Amboise offers delights, Leonardo da Vinci sights in France’s Loire Valley What makes Amboise so attractive to ancient nobles and modern commuters makes it appealing to tourists, too.

One region that should be on your bucket list is France’s Loire Valley. It is here in verdant central France where history and wine intersect as well as anywhere in Europe.

Much of the Loire Valley is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and all along the trail you stick closely to France’s last great wild river, with its sandy banks and islands, vine-covered slopes ...