Museum · Amboise · Updated on 1 November 2026.

Château du Clos Lucé in Amboise

Château du Clos Lucé is a museum in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. 5 of the 26 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 50 m you'll find a water point, a bench and a public toilet.

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Château du Clos Lucé in Amboise, photo 2

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The story

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Audio tour · Château du Clos Lucé

2:24

You're standing at Clos Lucé in Amboise, the house where Leonardo da Vinci spent his final years. Look at the façade of pink brick and white stone. It has barely changed since the Renaissance. The royal Château d'Amboise is just 500 metres away, and it's linked to this house by an underground passage.

Read and hear the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).

Opening hours and admission

Opening hours: Jan: 10:00-18:00; Feb-Jun: 09:00-19:00; Jul-Aug: 09:00-20:00; Sep-Oct: 09:00-19:00; Nov-Dec: 09:00-18:00; Jan 1 off; Dec 25 off
Admission: Paid
Wheelchair: Partly accessible

Source: OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.

Photos

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.

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Facilities near Château du Clos Lucé

The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies.

Well-known points of interest nearby

26 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 5 of the 26 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km.

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Château d'Amboise · 580 m

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Frequently asked questions

When is Château du Clos Lucé open?

Jan: 10:00-18:00; Feb-Jun: 09:00-19:00; Jul-Aug: 09:00-20:00; Sep-Oct: 09:00-19:00; Nov-Dec: 09:00-18:00; Jan 1 off; Dec 25 off (according to OpenStreetMap). Check the official website for public holidays.

Is Château du Clos Lucé wheelchair accessible?

Partly: according to OpenStreetMap it is only partly wheelchair accessible.

Is there a toilet or drinking water nearby?

Yes: a water point at 20 m and a public toilet at 50 m.

How does the audio tour work?

When you stand at Château du Clos Lucé, the Outdoor Pitstop app tells the story of the place in about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.