In 1516 King Francis I invited Leonardo da Vinci to
live in Amboise, which was the seat of the court of France.

Leonardo spent the last years of his life in the Clos
(or Cloux), a fortification changed into a palace, now called Le Clos Lucé.

Leonardo died in 1519 and, according to his last Will,
was buried in the cloister of the church of Saint Florentin
in the Chateau of Amboise. His mortal remains then disappeared
due to the tombs violations during the Wars of Religion of XVI century,
when Saint Florentin fell into ruin.

After 300 years the site was escavated and an anonymous
skeleton was found near an inscripton that, for a chance,
contained some of the letters "L E O N A R D O".
The bones were moved into the chapel of Saint Hubert
and, even if it is far from sure that it was actually
Leonardo's body, tourists from all over the world are
told that it hosts the grave of Leonardo da Vinci.

from: www.trekearth.com/