The Baccarat crystal factory is a world-renowned glassmaking and crystal manufacturing company, located in the town of Baccarat, at the eastern edge of the department of Meurthe-et-Moselle, in Lorraine. It has, near its workshops, a crystal museum very frequented in summer. The opportunity for us to reflect on a story that precedes the French Revolution by a few decades. Baccarat is famous for its marvelous paperweight, its crystal dishes, its decanters and bottles as well as for its sculptures of animals and crystal birds. The bohemian / Venetian technique of inlaying millefiori stems (“mille-fleurs” in French, consisting of multicolored mixtures of glasses) was taken up by Baccarat in the 1840s. Experts agree that the productions produced at Baccarat surpass everything that has been produced in Bohemia or Venice. The technique of cameo inlays in crystal or glass forms was perfected and sublimated by Baccarat in the early 19th century and continues to be used today. The sulfides give the glass a very distinctive colored hue, the breathtaking light effects. In 2014, Baccarat crystal celebrated its 250th anniversary! For more than two and a half centuries, the know-how of this city of Lorraine has never wavered. Over the years, the talent of the master glassmakers who thus exercise the pride of the city of Baccarat. But this creative and artistic activity that the crystal works also represents a tourist and financial windfall for the latter. Recently (June 2017), the Baccarat crystal factory was sold to a group of Chinese billionaires (FFC). A new turning point in the history of this institution of French know-how. To preserve this legacy, FFC has announced that all of the production will remain in the city of Baccarat. Your VTC driver Jimmy Roellinger accompanies you according to your request and your needs. The service can be carried out on board a sedan of 1 to 3 person any comfort and van 7 to 8 people for the groups or the large families, several vehicles can be available.
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