The cheese experiences chapter, across every region we cover.

209 cheese experiences in 48 regions · 13 countries

France 10Italy 10Spain 7Germany 6Greece 3Portugal 3Austria 2Hungary 2Croatia 1England 1Georgia 1Slovenia 1Switzerland 1
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Editors' picks

The best cheese experiences we cover

Our highest-rated cheese experiences, at most two per region so every corner of the map gets a look.

4.8 Piedmont · Bra Cheese, Slow Food's cheese festival in Bra Slow Food's biennial fair of raw-milk cheeses fills the centre of Bra with artisan producers, tastings, workshops and talks. The 2025 edition was... 4.8 Alentejo · Serpa Feira do Queijo do Alentejo Serpa's annual cheese fair, with Queijo Serpa DOP as its anchor product. Cheesemakers from the area, Portugal and abroad attend, alongside food... 4.8 Jerez & Sherry · Villaluenga del Rosario Feria del Queso Artesanal de Andalucía, Villaluenga del Rosario Andalusian artisan cheese fair in Villaluenga del Rosario, which its town hall calls the cradle of cheese: free tastings, cheese-making workshops,... 4.8 Beaujolais · Lyon 3e (Part-Dieu) Halles de Lyon Paul Bocuse Lyon's covered food market, whose own pages list four cheese counters: Beillevaire, Mons, La Mère Richard and Cellerier, and say Paul Bocuse... 4.8 Alto Adige · Sand in Taufers, Ahrntal Käsefestival Sand in Taufers Cheese market and festival in the Ahrntal's main village, with producers from South Tyrol and beyond, a cooking arena and tastings run with Slow... 4.7 Istria · Krnica Cheese tasting at Kumparička Guided farm tour and tasting of the farm's goat cheeses, fresh to aged, each with a note from the cheesemaker, with a glass of local wine,... 4.7 Veneto · Erbezzo, Lessinia Festa Storica del Formaggio Monte Veronese, Erbezzo Cheese festival in the streets of Erbezzo with a competition between Monte Veronese DOP cheeses, a guided tasting, a children's cheese-making... 4.7 Rías Baixas · Arzúa Festa do Queixo de Arzúa Arzúa's cheese fair, a Festa de Interese Turístico de Galicia built around Arzúa-Ulloa, with a producers' fair, workshops, a tapas contest and... 4.7 Provence · Banon Fête du Fromage de Banon Annual cheese festival: the village goes pedestrian for a producers' market of cheese, bread, wine and honey, with Banon folding and cheese-making... 4.7 Bordeaux · Saint-Michel Marché des Capucins Covered market in Saint-Michel, first held as a weekly market in 1749. Cheese and dairy stalls sell sheep's-milk tommes, Périgord goat cheeses,... 4.7 Baden · Altstadt, Freiburg Münstermarkt Freiburg Market round Freiburg's cathedral with about 130 stalls, Monday to Saturday mornings. Cheese stalls include Alles Käs', the Ringlihof goat dairy... 4.7 Alto Adige · Toblach, Hochpustertal Schaukäserei Drei Zinnen, Toblach Museum, production area and ripening cellar behind glass. Self-guided in opening hours, with cheese being made Tuesday to Friday until about...

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  • Abruzzo: Photo by maury3001, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
  • Alentejo: Photo by Antonio Araujo on Unsplash
  • Alsace: Photo by Adam Baker on Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
  • Alto Adige: Photo by Hubert Berberich on Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Baden: Photo by Hanna Schwichtenberg on Unsplash
  • Beaujolais: Photo by Jameson Fink on Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
  • Bierzo: Photo by malditofriki on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
  • Bordeaux: Photo by Angell Guillén on Unsplash
  • Brda: Photo by neiljs on Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
  • Burgenland: Photo by Christian Holzinger on Unsplash
  • Burgundy: Photo by Ile-de-re on Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
  • Champagne: Photo by Pline on Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Dão: Photo by Vitor Oliveira on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)
  • Eger: Photo by Globetrotter19 on Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Franciacorta: Photo by paola capelletto on Unsplash
  • Franken: Photo by Kaffeebart on Unsplash
  • Friuli-Venezia Giulia: Photo by Cookligan on Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Istria: Photo by Lothar Boris Piltz on Unsplash
  • Jerez & Sherry: Photo by El Pantera on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Jura: Photo by Mpmpmp on Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Kakheti: Photo by Vladimir Pankratov on Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Languedoc: Photo by Hakon Grimstad on Unsplash
  • Loire Valley: Photo by Sue Winston on Unsplash
  • Mosel: Photo by Matthew on Unsplash
  • Naoussa: Photo by Osenji on Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Nemea: Photo by ulrichstill on Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 DE
  • Penedes: Photo by Aleix Ventayol on Unsplash
  • Pfalz: Photo by Bernd Dittrich on Unsplash
  • Piedmont: Photo by David Salamanca on Unsplash
  • Priorat: Photo by Juan Emilio Prades Bel, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Provence: Photo by le Sixieme Reve on Unsplash
  • Rheingau: Photo by Joshua Kettle on Unsplash
  • Rheinhessen: Photo via Unsplash
  • Rhone Valley: Photo by Everett Harper on Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Ribera del Duero: Photo by Matthieu Joannon on Unsplash
  • Rioja: Photo by Emilio Garcia, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Rías Baixas: Photo by José Luis Filpo Cabana on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)
  • Santorini: Photo by Treephoto on Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Sicily: Photo by Bernd Dittrich on Unsplash
  • Sussex: Photo by Ian Hawfinch, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Tokaj: Photo by Balint Miko on Unsplash
  • Tuscany: Photo by Johny Goerend on Unsplash
  • Umbria: Photo by Umbria Lovers, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  • Valais: Photo by Daniel R. on Unsplash
  • Valpolicella: Photo by Aaron Epstein on Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
  • Veneto: Photo by Patafisik on Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Vinho Verde: Photo by alexandra vale on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
  • Wachau: Photo by Svitlana on Unsplash

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