CHEESE MUSEUM KOBARID

The Posočje is characterized by the millennial tradition and heritage of mountain pasture and cheese-making. The first mention of the mountains is already evident in written sources from the 12^th and 13^th centuries. Today’s Mlekarna Planika was created based on this heritage and preserved tradition. Therefore, in the dairy, we decided, together with the Tolmin Museum, to set up a historical and ethnological collection OD PLANINE DO PLANIKE, where we present this heritage to various groups of visitors, our customers, schoolchildren, and excursionists. During summer, this vibrant tradition can be seen in the mountains of the Soča Valley, but many are not given to go there, or there is no time for it. So they can visit the museum instead. We note that domestic and foreign tourists, who are increasingly visiting the Soča valley, are becoming more and more interested in local tradition and local food.

The historical ethnological collection was created under the professional guidance of the Tolmin Museum. The history of cheese making from hard beginnings to the present day is presented on the panels. Apart from the mountain cheese-making lodge, the central part of the collection, which is a short film, through which visitors can get a clear view of the work and life in the mountains, is very interesting. The mountain settlements are very typical in the Soča Valley and different from those in Bohinj. Old cheese-making tools, accessories, and objects used by dairy farmers on the pastures in the past, and some to this day, have been exhibited.

In the museum itself, it is possible to buy souvenirs, products of local artisans, other useful gifts of home crafts, and all the products of Mlekarna Planika.

We organize two shorter activities for groups. You can test yourself in the making of butter in a wooden pine, or milk our wooden cow Cika. In addition to a guided tour of the cheese museum, social activity can be enhanced by tasting. For more information, please, do not hesitate to contact us.