Highlights Tour of Waterford, Ireland
Introduction Waterford is located at the head of Waterford Harbour, 120 miles (192km) S.W. of Dublin in the S.E of the Republic of Ireland. This city is the oldest in Ireland and has a population of about 48,000. Places to visit In context of a one-day visit, the two key sites to consider are Waterford Crystal and Reginald's Tower. Waterford Crystal provides tours of the manufacturing process and showroom. Crystal manufacture has a 200-year-old heritage in Waterford. A typical tour takes visitors through all the basic steps needed to produce a piece of Waterford Crystal. Mould-making is first, where wooden moulds are produced.Then the glass itself is blown by expert glass-blowers . Out of molten crystal a glass vessel is produced via a process that involves a furnace operating at 1,400 degrees celsius. The next step is very important in producing the desired end product. After careful inspection of the “raw” glass the passed specimens are hande...