Val Saint-Lambert Crystal Factory
This place would be interesting enough if only to watch the company's craftsmen at work making the renowned hand-blown crystal that bears the Val Saint Lambert label. But you'll find the remains of a 13th-century Cistercian abbey, a 16th-century Mosan Renaissance-style house, and examples of industrial archaeology from the 18th and 19th centuries. Even so, I think the admission is steep enough that you'd want to be pretty sure of your interest in crystalware before stumping up. An on-site store sells recently made crystal, including slightly flawed examples at a considerable discount. Visit the Musée du Cristal (Crystal Museum) and wander around the site.
This place would be interesting enough if only to watch the company's craftsmen at work making the renowned hand-blown crystal that bears the Val Saint Lambert label. But you'll find the remains of a 13th-century Cistercian abbey, a 16th-century Mosan Renaissance-style house, and examples of industrial archaeology from the 18th and 19th centuries. Even so, I think the admission is steep enough that you'd want to be pretty sure of your interest in crystalware before stumping up. An on-site store sells recently made crystal, including slightly flawed examples at a considerable discount. Visit the Musée du Cristal (Crystal Museum) and wander around the site.
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