Tour De L’Horloge, Amboise

Nice building with historical places...

Here is a very beautiful tower in the middle of the shopping streets of the old town of Amboise, a stone's throw from the royal castle. If you can "visit" your foot to go to the toilet, the stairs to go upstairs are unfortunately condemned. It's a shame because the view from above must be interesting.

Your steps lead you to the entrance of the castle and then suddenly on your left you see a pedestrian shopping street and at the end of this street, a charming 16th century tower and its belfry. We are in the medieval atmosphere.

The walk in the streets of Amboise has pleasant surprises. Completed in five years, the site of this square tower ended in 1500. There was a solid construction on this site, the Porte d'Amasse, a vestige of the city walls. It is above this fortified gate that the two floors will be erected, plus the attic, plus the campanile housing a bell. A small round tower attached to this belfry houses the staircase giving access to the 4 upper levels. The bottom of the clock tower, the original part of the building and a vestige of the city gate, has a broken barrel vault from the 13th century. The walk in the streets of Amboise has pleasant surprises.

A tower that is barely noticeable as it blends well with the medieval quarter of Amboise