direct link INTERCITES de Paris, Austerlitz station to Amboise station. From Tours Approx. 25 mn : Take the TER Tours-Amboise.
Car	Accès : From the A10 motorway, take exit n°18 (Château-Renault/Amboise) then drive about ten kilometers on the D31 to Amboise PS coordinates of Château d' Amboise: N47.412908 E 0.985605 Parking : Free

Top Tip

Thanks to its new interactive video space, visitors to the Royal Castle of Amboise can now discover the castle in all its states, from the Middle Ages to the present day. Interactive kiosks, large screens and 3D models will retrace the history of this building and the exceptional speed of the building site, ordered by the King of France between 1491 and 1498.