Photo: Colored Glass Biot Provence

At the La Verrerie de Biot in the town of Biot in Provence, France the store is stocked with stunning colored glass products.

When you walk into the gift store at La Verrerie de Biot in the town of Biot in Provence, France you will be amazed at the display of colored glass products that stock the shelves.The town of Biot in Provence, France became famous because of the glass blowing factory and now the tourism has skyrocketed due to these unique colored products. Vases, bowls, decorative pieces and glasses are just a few of the pieces on display and some people spend hours deciding on just the right colored glass item they really want.Each piece that is made at the La Verrerie de Biot is individually crafted and no two are exactly alike. Demonstrations are available when you tour the factory to see how much work and care is required in the glass blowing business and how necessary each step is to create these crafted masterpieces.This shop and the factory are a tourist attraction that is well worth seeing where you can spend a good portion of the day exploring the factory and the beautiful glass items. ... continue below the picture...

... The La Verrerie de Biot in Provence has been around for over fifty years and the artists that do the glass blowing have this art down to a perfection.Children are also fascinated by the makings of the colored glass but if you can skip away for awhile it is best to explore the store on your own. There are so many delicate pieces on the shelves that one wrong move by a little one could send a whole shelf tumbling down.Glass products on display at La Verrerie de Biot in the town of Biot in Provence, Cote d'Azur, France, Europe.