The cheese farms chapter, across every region we cover.

210 cheese farms in 45 regions · 12 countries

France 10Italy 10Spain 7Germany 6Portugal 3Austria 2Hungary 2Croatia 1England 1Greece 1Slovenia 1Switzerland 1
Photo: Florian Pépellin, CC BY-SA 4.0

Editors' picks

The best cheese farms we cover

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

4.7 Veneto · Ponte di Barbarano, Colli Berici Caseificio Sociale Ponte di Barbarano Cooperative founded in 1922 by dairy farmers of the Vicenza area, making Grana Padano DOP and Asiago Pressato DOP. It offers free guided visits by... 4.7 Provence · Banon, Haute-Provence Fromagerie de Banon Dairy in Banon since 1958, making Banon AOP folded by hand in chestnut leaves, and Tome de Provence, with milk from nine producers within 90 km.... 4.7 Friuli-Venezia Giulia · Campolessi, Gemona del Friuli Latteria Turnaria di Campolessi Turnaria dairy of 1908 working about 20 quintals of raw milk a day, around 30 wheels, from nearby farms. Its Latteria has been a Slow Food... 4.7 Alto Adige · Toblach, Hochpustertal Sennerei Drei Zinnen Cooperative dairy in Toblach whose show dairy has glass walls onto the cheese room and the ripening cellar, with a museum, shop and bistro in the... 4.7 Istria · Krnica Stancija Kumparička Certified organic goat farm and dairy near Krnica on Istria's east coast, with a farm shop, a restaurant (Kumparička Table), and farm tours and... 4.6 Ribera del Duero · Roa de Duero Bodegas Raíz y Quesos Páramo de Guzmán Roa winery whose Páramo de Guzmán ewe's-milk cheese matures in a tunnel under the vines; its visits include a tasting of the cheese with Raíz wines. 4.6 Sussex · Horsted Keynes High Weald Dairy Organic dairy in a converted grain store on Tremains Farm, making cow, sheep and goat cheeses. A small shop opens on weekdays; tours are run... 4.6 Alto Adige · Ahornach, Sand in Taufers Hofkäserei Moarhof Family farm dairy at 1,300 m in Ahornach, keeping 10 cows. A producer of Ahrntaler Graukäse (named by Slow Food) and of the cone-shaped Graukäse... 4.6 Piedmont · Chiappi, Castelmagno, Valle Grana La Meiro, Terre di Castelmagno Farm at 1,700 m in the upper Valle Grana making Castelmagno DOP (Montagna and Alpeggio), aged in tufa caves. Its locanda serves it at several... 4.6 Rioja · Haro (Rioja Alta) Lácteos Martínez (Queso Los Cameros) Haro dairy founded in 1961 by Jesús Martínez and Justi González; one of four DOP Queso Camerano makers (goat semicurado and curado). Guided visits... 4.6 Brda · Kobarid (upper Soča valley) Mlekarna Planika Dairy in Kobarid, in the upper Soča valley, making Tolminc and whey cheese, with a shop, a café and a cheese museum. It lies north of Brda, a day... 4.6 Rhone Valley · Planzolles, southern Ardèche Terra Cabra (Peytot ageing workshop) Picodon ageing workshop in Planzolles with the Terra Cabra museum route above its ageing rooms. It ages fresh tommes collected from 21 producers...

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Photo credits
  • 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
  • Languedoc: Photo by Hakon Grimstad on Unsplash
  • Loire Valley: Photo by Sue Winston on Unsplash
  • Mosel: Photo by Matthew on Unsplash
  • 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)
  • 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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