When traveling through northern Italy and its mountainous regions of the Piedmont and Aosta Valley one type of cheese that will often cross your path is a “Toma”.
It´s a mountainous pal – pressed, and often made from skimmed or partially skimmed milk – who finds his relatives in the French and Swiss “Tomme” who are lurking on the other side of the mountain peaks.
The dairy and poultry festival is organized by SYCOPLA and is a meeting point for retailers and producers to meet and exchange.
At the market you will find the world´s largest cheese plate with apporximately 1.500 varieties of cheese.
Note: the festival is only open to professionals.
On the weekend of July 16th all Sunday long – Picodon will be the showcase of this cheese festival!
Every year more than 10.000! visitors come together to celebrate goat´’s milk cheese *Picodon* and the village of Saoû.
Producers from the Drôme as well as the Ardèche department will compete for the best Picodon goat cheese right in front of town hall. Round up is the big market where everyone can bathe in cheese and other artisanal goods!
Gustav and I are ready to go!
Note: Festival- and event dates might change. Make sure to always check with official sites before booking your trip or heading out the door.
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Pack your bags and join the Paris Cheese and Wine Week!
Paris Cheese and Wine Week is a gourmet festive week, celebrating artisans, restaurateurs, producers and local shops alike and is a must be for food- and winelovers from near and afar.
This year more than 150 differen places open their doors for tastings and exclusive gourmand experiences!
Follow this link to the map of all the participating places!
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The time of the year has come for Transhumance festivities!
This one takes place in Castellane, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence in France.
3 days of celebration dedicated to pastoralism and the tradition of transhumance
You can watch sheperds with their cattle, sheep and dogs and see lots of other animals like chicken, pigs, rabbits, ponies and donkeys. There will be children animation and live music performances as well as a farmers market and a barbecue!
Note: Festival- and event dates might change.
Make sure to always check with official sites before booking your trip or heading out the door.
The time of the year has come for Transhumance festivities!
This one takes place in Corps, Isère , in the Rhône-Alpes of France.
Other than eg. the transhumance in Seix and Castellane it only takes place on Friday and Saturday but will nevertheless be an incredible experience!
Note: Festival- and event dates might change.
Make sure to always check with official sites before booking your trip or heading out the door.
Ok, this might not be a cheese festival, but it´s definitely an event one does not want to miss!
And you know why? It´s Transhumance time again!
On Sunday the 28th of May the cows are brought to their summer pastures where they will stay until October. Following the old tradition of transhumance that makes cheese as we know it possible the Fête de la transhumance at the Col Bonnecombe is accompanied by numerous activities as well as a market with produce from the area.
Note: Festival- and event dates might change.
Make sure to always check with official sites before booking your trip or heading out the door.
The time of the year has come for Transhumance festivities!
This one takes place in Seix in the Ariège department in southwestern France.
On Saturday June 10th you can watch shepherds with their cattle, sheep and dogs , listen to live music performances and I am sure will also get your hands on a lot of food and wine!
Note: Festival- and event dates might change.
Make sure to always check with official sites before booking your trip or heading out the door.
