The farm offers home-made cheese tasting, a wide variety of delicacies that can be bought, and getting to know domestic animals.
The origins of the farm “Juri” can be traced back to the 1930s, when the grandfather of the current owner, Juris Lubāns, built a house in this location and began creating his farm. The current owners – Juris and Lidija – used to live and work in the city, but soon understood that city life is not to their taste. In the 1990’s they moved back to Aglona municipality and began working on the farm.
To live, it wasn’t enough with traditional farming, so they took on cheese-making. As time went by, their cheese was more and more complemented by their relatives and neighbors, and now the makers of traditional Latgalian cheese have developed a circle of loyal clients. Due to large interest from tourists, the owners are currently remaking the farm for the needs of cheese dairy and to offer guest house services.
Farm “Juri” makes cheese from biological milk that is being given by ten cows. They make the cheese with their own hands. When on the farm, the hospitable owners will tell you about the cheese-making traditions. They will shed light on the recipes that come from not only masterful cheesemakers, but recipes that come from cookbooks of 1940’s Latvia, and recipes that they have created themselves.
The owners will offer you to taste a large variety of cheeses:
- The Midsummer cheese with cumin or greens;
- The soft Mozzarella;
- Special Latgalian cheese “Pakša sirs”.
The owners will offer you tea or coffee that you’ll drink from dishes that have been made by Latgalian potters, and, of course, will offer you to taste a large variety of cheeses.
Even gourmands will enjoy the cheeses prepared by the owners. One day, the popular Latvian chef Mārtiņš Rītiņš visited the farm and highly appreciated the cheeses made by the owners.
Please inform about your visit beforehand, via phone!
