Attractions of Shabo

"European Cheese Dairy" in the village of Shabo is a new, modern cheese factory built according to the European model.

The cheese factory has a closed production cycle - from growing animal feed to processing dairy raw materials and obtaining the final product. The cheese-making process is carefully controlled at each stage. The production uses exclusively Dutch live starter cultures, which give the cheeses a special uniqueness, texture and delicate cheese taste.

The cheese dairy offers tours, during which visitors are introduced to the process and secrets of cheese production. During the tour, you can see the process and learn the intricacies of cheese-making, try exquisite varieties of cheese.

There is a playground on the territory, recreation areas and a corner with live animals, where you can feed them and get comprehensive information about their maintenance. There is also a shop where you can buy your favorite cheese and souvenirs.

On the territory of the "European Cheese Dairy" there is a cheese cafe "Cheeseriya", which prepares delicious cheese-based dishes.

The estate of the famous European winemaker Andre Anselm was built in the village of Shabo in the middle of the 19th century. The manor house is made in the style of the French Renaissance and resembles a miniature castle.

It was here that Anselm settled and was engaged in breeding new grape varieties, the seedlings of which he successfully sold (including abroad).

During the Soviet regime, Anselm's estate was nationalized and an anti-tuberculosis dispensary was placed in it.

Winery of the Marquise Christophe Lacarin, Chateau Lacarin is located in the middle of vineyards near the famous wine village of Shabo near Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi. On this place once was the estate of Swiss winemakers who came in 1822 to revive Bessarabian viticulture and winemaking. Since then, the wine cellars and the utility rooms, which housed the tractor crew under Soviet rule, have been preserved.

Now “Chateau Lacarin” appears as a refuge of peace, far from the worries where nature wins: horses, goats, sheep graze everywhere, dogs run, cats bask in the sun. Marianna Lacarin, Christoph’s wife, prepares wonderful meals using natural products from the farm. And the winemaker himself, like a true Frenchman, enjoys spending time with guests at the table, talking about life, wine and business. And then leads them to his huge wine cellar, where he demonstrates the process of making wine and champagne, carefully making sure that the glasses do not remain empty.

Guests are also offered table d’hote-style lunches, which include a full range of traditional Bessarabian cuisine from local products.

Excursions with tastings are held in the warm season. In the rain and cold season - in a spacious living room with a fireplace decorated with paintings and antiques. Guests can enjoy a variety of wines accompanied by pate, goat cheese and homemade bread.

After the first tasting and communication with the winemaker, guests go to inspect the vineyard by UAZ cabriolet (if the group is small) or in the trailer of the tractor "Belarus". Upon return, guests go down to the wine cellar, where they continue to taste wine directly from the wine tanks. It is here that the Marquis de Lacarin tells and shows how he makes brut nature champagne, using the ancient French technology "Dom Perignon", and guests taste several types of champagne, helping the Marquis in the process of disgorging.

"Chateau Lacarin" is a participant in the project "Wine and Taste Route of Ukrainian Bessarabia".

Saint Nicholas Church was built in the village of Shabo, probably in 1805 - this is the date indicated on the plaque at the entrance.

The church is two-domed, cruciform in plan. Its architecture is similar to the Old Believer churches of Besarabiya.

The Saint Nicholas Church houses the miraculous icon "The Flagellation of the Lord Jesus Christ" and the miraculous myrrh-flowing "Image of the Mother of God the Prompt Obedient".

Next to the church is the healing spring of Saint Nicholas.

The church is active. It is an architectural monument of local importance.

The municipal institution "Shabo Local Lore Museum" of the Shabo Village Council is located in the center of the village in the same building as the Center for Administrative Services.

The museum exposition is located in several halls and reflects the history of the village from its foundation to the present day. Decorative and utilitarian exhibits, tools of labor, works of art, etc. give an idea of ​​the cultural traditions of the inhabitants of southern Ukraine.

Recently, the museum opened a "Safety Class" for children.

The modern Shabo winery is based on the ancient traditions of Shabo winemaking. The Turkish name of the village of Shabo - "Asha-abah" ("Lower gardens") - indicates that there were vineyards here already in the 17th century.

The development of winemaking was facilitated by French settlers who arrived in Chabot in 1822. The Swiss scientist and winemaker Louis Tardan planted the first vine here, and already in 1847, his son Karl Tardan presented 8 varieties of Saba wines at the first agricultural exhibition in Chisinau.

Today, on 1,000 hectares of its own vineyards, located between the Dniester estuary and the Black Sea coast, Chabo grows the best grape varieties, many of which were brought over 200 years ago by the first French settlers. The wine is produced using modern cold bottling technologies.

The "Shabo Wine Culture Center" was created at the plant, tours and tastings are held. During the tour, you can visit the ancient Royal Cellar, Sherry Cellar, underground vaults, Cognac Court, Champagne House, cold bottling shop, museum labyrinth.