Welcome on the Street of Glass

Glass is more than just an article of daily use. Glass is fantasy, art, technique, culture, history and modernity. Learn on 250 km through the Upper Palatinate - and the Bavarian Forest about the German glass empire. Experience the variety of glass with its historical roots. From the "European center of lead crystal" Neustadt an der Waldnaab to Waldsassen up to the City of Three Rivers Passau with the worldwide greatest collection of Bohemian glass. Come on a discovery tour through the greatest connected woody mountains of Central Europe with its impressive landscapes, the most traditional towns and communities and the numerous glass factories and glass processing factories. The fascinating material glass with its long culture and variety takes always center stage. Go to www.dieglasstrasse.de and learn more about the Street of Glass and the topic glass. You get information on the towns of the Street of Glass, on the glass factories and companies as well as on the topic glass in general, of course in combination with a lot of useful links. Have a lot of sun surfing!

For 7 centuries glass from Bodenmais

The health and winter sports resort Bodenmais is located in the submontane region of the Arber.

Glass has been produced in the Bavarian Forest for ages. IAs early as in the 15th century glittering glasses, shiny goblets and brilliant pearls have been produced in the woody mountains beneath the Silberberg since then. Generations of gaffer families worked in the glass production and glass processing. On the main road one sales exhibition is following the other, so that nothing is left to be desired.

On the main road one sales exhibition is following the other, so that nothing is left to be desired. JOSKA KristallWith the"Waldglashuette"(glass factory) in town and particularly the great Crystal Experience on the outskirts of Bodenmais, Joska Kristall connects to our historic roots of producing and processing glass in the Bavarian Forest. In the biggest company of Bodenmais you can watch the gaffers blowing glass or watch the lamp gaffers, glass artists, polisher and engravers in the demonstration factory. Everyone who feels like trying to blow a glass ball can do that and take it home. The Crystal Experience World attracts almost one million visitors a year. In the exhibition "For Winners - Crystal trophies for the World's best" you can look at some replica of the most famous awards and cups produced by JOSKA Kristall as world market leader in producing glass trophies.

A gaffer's live and his families' was hard and filled with destitution. "It's a never ending nightmare to produce glass!" is a gaffer's quote which is passed on until today. With fascinating engergy, overwhelming effort and astonishing creativity the Bavarian Forest became a European center of glass manufacturing.