Eltz Castle near Koblenz deeply impressed many visitors. The German art-historian Georg Dehio
declared it 'the castle par exellence'. This book describes its history and takes readers
through the interior of the castle as well as through the treasure vault. Victor Hugo was
simply impressed by the castle: High mighty suprising sombre he wrote in his diary after
his visit and continued: I have never seen anything like it. To the English travel writer
Katharine Macquoid it was a fairy-tale in stone. Eltz Castle with its 850-years history and its
picturesque setting still is the quintessence of a castle today. This book describes the
beginnings and the history of Eltz Castle. It takes the readers through the interior of the
castle as well as through the treasure vault describes in detail the pieces of furniture and
artworks and gives a vivid picture of what life in this castle was like in the past centuries.
The discovery of Eltz Castle as a tourist site in the 19th century is dealt with as is the
castle's significance in art and literature. Nearly one hundered colour illustrations
complement the text.
