An educational walk through the “little Paris”, as the town was once called, lit up by the glitter of ornaments from the famous Palme chandeliers. You can play a memory game along the way! A lightbulb will go on in your head.
A garden full of exotic plant species made of glass by Pačinek Glass, available day and night. Different every day and every season, ever green, and ever growing.
Food and drink at the glassworks. And maybe you will even want to have a go at glass blowing!
Imagine you are sitting at the bus stop in Práchně, wishing the bus would never come. A paradox created by Šárka Olivová and her glass water lilies.
The history of the oldest glass school, a cross-section of the tradition of chandelier trimmings, unique pieces from international glass symposiums, or a glass chair made by the Palme glassworks for the Indian Maharaja.
A glass mountain from fairy tales set in the heart of the revived tradition of glassmaking in Nový Bor.
A fusion of a sacred space with glass craft and proof that glass is a piece of heaven on earth.
Located on the square in Nový Bor. A place where the historical and contemporary form of the local glassmaking industry can be seen.
It will take you to the Crystal Valley (Křišťálové údolí), to the glassmakers and their workshops. Like a shimmering glass spike, it flies across three regions. From the Dresden valley through Liberec area to Bohemian Paradise and back.
The glass that got away! From glass workshops to public space.
Only tombstones along the cemetery wall remain from the original cemetery. They look silently and unitedly at a young lime tree surrounded by an oak bench across the green lawn, symbolizing Czech-German unity despite all past injustices.
Behind the Art Nouveau façade of the magnificent Palme glassworks, the history of Czech glass was written for almost a century. Today you can only walk through its ruins. Even in them, however, you can still feel the echoes of the long-gone days of glory. It is waiting, quietly and patiently… for you!
It climbs 118 m and takes you through the border between the Ústí nad Labem and Liberec regions. It used to carry glass, but today, it carries pilgrims eager to take the glitter of glassmaking history in their hands.
This is where the glassmakers rest. In spring, rhododendrons bloom in the needles. Perhaps as proof that the richness of the past can be rekindled, like the fire in a glassmaker's furnace.
Just a weak one, for thirst. Weak beer and glassblowers go together. Without beer, glass would not be the same.
Do you find it pleasing to watch a perfectly coordinated orchestra? At the Novotny Glass Centre in Nový Bor, you can watch the glassblowers blowing glass while enjoying the specialities of the local restaurant Hut'. The Novotny Glass Studio owes its appearance to Bořek Šípek, a famous Czech architect and designer. In the Novotny Glass Museum, which is part of the complex, you can see a cross-section of the best the world of glass has to offer, and in the Novotny Glass Gallery, you can also purchase glass made by local glassmakers.
Where was the first Czech glass made? In Horní Chřibská, in the middle of the Lusatian Mountains! The history of the local glassworks spans for almost 600 years and is full of famous glassmaking names – Palme, Kittl, Henck… they all helped to keep the fire burning in the glassworks, which has been lit constantly for more than half a millennium. A few years ago, the fire in the oldest glassworks in Bohemia finally died down, but its glow warms the hearts of local patriots to this day.
In the glassworks in Svojkov, Mr. Haidl and his son produce exact and archaeologically documented replicas of the glass from which the warrior Vikings or the ancient Romans drank long ago. If you visit, you can even have a glass toast with heroes of historical films!
The Nový Bor Glass School has carried the intricate local craft on its shoulders for more than one hundred and fifty years.
The oldest glass school in Europe, founded by the Kamenický Šenov glassmakers and chandelier makers themselves. The founders wanted to have enough apprentices for the glass masters, so that the craft is not only passed on, but also developed. The school is run in the same spirit to this day. It is one of the best equipped schools of its kind in the world, is part of the prestigious ASPnet comprised of a selection of schools under the patronage of UNESCO, and functions as a meeting and collaboration point for glassmakers and other art and craft professionals from all over Europe.
