OSSAU-IRATY PDO Cheese Route Producer of Cheeses / Cheesemongers in Montory

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  • AOP Ossau Iraty

Location : In the countryside

Province : The Pyrenean Valleys

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  • Open all year round
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    • GOURMET STOPOVERS
      DISCOVER THE PDO OSSAU-IRATY CHEESE ROUTE

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

      Discovering a local product
      This gourmet getaway 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 behind this production. You can choose your stages to meet a producer or visit a cheese dairy or a cellar, go to a shop or meet the shepherds and their pastoral traditions.

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

      An original visit to Béarn for lovers of the region
      From the town of Oloron-Sainte Marie, gateway to the Barétous Valley, the Aspe Valley, and the Ossau Valley with its famous Pic du Midi d'Ossau via the Vic-Bilh, dial the trip which resembles you at the meeting of the AOP Ossau-Iraty in the exceptional setting of Béarn, at the foot of the Pyrenees. Do not hesitate any longer and come and visit the country of the sheep and its gourmet stages 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 such as Salies-de-Béarn, Oloron or Pau, visiting the lands of Madiran, in the heart of the Béarn mountains at Arette, Bedous or Laruns, or even at the top of the Pyrenean passes, there is there are bound to be one or two stages within fifteen minutes!

      Zoom on the activities of the Route du Fromage AOP Ossau-Iraty 2023 in Béarn

      Visit a farm


      PAYSSAS FARM to Asasp-Arros (stage 117).
      In July and August, on Tuesday, visit of 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 32 76 38 06
      + info

      BERGERIE LOUSTEAU to Aste Béon (stage 121).
      Visit of the sheepfold possible according to our availability.
      Contact us. 06 75 30 11 37
      + info

      Visit a cheese factory


      PAYS D'ARAMITS CHEESE FACTORY in Aramits (stage 111).
      Visit of the cheese dairy for groups (> 10 people) by appointment. 05 59 34 63 03
      + info

      Visit an eco-museum


      BASCO BEARNAIS FARMERS FROM ACCOUS to Accous (stage 119).
      Integrated into the Aspe Valley Ecomuseum, the Basco-Béarnais Farmers offer more than just tasting.
      Through the window you can see the salting tub and thus fully understand the maturing techniques.


      A video tells you all about the tradition of shepherds, breeding and the history of the Béarnaise valleys. 05 59 34 76 06


      + info

      Discover life in the mountain pastures


      JULIEN LASALLE to Lourdios (stage 113).
      Cabins open with the AET3VB on 27/07 and 10/08.
      Estive celebrates on 08/17. 06 07 38 46 17
      + info

      CÉDRIC PUCHEU at Issor & cabin at La Pierre Saint-Martin (stage 114).


      Cabins open with the AET3VB on 27/07 and 10/08. 05 59 34 40 57 - 06 26 61 09 81
      + info

      Registration is sometimes necessary before your visit and some are chargeable. Contact details and opening times can be viewed on the Ossau-Iraty AOP website or on the Cheese Route guide, which can be downloaded 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.

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OSSAU-IRATY PDO Cheese Route

Address

64470 Montory

GPS coordinates

43° 5'50.12"N, 0° 49'8.42"W

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