Date :
Monday, September 26, 2022
Industrial tourism in Belarus has rapidly been moving into top gear and becoming increasingly popular among tourists. And it’s nothing to be surprised at! Factory and plant tours, visiting farms, agricultural enterprises, and craft workshops will give you the possibility to learn something truly unique, which only craftsmen are aware of.
Visitors are welcomed to the enterprises of the Vitebsk region to go for a walk around the working production workshops and exhibition pavilions, observe the processes in detail, and see how the legendary brands of Belarus are created.
Especially for fans of factory romance and those who seek to know what and how things around us or cuisine favourites are made, we will tell you about the most popular directions of industrial tourism in the Vitebsk region.
Orsha Linen Mill
This is the only plant for the production of linen fabrics in the republic and the largest plant in Europe.
On the tour, you will not only learn about the technological features of each stage of production but also find out the history of linen manufacture and what precedes the turning of linen into a soft fabric. And in the factory store, you will find the entire range of products and you can buy products and souvenirs as a keepsake. Today, linen products are rightfully considered the hallmark of Belarus.
Address: 3 Molodyozhnaya St., Orsha, Orsha district, Vitebsk region
Verkhnedvinsk Butter and Cheese Plant
One of the largest producers in the republic produces sophisticated cheeses, high-quality semi-hard cheeses, processed cheeses with fillings, and butter. Today the range includes more than three dozen items.
The plant has a specially equipped glass gallery, from where you can observe the entire process of cheese production - from receiving milk to packaging. And the most pleasant thing is, of course, the tasting of cheeses produced! The plant’s employees will tell you everything about Parmesan, Gouda, Mozzarella, Ricotta, Pesto, and other cheeses, as well as teach you to see the difference between each of them. And you will buy everything that you liked at the cheese tasting or try something new in the factory store.
Address: 1 Partizanskaya St., Yanino village, Verkhnedvinsk district, Vitebsk region
Glubokoe Milk Canning Plant
Today, the Glubokoe Milk Canning Plant produces canned milk, butter, milk powder, and hard rennet cheeses and is one of the leading enterprises in its industry.
About 80 items of organic milk and dairy products meet the most sophisticated tastes. Glubokoe condensed milk is rightfully considered one of the most delicious and takes prizes at competitions. And you have a unique opportunity to get acquainted with the process of its production!
Address: 131 Lenin St., Glubokoe, Vitebsk region
Vitba Confectionery Factory
Vitba Confectionery Factory is the leader in the market of breakfast cereals in Belarus, as well as one of the leading enterprises in the republic for the production of flour confectionery.
Dry cereals, filled pillows, waffles and bars, wafer rolls and mini rolls, and other confectionery products, which you can get to know by taking a tour of the world of sweets, are produced here.
Address: 3 Korotkevich St., Vitebsk
Dvina Brovar
Every beer connoisseur will be interested to see how real beer is made following the traditions of German brewers only from 4 ingredients - malt, hops, yeast, and water. Therefore, draught beer is stored for 7 days due to the lack of preservatives. You will find out that the plant was completely built in the German city of Monheim and then moved to Vitebsk with buildings, equipment, brewing experts, and, of course, German traditions. If you are 18 and older, do not miss the tasting of the best craft beer in Belarus!
Address: 25a Ilyinsky St., Vitebsk
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