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Customs table
Koblenzer Straße 39, 53498 Bad Breisig
In front of the restaurant "Alter Zollhof" stands an old customs table. This customs table, hewn from basalt, was originally located at the northern entrance of the village, at the Cologne Gate. The ruler/abbess of the imperial free women's convent of Essen had the right to levy customs; it was a toll to be paid.
History indicates that Napoleon sat at this customs table and supposedly drank a glass of Elzenberger red wine while he was in the spa town during the French occupation. The goblet from which he drank still exists today.
In front of the restaurant "Alter Zollhof" stands an old customs table. This customs table, hewn from basalt, originally stood at the northern entrance of the town, at the Cologne Gate. The territorial lord/abbess of the imperial free women's monastery of Essen held the right to levy customs; it was a toll to be paid.
History shows that Napoleon is said to have sat at this customs table and drank a glass of Elzenberg red wine while he was in the spa town during the French occupation. The cup from which he drank still exists today.
