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Parc Leonardo da Vinci au Château du Clos Lucé
Parks and Gardens   Parks and Gardens

Fees and Opening days :
The Chateau and the Hall are open daily all year round (except 25 December and 1 January). The landscaped itinerary is open daily from 1 April to 15 November inclusive.
January : 10 am to 5 pm ; February/March : 9 am to 6 pm ; April-June : 9 am to 7 pm ; July/August : 9 am to 8 pm ; September/October : 9 am to 7 pm ; November/December : 9 am to 6 pm.
* Individuals :
- High season (1st March to 15th November) :
Adults : 12,50 Euros. Students : 9,50 Euros. Children (from 6 to 15 years old) : 7 Euros. Less than 6 years old : free. Family Pack (2 adults-2 children) : 33 Euros. Family Pack (2 adults-3 children) : 36 Euros.
- Low season (16th November to 28th Februar) :
Adults : 9,50 Euros. Students : 7 Euros. Children (from 6 to 15 years old) : 6 Euros. Less than 6 years old : free. Family Pack (2 adults-2 children) : 25 Euros. Family Pack (2 adults-3 children) : 30 Euros.

* Groups (more than 20 pers) :
- High season (1st March to 15th November) : 9,50 Euros. Scholars : 6,50 Euros.
- Low season (16th November to 28th Februar) : 7,50 Euros. Scholars : 5,50 Euros.
Free visits for handicapped persons.

Description :

In the Landscaped Itinerary : a voyage of discovery in the company of Leonardo da Vinci and his disciple

Everything that Leonardo da Vinci imagined was the fruit of his observation of nature. What more fitting, therefore, than to present his creations and inventions against the background of a nature trail or "landscaped itinerary"?

Discover the wellsprings of Leonardo's inspiration in the course of an initiatory journey punctuated by 16 giant and actionable machines, 32 transparent canvases (3 to 4 m high) depicting the Master's sketches or details of his paintings, and 8 sound stations featuring the voice of the celebrated French actor Jean Piat.

In the hall : a Leonardo de Vinci "stage design", a giant picture show and the flying machine.

Located in the middle of the Landscaped Itinerary, the Hall is designed to give us an insight into the world of Leonardo da Vinci.
Leonardo's knowledge and technical inventions in all their diversity are brought gloriously to life by a giant screen projection onto the walls of the Hall.
Five kiosks consisting of animated models and interactive terminals illustrate the following subjects :
- Leonardo's career
- Machine theory
- Leonardo : civil and military engineer
- Leonardo : artist and architect
- Leonardo : the body, the earth and the sky
Under a sound dome, visitors will listen as Leonardo speaks of his dreams of flight and admire a life-sized model of his flying machine with a wing span of 12 metres.


Lunches and snacks are available througnout the day from the Creperie with its terrace looking over the renaissance Gardens.