Your visit
Immerse yourself in the history of Clos Lucé
with the thematic guided tours
Free visit
- Eight audio installations around the park recreate Leonardo da Vinci’s thoughts in English, French, Italian and German. For the hearing impaired, the transcripts of the audio installations are available from the ticket office.
▪️ Recommended duration of visit: 3h (château, park, Leonardo da Vinci painter and architect galleries) / 3h30 ( château, park, Leonardo da Vinci painter and architect galleries + exhibition in the Museographic Hall)
Guided tour (only in French)
Book a tour with our guide and take a historic walk in the Clos Lucé. A chance to learn more about the history of Leonardo da Vinci who lived here, and to discover his last projects for the King Francis I.
- Duration: 60 min
- Tour times (2024) :
▪ January and February: 11.30am, 2.30pm, 4pm
▪ March to October: 11.30am, 2.30pm, 4.15pm
▪ November and December: 11.30am, 2.30pm, 3.45pm
Please note that there will be no guided tour on Wednesday 31st July.
- Price: €4.50 (in addition to the admission fee). Booking: click here.
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Available this summer - Our guided tours of the park by the head gardener of Clos Lucé joined by a guide
- Tuesday 9th July at 3pm
- Tuesday 16th July at 3pm
- Tuesday 20 August at 3pm
Registration at the ticket office
20 people per tour
Departure from the belvedere
Family guided tour in Leonardo da Vinci's park (in french)
As an alternative to the guided tour of the property advertised, visit Leonardo da Vinci Park, an open-air museum, and listen with your family to the story of Clos Lucé and learn all about the multi-talented Leonardo da Vinci :
- Duration : 1h
- Tour times :
▪ Easter and All Saints school holidays, Monday to Saturday: 11am and 2.15pm
▪ Summer school holidays, daily: 11am and 2.15pm
▪ Christmas holidays, Tuesday to Saturday: 11am, 2.15pm
- Price: €6 from visitors aged 7+ (in addition to the admission fee). Booking: click here
GUIDED TOUR WITH MATHURINE IN ENGLISH (ONLY FOR GROUPS) :
The guided tour in English has to be booked directly
with Amboise Val de Loire Tourism Office : +33(0)2 47 57 09 28.
Activities
and family offers
At the Château du Clos Lucé, discovering Leonardo da Vinci is a family activity.
Explore the world of Leonardo using his inventor’s notebook and his workshops, through our family-friendly approach!
To make your visit easier
Here at Le Clos Lucé we are keen to help families really enjoy their visit. To make sure that it is as successful as possible, we have available:
▪ A picnic area in the park with several tables in the shade
▪ Facilities to heat bottles
▪ Specially-adapted toilet blocks with low-level basins, stepstools and adapted washbasin
Le Clos Lucé offers special rates for large families and packages for families with 2, 3 and 4 children.
The inventor's notebook (7-12 years old)
Where did Leonardo get his brilliant ideas from?
For children from 7 to 12, the Clos Lucé offers Le Carnet de l'Inventeur (The Inventor's Notebook), a booklet to introduce Le Clos Lucé in a fun way. Each child becomes one of Leonardo's students, and he tells them his "tricks and tips", giving them key information to invent an incredible machine. You can pick up at the ticket office.
The notebook is available in French and English (pencils are not provided).