La Varenne sous Chandon

La Varenne sous Chandon is a neighborhood in Amboise, Arrondissement of Loches, Centre-Val de Loire. La Varenne sous Chandon is situated nearby to the neighborhood Le Haut Chandon, as well as near the locality Les Varioles.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Château d’Amboise and Clos Lucé.

Château d’Amboise

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The Château d'Amboise is a château in Amboise, located in the Indre-et-Loire département of the Loire Valley in France. Confiscated by the monarchy in the 15th century, it became a favoured royal residence and was extensively rebuilt. Château d’Amboise is situated 3 km east of La Varenne sous Chandon.

Clos Lucé

Museum

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The Château du Clos Lucé, formerly called Manoir du Cloux, is a large château located in the center of Amboise, in the department of Indre-et-Loire, in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Clos Lucé is situated 3½ km east of La Varenne sous Chandon.

Château de Chanteloup

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The Château de Chanteloup was an imposing 18th-century French château with elaborate gardens, compared by some contemporaries to Versailles. It was located in the Loire Valley on the south bank of the river Loire, downstream from the town of Amboise and about 2.3 kilometres southwest of the royal Château d'Amboise.