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Traci H

Healdsburg, CA11 contributions

This is a must do experience! It's not just a cheese factory tour. You will learn so much!

Sep 2023 • Family

My stepfather and I signed up for a 12 noon tour. We arrived a bit early from Bilbao, which took 2 hours driving (we had a driver), so we chatted with Don Fermin, the spouse of the spitfire who lead us on the tour, his wife Dorita. Oh, my! She gave us such an explanation of the family history, how she was born into this way of life and how her grandmother was a master cheesemaker who had met royalty and heads of states through her cheeses. These are strong women, the present one very much included, who has made sure to pass down the traditions to their children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. At the same time, the "granja" or farm, is very much mechanized, with a robotic milking machine and so much more-which we saw in action. The cows are treated better than 80 percent of humanity and they live in great comfort. They choose when they need to be milked. The cheeses are all worked by hand and taken up into the caves in the nearby mountains, part of the Picos de Europa, which are stunning. There is so much to tell, and Dorita conveys it with passion and positivity. Plus, you get to taste the different levels of Cabrales certified blue cheese, from the youngest (aged 1-2 months) to the reserve (5-6 months, depending on conditions). The tour only costs 7 euros per person and a large chunk of the most expensive cheese, the reserve, only was $19 Euros. It will be something to share and savor with friends. The tour itself is something that we will remember for a long, long time. Thank you for a wonderful visit and sharing your lives with us.

Written September 24, 2023

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JPDork

Melbourne, Australia202 contributions

Great tour

Jul 2019 • Couples

We visited here on our first day in the area of Arenas de Cabrales and really enjoyed the tour. We arrived at 11am and the guide let us know that she was waiting till 1110am to start so we could have a look around the animals including the calves while we waited. The whole production of the cheese is really interesting as this ‘factory’ is so automated. The tour guide Andrea spoke excellent English and coped really well with the questions both in Spanish and English so we really felt like we did not miss out - I suspect it made her have to rush a little but she managed it beautifully. The tasting was interesting and set us up to try things in restaurants in the area.

Written July 20, 2019

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@Photos.Trips.and.Marco

Madrid, Spain389 contributions

Interessante. Interesting

May 2019 • Couples

Dorita, the owner is one of the attractions.
Adorable and talkative, she brings up passion to the tour. The facilities are brand new and clean.
The cheese is absolutely delicious. Buy it!
The tour is very interesting and informative. It takes around 40min and it costs just 4€.
The only negative point are the free samples given away. The tasting experience is a little bit poor. Too short and with small variety.

Dorita, a dona do negócio é uma atração a parte. Adorável e faladora, ela traz paixão para o tour. As instalações são novas e limpas.
O queijo é absolutamente delicioso. Não deixe de comprá-lo.
O tour é bem Interessante e informativo. Demora uns 40min e custa só 4€.
O único ponto negativo é a degustação: um pouco fraca, muito curta e com pouca variedade.

Written May 5, 2019

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Vic H

Whangarei, New Zealand62 contributions

Very interesting and informative tour.

Sep 2018

We stopped by about 17.00hrs after a days hiking in the area. The tour started at 17.15hrs.

There were 8 in our group. The other 6 spoke Spanish but the guide did the tour in a mix of English and Spanish for our benefit. She was excellent and provided really good information and allowed us time to ask questions.

The tour involved seeing the cows, watching the automated milking process and then seeing the cheese making process.

Finishing in the cheese tasting obviously! This is the famous cheese that matures in caves for a minimum of 2 months to get the mould growing in it. The cheese is strong and not to everyone’s taste but despite that it’s super interesting just to understand how it’s made.

The tour lasts about an hour and costs €4 each.

If you’re in the area it’s worth dropping in.

Written September 9, 2018

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Eleanor F

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Excellent tour with Isaac

Aug 2018 • Couples

Great day trip about 40 mins from llanes- very interesting tour of cheese making given by Isaac in English- Takes about 90 mins and great value for 4euro including tasting the cheese afterwards-Arenas de Cabrales is a charming town with nice river walk and nice restaurant- we ate in Cafeteria Santelmo- excellent food and service

Written August 6, 2018

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Vincent B

Barcelona, Spain17 contributions

Interesting but missed the visit in the cave!!

Apr 2017 • Family

Great experience to see this family business and listen's to the passion in their work.
Perfect for kids as they can play with the cows, see the milking method, the actual cheese manufacturing process and taste the product...
having said that I'd wish we had gone down in the cave to see the cheese in its maturation process..

Written April 27, 2017

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David L

10 contributions

5 star cow hotel

Aug 2016 • Family

Farm was built after original one was destroyed when water pipe used for electric generation burst. Built as a state of art farm with animal welfare in mind. Hear the story of how the cheese is made including how it gets its characteristic blue colour. Kids loved it. We got a tour in English. Very friendly people with big smiles.

Written August 2, 2016

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