France Trip Day 5 - 6/20 Chateau des Chambord and Chateau d'Arpentis

Packed up.  Had a light breakfast and headed to Chateau des Arpentis to drop off our luggage.  We didn't even see our room, check in was in the afternoon.  

Chateau des Arpentis is absolutely lovely!  It was so fortunate that Chateau de Nazalles dropped our last 3 days of reservations because this is much better....and no stinky toilet!

This is the Chateau des Arpentis where we dropped off our luggage. More later...after Chambord.

And then we were off to visit Chateau de Chambord.

Chambord was built as a hunting lodge for Francis I.  He rarely used it, though he let friends use it.  It is huge!

First sight of Chambord ....and no flood water in sight!

Just a piece of Chambord.  Quite a hunting lodge!  Those are chimneys on top.

It takes a lot of these to take the chill off.  We could smell the smoke from these fireplaces.

The famous staircase, a double helix, thought to be designed by Leonardo de Vinci

Part of the inside courtyard

Graffiti from the time of knights

On the roof - over 365 chimneys!  It takes a lot to warm a hunting lodge!

The structure in the center is the middle core of the staircase.

How would you like to mow this lawn!

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Itinerary for day 5

June 20 ~ Monday ~ Day 5

Chateau des Arpentice - Chambord & Chaumond

Morning ~ Have a light breakfast

8:00ish ~Map 5.1 Pack bags into car and head off for Chateau des Arpentice (if they will let us leave our bags) or go straight to Chambord if not. Les Arpentis” doesn’t appear on your GPS, you can enter our neighbor's address: 1 rue des Thomeaux - 37530 Saint Règle. The property entrance is across the road D31, on the opposite side, it is marqued by a blue flag and red fleur de lys (look up) and a sign “Les Arpentis”, take the road “Propriété Privée”.

Or Coordinates : N 47.40717° - E 1.02119°

Map 5.2 Leave for Chambord early to avoid tour busses

Opens at 9:00am, Parking aprox $4.50, Castle aprox $12.00, Audio Tour aprox $3.00 1.5 hours long, http://www.chambord.org/

Map 5.3 12:00ish ~leave for Chaumont – Have a picnic

http://www.domaine-chaumont.fr/en_tarifs-chateau

12:30 - Leave for Amboise

Map 5.4 2:00ish ~ arrive at Amboise

Closes at 4:30, Parking aprox $4.50, Castle aprox $14.00, Audio  Tour aprox $4.00  1. hours long, http://www.chateau-amboise.com/en/page/visit-of-the-royal-house

Amboise parking:

3:30ish walk to Chateau du Clos luce (.5 miles, 10 min)

Chateau closes at 5:00 grounds at 7:00. Chateau aprox $15.00

http://www.vinci-closluce.com/en/preparer-votre-visite/rates/

5:00ish walk back to Amboise to leave for Chateau des Arpentice.

Leave for hotel

Map 5.6 Map to Chateau des Arpentice

We cook dinner at Arpentis kitchen.

Chateau des Arpentis

D31- Boulevard St Denis Hors

37530 St Regle

+33 (0) 2.47.23.00.00

 Cottage - The Orangery

3 night(s)  X  355,00 EUR

“Les Arpentis” doesn’t appear on your GPS, you can enter our neighbor's address: 1 rue des Thomeaux - 37530 Saint Règle. The property entrance is across the road D31, on the opposite side, it is marqued by a blue flag and red fleur de lys (look up) and a sign “Les Arpentis”, take the road “Propriété Privée”.

Or Coordinates : N 47.40717° - E 1.02119°

2-203838-1707 Reservation#