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GOURMET STOPS

Discover the Ossau-Iraty AOP cheese route

Do you like cheese? We take you to discover the land of sheep on the AOP Ossau-Iraty cheese route. Embark on a gourmet road trip that will take you to meet those who make this typical cheese from the Béarnais region.

Discovering a local product

This gourmet escapade through Béarn will allow you to discover the typical characteristics of Ossau-Iraty AOP Béarnais: a tender paste and a pronounced taste. It will also be an opportunity for you to discover the ancestral know-how hidden behind this production. You can choose your stops to meet a producer or visit a cheese factory or cellar, go to a store or meet shepherds and their pastoral traditions.

Ossau-Iraty: a traditional cheese

Ossau-Iraty AOP is a sheep's milk cheese inherited from millennia-old pastoral traditions. Its producers have come together under the AOP sign, Protected Designation of Origin. This is a sign of quality which supervises production, certifies a manufacturing process, and assures you that sheep, breeders, producers, cheese factories and refiners are all located in a well-defined area of which we invite you to discover the Béarnaise part.

An original visit to Béarn for lovers of the region

From the town of Oloron-Sainte Marie, open door to the Barétous Valley, the Aspe Valley, and the Ossau Valley with its famous Pic du Midi d'Ossau passing through the Vic-Bilh, create the trip that suits you to meet the AOP Ossau-Iraty in the exceptional setting of Béarn, at the foot of the Pyrenees . Don't hesitate any longer and come visit the land of sheep and its gourmet stops on this cheese route which will enrich all your visits to the territory by adding a gourmet touch.

Indeed, whether you are in the plains like Salies-de-Béarn, Oloron or Pau , visiting the lands of Madiran, in the heart of the Béarn mountains in Arette, Bedous or Laruns, or even at the top of the Pyrenees passes, it There are definitely one or two stages less than fifteen minutes away!

2024 events on the AOP Ossau-Iraty Cheese Route in Béarn

Visit a farm

• FERME DU PAYSSAS in Asasp-Arros (stage no. 113). In July and August, on Tuesday, visit to the farm at 4:30 p.m. and meal based on products from local producers from 7 p.m., with musical entertainment. By reservation. 06 78 52 12 78 - 06 78 52 12 78 / + info

• BERGERIE LOUSTAU in Aste Béon (stage no. 117). Visit to the sheepfold possible depending on our availability. Contact us. 06 75 30 11 37 / more info

Assist in manufacturing

• FERME LASSALLE in Lourdios (stage no. 110). 06 47 81 63 97 - 06 47 81 63 97 / + info

See the dog's work

• CABANE DU GAEC MANAOUT in Arette (stage no. 105). 06 70 73 46 67 / more info

Visit an eco-museum

• THE BASCO-BÉARNAIS FARMERS OF ACCOUS in Accous (stage no. 115). 05 59 34 76 06 / more info

Visit a cheese factory

ARAMITS COUNTRY CHEESE FACTORY in Aramits (step no. 107). Visit to the cheese factory for groups of at least 10 people, by appointment. 05 59 34 63 03 / more info

Discover summer life

• CABANE DU GAEC MANAOUT in Arette (stage no. 105). Every Thursday, Marc welcomes you. 06 70 73 46 67 / more info
• FERME RÉCÉBIRE in Issor (step no. 109). Cabins open with the AET3VB on July 25, August 1 and 8. 05 59 34 40 57 - 05 59 34 40 57 / more info
• FERME LASSALLE in Lourdios (stage no. 110). Participates in “Open cabins” with the AETVB on July 25 and August 1 and 8. 06 47 81 63 97 - 06 47 81 63 97 / + info

Registration is sometimes necessary before your visit and some require a fee. Contact details and opening times can be found on the Ossau-Iraty AOP website or on the Cheese Route guide to download here. The guide is also available in the tourist offices of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, in the stages and at the headquarters of the defense union of the AOP Ossau-Iraty, in Ostabat.

On Thursday July 25, 2024, many stages are organizing a festive day. The animations are different from one stage to another. Some examples: aperitif dinner, guided tour followed by lunch, musical entertainment, games for children... and gourmet baskets to win. See the program.