Now you might think the flooding fact would be posted on Villandry's website but instead it showed open. Did not take a genius to see that River Cher had done immense damage given all the road closures..lots of flooding here!
Lost count of the deviations trying to get to Villandry and the GPS had a breakdown!
Back to Amboise to appreciate another journey; that of Leonardo da Vinci who at 64 crossed the alps on the back of a mule to settle at Château du Clos Lucé a mere 400 metres from Château Royal d'Amboise where he lived the last creative three years of his life.
Previously Clos Lucé was a royal residence for two hundred years used by the Kings of France after it was built in 1471.
Took a climb up the watchtower -- a reminder that this was once a fortified residence.
Lovely dining room....with endless produce from his garden.
In the distance as viewed from the dining room is Château Royal d'Amboise
Tributes to his inventions everywhere but had to include the double hull for ships......bit of irony here!
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