AMBOISE, Loire Valley, France, April 28 (Reuters) - C ommemorations for Leonardo da Vinci's 500th anniversary begin this week in Amboise, in the Loire Valley, with France and Italy setting aside ...

Amboise, 1518… After returning victorious from Italy, François I still had to fight for power: crime, seduction, diplomacy, and conspirations could still ruin his dream of glory and Empire. Through ...

Five hundred years ago this fall, Leonardo da Vinci arrived in Amboise, a small town on France’s Loire River, bringing with him his three most famous paintings – “Mona Lisa,” “Saint John the Baptist” ...

The banks of the Loire are lined with sumptuous châteaux: Amboise is topped with one, Mick Jagger owns another, just down the rue, and the very finest is at nearby Chenonceau. And then there's Vouvray ...

Commemorations for Leonardo da Vinci's 500th anniversary begin this week in Amboise, in the Loire Valley, with France and Italy setting aside recent tensions to honor the memory of the Renaissance ...

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AMBOISE, Loire Valley, France — Commemorations for Leonardo da Vinci’s 500 th anniversary begin this week in Amboise, in the Loire Valley, with France and Italy setting aside recent tensions to honor ...