The Most Beautiful Dairy Of The World
By M.-L.
@MALUSE (69416)
Germany
February 23, 2017 12:40pm CST
When you are in Dresden, Germany, don‘t miss a visit in Pfund‘s Molkerei, Bautzener Straße 79. According to the Guinness Book of Records, it is the most beautiful dairy of the world. Have you ever heard a tourist asking a resident: "Where’s THE (not ‘a’!) dairy?” The tourist will get an immediate answer even if THE dairy is still miles away.
Pfund‘s Molkerei was founded in 1880 and has been in use ever since. Before that time milk came from the villages near Dresden on open carriages once a day. It was difficult to keep it fresh and cool. On the return journey the carriages transported kitchen slops and old clothes. Not very hygienic. The first Herr Pfund in the milk business in Dresden wanted to change that for good. When he moved to the city, he brought six cows with him. The customers could watch when they were milked in the yard behind the shop. The milk was screen-meshed through fine cloth twice and kept cool. The customers liked that and business thrived.
The shop was destroyed and rebuilt after World War II. Today, after a successful, thorough restoration not only all kinds of dairy products are on offer (120 different cheeses!) but also a wide range of fine wines from all over the world. The first high quality concentrate milk, milk soaps, artificial milk for babies - they all come from this place.
The floor, the ceiling, the walls are full of the most beautiful, elaborate hand-painted tiles and enamelled sculpture, all made by the firm Villeroy & Boch. The tiles depict floral ornaments, landscapes and rural scenes , animals, wild and domestic ones. A small shop sells replica tiles. The restaurant upstairs offers hot meals the stress being, not surprisingly, on cheese dishes. Have you ever seen people leaning leisurely at high tables dangling a glass of milk?
The opening hours are: 10:00-18:00 Mon-Sat, 10:00-15:00 Sun. In order not to meet too many other tourists (Pfund’s Molkerei is also a destination for coach tours) it’s best to visit around lunch time.
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@owlwings (43915)
• Cambridge, England
23 Feb 17
What a stunning place! Even the photograph shows it to be so and, as we know, photographs rarely do justice to beautiful things.
It makes me very sad to know that the original was destroyed in the war but I know that Dresden was almost completely razed to the ground, so it would be surprising if it had survived. How amazing, therefore, it is that all of that marvellous ceramic work has been so carefully and lovingly restored! I heartily applaud the thousands of hours of research, workmanship and dedication which must have gone in to recreating this veritable palace and shrine to the products of the humble cow!
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@MALUSE (69416)
• Germany
23 Feb 17
The surprising thing is indeed that a humble dairy has been restored so wonderfully. If it were a church, one wouldn't be so surprised. Although people in Dresden needed houses or at least a roof over their heads badly, it was decided to rebuild the cultural centre of the city, baroque palaces, art galleries, churches, to give the city back its identity. It used to be called Florence on the (river) Elbe. Today the centre is really pretty.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
23 Feb 17
That looks fabulous. So great that it was restored to its glory. Beautiful.
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@RasmaSandra (73201)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
23 Feb 17
What a beautiful place. I can just imagine that by knowing my milk came from this place it would taste just like ambrosia. I would love to visit this place one day.
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
23 Feb 17
What a delightful looking store. I would love to visit this diary. It would be something I would really appreciate. The workmanship involved in re creating this place is beautiful.
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@DeborahDiane (40042)
• Laguna Woods, California
23 Feb 17
Wow! That is, indeed, the most beautiful dairy in the world! Stunning!!
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@Poppylicious (11133)
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23 Feb 17
If I ever visit Dresden I will definitely visit this dairy. So pretty!
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@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
24 Feb 17
I'm so sorry to have missed it the one time I was in Dresden. It's beautiful!
@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
26 Feb 17
@MALUSE Well, I took some time to think on it but I really can't say the name of any one place. It was quite some time ago.
@shaggin (71655)
• United States
5 Mar 17
Oh my gosh this is so gorgeous! I can see why it would be given the title of the most beautiful dairy in the world. Have you been inside it in person? I would want to take a ton of pictures if I went there? Looks like a wonderful place to serve fresh churned ice cream as well.
@MALUSE (69416)
• Germany
5 Mar 17
Yes, I've been inside. I'm adding a link to more photos. Silly me, I should have done so when I posted the text. You can overlook the German text in the box. It's not important.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
24 Feb 17
A stunning picture @MALUSE . As kids, we used the same method for the goats milk.
@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
27 Feb 17
Oh my goodness that is lovely. Is it near where you live? My (ex) fiancé was from Austria. I was amazed at the amount of Opera houses, castles, palaces, museums - that he was walking distance from.
