Baccarat, Meurthe-et-Moselle

Baccarat is a town in the Meurthe-et-Moselle area in northeastern France.

Crystal
In 1764, King Louis the fifteenth allowed to the Bishop of Metz to start a glass factory at Baccarat. The Baccarat crystalworks are famous for their glass and crystal artwork, and the Musée du Cristal, owned by the company, is Lorraine's biggest private museum.

Sights
The Church of Saint Rémy is well known for its artistic glass windows.

Related pages
Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department

Other websites
  http://www.ville-baccarat.fr 

Category:Communes in Meurthe-et-Moselle