Although known locally as The Museum, its official title is Le Musée-Hôtel Morin. Built between 1501 and 1505 at the flowering of the French Renaissance, this was one of the first permanent monuments in Amboise.

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Les Charpentiers sans Frontières have been restoring some of the Chapel rafters. Parts of the frame, more suited to a much lighter roof, are broken because of strong winds and the weight of lead. Eighty-year old oak trees felled locally from the woods around Chanteloup have been used for the restoration.

Discover a collection unique in France, ranging from folk art to machines weighing more than 2 tonnes.

Is This The Way To Compostela? Not now, but it was. Amboise was on what the Spanish called the The French Road because the first pilgrims to Santiago (Saint James) de Compostela were French.

Often heard, but not often seen, we are privileged to see this magnificent bird in our garden.

Above the entrance to the Post Office in Quai General de Gaulle Amboise, is a low relief carving depicting of François I and Leonardo da Vinci. Thanks to a long lens, and because the artist signed it, we know who sculpted the charming scene but unfortunately not when.

So called from the crab like way the front legs are arranged so that it can run sideways. They are longer and stronger than the back legs.