Amboise

La Bourdaisiére is located east of Paris in the beautiful Loire region.
Because this region is close to Paris, many royalties and noblemen constructed summer residencies in this region.
You'll find a wide variety of renaissance châteaux in the region.

Amboise was one of the earliest Loire settlements and its château was built (or started) by Charles VIII. Leonardo da Vinci is buried here, in Chapel St. Hubert.
Click here to go to the web site of Château d'Amboise.

Some activities in the area are listed below.

Boat rides & Canoeing:

Contact Canöe Kayak club Amboise (www.loire-aventure.com) for information on trips either on the Loire river or a day-trip by canooe to Chenonceaux.

See Chenonceaux by boat:

www.labelandre.com

Sail on the Loire in a "traditional style" sail boat:

(+33) 6 88 765 714

Hot air balloon rides

We found two companies that offer balloon rides in the Loire valley.

Aerocom:

www.montgolfiere.fr
www.aerocom.fr

France Montgolfieres:

Phone: (+33) 2 54 44 16 41
Fax: (+33) 2 54 44 19 18
www.franceballoons.com

Château sightseeing

A number of companies offer excursions:

Saint-Eloi:

(+33) 2 47 37 08 04
www.saint-eloi.com

Acco-Dispo:

(+33) 2 82 00 64 51
www.accodispo-tours.com

Toiraine Évasion:

(+33) 6 07 39 13 31
www.tourevasion.com

Biking

You can rent bicycles at "Cycles Richard" in Amboise. It is close to the bidge:

2, rue de Nazelles
(+33) 2 47 57 01 79

Or you can rent bicycles at "Lo ca cycles"

2 bis, rue Jean-Jacques-Rousseau
(+33) 2 47 57 00 28

Other activities

Aquarium de Touraine

Park with Mini Châteaux

Animal Parc "Safari Train" at Château-Renault:

www.reserve-de-beaumarchais.com

... and don't forget: Wine tasting

Tourist information in Amboise:

Phone: (+33) 2 47 57 09 28
Fax: (+33) 2 47 57 14 35
E-mail: tourisme.amboise@wanadoo.fr

Tourist information in Tours:

Phone: (+33) 2 47 70 37 37
Fax: (+33) 2 47 61 14 22
E-mail: info@ligeris.com
Web-site

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