Discover the beauty of Crystal Valley
Crystal Valley connects glass, jewellery and jewellery companies in the Liberec Region. Nowhere else in the world is it possible to see so many diverse glass techniques in such a small area. Discover the stories of celebrities associated with the history of glassmaking. From chandeliers, through Christmas decorations, glasses, jewelry to fused sculptures. Glass and jewellery have been made in the region for centuries. At the moment we will tell you the stories of two glassmakers Elias Palme and Josef Riedl. It's a breathtaking and unique experience. Welcome to the Crystal Valley!
In the footsteps of Elias Palme - Kamenický Šenov
Let's follow in the footsteps of Elias Palme, the founder of the almost two-hundred-year-old tradition of chandelier making, which has made the Czech glass industry world-famous. The journey through Kamenický Šenov, which takes less than 45 minutes, will take us to the sights of local architecture and to the places associated with the Palme family, which the locals still remember well.
In the footsteps of Josef Riedel - Desná
Today's walk in the footsteps of Josef Riedel will lead us through the town of Desná and the places where the legacy of the Riedel family is most apparent. Ahead of us is a kilometre long route through the centre, which ends at the family tomb.This route has its first four stops in Desná, the other four are in its vicinity. If you don't want to visit them in person, you can play stories in the app.
Crystalex CZ, s.r.o.
Crystalex CZ, Ltd. is a direct successor of the best traditions of Czech glassmaking. As the largest domestic manufacturer of drinking glasses, it is also one of the world's leading manufacturers in this field.It aims to provide its demanding customers with a perfect and uniquely harmonious sensory
Florian's Glassworks
The Floriánova Huť glassworks was founded in 1996. After two years of construction and preparation, the production of hand-blown glass started, when we specialized in the quality of fused glass and the restoration of old production techniques. The glassworks employs an average of 5 people, wh
Pačinek Glass
One of the most important contemporary glassmakers of the European and world scene gives a glimpse into his glassworks in Kunratice u Cvikova, which was created by reconstruction of an old machine and tractor station and was opened in 2015 right next to the local church. But the story of the Pačinek
Glass And Jewelry Museum in Jablonec
The Museum of Glass and Jewellery in Jablonec nad Nisou is the only one of its kind in the Czech Republic and the world. It offers the largest collection of jewellery in the world and the largest glass exhibition in the country. There is no place for jewellery in the full range of technologies and a
Preciosa Ornela GlassShop
The penultimate stop on our journey is the bead shop. After coming inside, we witness a cross-section of the best that the glassworks in Polubné has to offer. There are many products, especially traditional Czech beads and beads that are being sent to the whole world. They form part of luxury
Josef Riedel - Glass settlement Jizerka
Glass and settlement Jizerka are two inseparable terms. Early in the nineteenth century, Franz Xaver Riedel himself, Josef's uncle and later father-in-law began to produce glass in a three-furnace smelter. He had even built a stone pyramid to express gratitude to Earl Clam-Gallas who allowed the est
Josef Riedel - Glass settlement Kristiánov
The glassworks in the settlement was founded by the glassmaker Johann Leopold Riedel. At the end of the eighteenth century, a cemetery was consecrated at Kristiánov and some years later solitude had its own school with a Catholic clergyman living in the settlement. Gradually, the conditions f
New Glass School
The Secondary School of Applied Arts for Glassmaking Kamenický Šenov holds the title of the oldest glass school in Central Europe. It was founded in in the middle of the nineteenth century to better educate glass makers, artists, designers and other professions needed in the North Bohe
Riedel Family tomb
The family tomb was built by the son of Josef Riedel, Josef Riedel the Younger (often mentioned as Wilhelm in other sources). The tomb was built by the architect Adolf Bürger in a monumental Neo-Romanesque-Gothic style and is made of golden sandstone. Yet the glory of the Riedel family did not
Riedel's villa
Welcome to Desná, once known as Dessendorf. The town, which can proudly claim a tradition of glass production, from glass beads to decorative and utility glass, came from a modest beginnings and owes its fame to the Riedel family. Over eight generations, these glassmakers and entrepreneurs bu
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