Forest Steelworks

If you're near Leśna Huta, it's certainly no coincidence. Step inside and take a closer look. Let your eyes capture a picture you'll treasure forever. Why? Because you're gazing at one of the oldest professions, one that could soon vanish from the map of the Karkonosze Mountains, like the morning mist.

In the forest depths, when Szklarska Poręba was a small settlement, forest and wandering glassworks began to spring up like mushrooms after a rain. It was thanks to the Jizera Mountains, rich in quartz deposits, that glass production began here. Glassworkers passed down this craft from generation to generation, and the surrounding glassworks produced glass renowned throughout Europe, and even the world. Master glassmakers passed down this knowledge for centuries, and the misappropriation of it could cost one's life.

Leśna Huta is the only one in Szklarska Poręba, so take a closer look, for you are witnessing something that once bordered on magic and alchemy. It was once believed that drinking a drink from ruby ​​glass prolonged a person's life and even made them immortal, which is why the secret of its production was so closely guarded.

So, was glass valuable because of its properties? Imagine that in the Middle Ages, tableware made of glass was worth as much as an entire village and its inhabitants, and only the wealthiest could afford it.
At Leśna Huta, master glassmakers create regional souvenirs. These are a must-have in your collection. One day, they will surely become unique and exceptional.