Rue Abdel el-Kader

Visitors climbing the ramp from rue Emir Abdel el-Kader to Château Amboise may wonder about the street name. They may be even more curious about the incongruous garden of remembrance in the Château grounds, more suited to the deserts of Arabia than the banks of the Loire.

Who was Emir Abdel el-Kader? What was his connection with the Château? The religious and military leader was held in honourable confinement in Château Amboise for four years, a diplomatic way of saying he was a prisoner of war.