The cheese loop

One closed circuit through 265 towns across 24 countries, starting and ending wherever you fly in. Every traveller drives a stretch of this same loop — rotated to their airport, reversed if they want to go the other way — so the route is solved once here, not on each request.

265towns

316cheeses

39,289km by road

641 hbehind the wheel

1.37xroad vs crow, median

driving leg ferry or tunnel Charles de Gaulle optional excursion airport dot size = cheeses in that town coastline: Natural Earth

Map Fly into Units

The map draws straight lines; the numbers are real roads

Every leg was measured once through OSRM's car profile, so the road kilometres and the hours are what a car actually does — not a straight line multiplied by a guess. The lines on the map stay straight because the loop's order is what they show, not its tarmac.

Watch the “vs crow” column

A leg marked there is more than twice its straight-line distance, and those are the ones that catch people out — not the long hauls, but short hops with water or a mountain in the way. Caerphilly to Somerset looks like 34 km and is 105 km around the Severn. The 8 dashed legs cross water: the car profile drives around rather than sailing, so their road figures are the long way and a ferry will beat them.

“Drink” and “Eat with” are suggestions — hover either for the reason

The drink also carries a non-alcoholic alternative. The plate stays deliberately short: the cheese is the thing, and everything beside it is there to carry it or to cut it, never to compete.

There is no open dataset of cheese pairings, so these are derived rather than copied. About forty are classics so settled they define their region — Roquefort with Sauternes, Chavignol with Sancerre — and those are shown in full colour. The rest follow from what the cheese is, its milk and its style, against the standard principles, and are shown greyed. Every cheese also has a tea, coffee or juice pairing, because on a driving tour somebody is always driving.

A pencil mark (✎) means the town was chosen by hand

Wikidata records where a French or Italian cheese comes from, but usually gives a Danish, Polish or Romanian one nothing but its country — so those dropped out, and whole national cuisines vanished from the map for want of a data entry rather than for want of cheese. 19 are placed from documented origins, each with its reason on the mark. Cheeses genuinely made country-wide were left off rather than pinned somewhere invented.

Design my trip

Pick where you fly in, when you travel, and how long you want to drive in a day.

Hours rather than miles, the QR codes, and one stop a day

The budget is in hours because ten miles across Paris is two hours and ten miles in Provence is twenty minutes. Every leg was measured on real roads, so the difference is already in the numbers.

Each day carries a QR code for its town. Scan it off the printed page and your phone opens the map at that exact point, ready to hand to whichever navigation app you use; on a PDF read from the phone itself, tap it instead.

The hours are a guide, not a timetable. A day that runs over is not a failure — the castle you pass on the way is the point of the trip rather than a deviation from it, and most people settle somewhere and explore outwards from there. One cheese stop a day leaves room for exactly that, and for the fact that every tasting comes with a drink and you are the one driving.

Fly into Arrive Fly home Most you will drive in a day hours Shape of the trip Finish the last night near the airport

The order of stops

Every town has a page of its own — tap a name, or see all 265 towns by country.

#	Town	Country	Cheese	Drink	Eat with	crow	road	hours	vs crow
0	Paris Charles de Gaulle	France	—			50	66	1.1
1	Chevreuse	France	tomme de chèvre	A medium red — Cotes du Rhone or Merlot	Crusty bread, ham and a grain mustard	49	62	1.0
2	Dreux	France	Feuille de Dreux	Dry sparkling — Champagne or Cremant	Fresh baguette, and a crisp apple	62	68	1.1
3	Bonneval	France	bleu de bonneval	Port or a sweet dessert wine	Walnut bread, honey or a ripe pear	49	64	1.1
4	Orléans	France	Olivet cendré	Gewurztraminer, or a Trappist ale	Dark rye, boiled potatoes and cornichons	74	103	1.4
5	Selles-sur-Cher	France	Selles-sur-Cher cheese	Sancerre or Pouilly-Fume	Baguette, radishes and a little honey	13	14	0.3
6	Valençay	France	Valençay	Sancerre or another crisp Sauvignon	Fresh baguette, and a crisp apple	72	82	1.4
7	Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine	France	Sainte-Maure de Touraine	Sancerre or Pouilly-Fume	Baguette, radishes and a little honey	58	71	1.3
8	Pouligny-Saint-Pierre	France	Pouligny-saint-pierre	Sancerre or Pouilly-Fume	Baguette, radishes and a little honey	55	69	1.2
9	Poitiers	France	chabichou du Poitou, bonde de Gâtine	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	94	106	1.4
10	Brie	France	brie	Champagne	Baguette, with a green apple	85	104	1.5
11	Rilhac-Rancon	France	tomme de Rilhac	A medium red — Cotes du Rhone or Merlot	Crusty bread, ham and a grain mustard	78	96	1.2
12	Tulle	France	Truffe de Ventadour	Sancerre or Pouilly-Fume	Baguette, radishes and a little honey	53	73	1.3
13	Rocamadour	France	Rocamadour	Cremant or a light white	Crusty bread and fresh fruit	42	60	0.9
14	Cahors	France	bleu de Quercy	Port or a sweet dessert wine	Walnut bread, honey or a ripe pear	135	253	2.8
15	Montagne	France	Tomme de Montagne	A medium red — Cotes du Rhone or Merlot	Crusty bread, ham and a grain mustard	37	50	0.8
16	Bordeaux	France	Bûche du Poitou	Sancerre or Pouilly-Fume	Baguette, radishes and a little honey	92	115	1.3
17	Roquefort	France	Roquefort cheese	Sauternes	Walnut bread, and a pear	82	98	1.2
18	Pau	France	Ossau-Iraty	Tempranillo or Sangiovese	Quince paste and toasted almonds	37	45	0.6
19	Tarbes	France	Tomme des Pyrénées	Rioja or a medium Spanish red	Quince, almonds and crusty bread	89	130	1.8
20	Bethmale	France	Bethmale	A medium red — Cotes du Rhone or Merlot	Crusty bread, ham and a grain mustard	72	100	1.8
21	Belloc	France	Abbaye de Belloc	Rioja or a medium Spanish red	Quince, almonds and crusty bread	65	117	2.1
22	Puigcerdà	Spain	Cheese from l'Alt Urgell y la Cerdanya	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	32	73	1.5	2.3x
23	Palmerola	Spain	Palmero cheese	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	43	68	1.7
24	Garrotxa	Spain	Garrotxa cheese	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	291	383	7.9
25	Maó	Spain	Mahón cheese	Cava	Bread rubbed with tomato, and olive oil	114	153	14.1
26	Mallorca	Spain	Mallorca cheese	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	308	542	11.2
27	Tronchón	Spain	Tronchon	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	248	368	5.5
28	Roncal – Erronkari	Spain	Roncal cheese	Tempranillo or Sangiovese	Quince paste and toasted almonds	109	159	2.2
29	Idiazabal	Spain	Idiazabal cheese	Txakoli	Quince, walnuts and crusty bread	150	269	3.3
30	Casarejos	Spain	Torta del Casar	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	169	223	2.9
31	Villalón de Campos	Spain	Queso de Villalón	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	137	169	2.3
32	Salamanca	Spain	Arribes de Salamanca Cheese	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	184	234	3.0
33	Toledo	Spain	Manchego cheese PDO	Rioja Reserva	Membrillo, and Marcona almonds	327	395	4.3
34	Murcia City	Spain	Queso de Murcia al Vino PDO	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	211	301	4.0
35	Alpujarra de la Sierra	Spain	Alpujarra cheese	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	287	403	6.0
36	La Serena	Spain	La Serena cheese	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	107	132	2.0
37	Cáceres	Spain	Queso Ibores	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	201	240	3.9
38	Serpa	Portugal	Serpa cheese	Gewurztraminer, or a Trappist ale	Dark rye, boiled potatoes and cornichons	141	183	2.5
39	Azeitão (São Lourenço e São Simão)	Portugal	Queijo de Azeitão	Gewurztraminer, or a Trappist ale	Dark rye, boiled potatoes and cornichons	85	117	1.4
40	Santarém	Portugal	Santarém cheese	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	94	136	1.6
41	Nisa	Portugal	Nisa cheese	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	37	50	0.7
42	Castelo Branco	Portugal	Castelo Branco cheese, queijos da Beira Baixa, Queijo amarelo da Beira Baixa, Cabreiro de Castelo Branco, requeijão da Beira Baixa	Gewurztraminer, or a Trappist ale	Dark rye, boiled potatoes and cornichons	46	82	1.3
43	São Jorge da Beira	Portugal	São Jorge cheese	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	308	444	5.6
44	Santiago de Compostela	Spain	tetilla cheese	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	31	35	0.5
45	Arzúa	Spain	Arzúa-Ulloa cheese	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	58	83	1.2
46	San Simón da Costa	Spain	San Simón da Costa	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	147	200	2.2
47	Oviedo City	Spain	Queso Los Beyos	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	26	34	0.5
48	Gamonéu	Spain	Gamonéu cheese	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	12	15	0.3
49	L'Infiestu	Spain	Queso de Madelva	Sauternes or a late-harvest white	Walnut bread, honey or a ripe pear	42	55	1.0
50	Cabrales	Spain	Cabrales cheese	Asturian sidra	Crusty bread and a spoon of quince	405	702	8.2
51	Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron	France	Jonchée d'Oléron	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	78	107	1.9
52	Niort	France	Tomme de chambrille	Sancerre or another crisp Sauvignon	Fresh baguette, and a crisp apple	19	20	0.4
53	Bouillé-Courdault	France	Bouille	Dry sparkling — Champagne or Cremant	Fresh baguette, and a crisp apple	113	132	1.5
54	Nantes	France	Mimolette	A structured red — Bordeaux or Barolo	Oatcakes, apple and a sharp pickle	112	154	2.0
55	Laval	France	Trappiste de Laval	Gewurztraminer, or a Trappist ale	Dark rye, boiled potatoes and cornichons	68	76	1.1
56	Rennes	France	Bridel, Ménez Hom, Ty Pavez	Dry sparkling — Champagne or Cremant	Fresh baguette, and a crisp apple	78	93	1.4
57	Abbaye Notre-Dame de Timadeuc	France	Trappe de Timadeuc, Timanoix	A medium red — Cotes du Rhone or Merlot	Crusty bread, ham and a grain mustard	32	39	0.6
58	Côtes-d'Armor	France	Bleu des Côtes d'Armor	Port or a sweet dessert wine	Walnut bread, honey or a ripe pear	129	162	2.1
59	Milizac	France	Tomme d'Iroise, Ty'Mili	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	238	328	4.1
60	Coutances	France	Coutances cheese	Dry sparkling — Champagne or Cremant	Fresh baguette, and a crisp apple	120	163	2.3
61	Camembert	France	Camembert	Norman cider, dry	A fresh baguette, and nothing else	13	16	0.3
62	Livarot-Pays-d'Auge	France	livarot	Gewurztraminer, or a Trappist ale	Dark rye, boiled potatoes and cornichons	31	39	0.6
63	Pont-l'Évêque	France	Pont-l'Évêque	Gewurztraminer, or a Trappist ale	Dark rye, boiled potatoes and cornichons	69	85	1.0
64	Rouen	France	camembert de Normandie, Meule de Bray, Tome de Bray, fromage de Monsieur	Norman cider, dry	A fresh baguette, and nothing else	40	47	0.7
65	Neufchâtel-en-Bray	France	neufchâtel	Dry sparkling — Champagne or Cremant	Fresh baguette, and a crisp apple	294	580	11.1
66	Oxford	United Kingdom	Oxford Blue	Port or a sweet dessert wine	Walnut bread, honey or a ripe pear	35	48	0.7
67	Banbury	United Kingdom	Banbury cheese	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	66	79	1.3
68	Gloucester	United Kingdom	Double Gloucester cheese, Single Gloucester Cheese	A structured red — Bordeaux or Barolo	Oatcakes, apple and a sharp pickle	18	22	0.5
69	Dymock	United Kingdom	Stinking Bishop cheese	Gewurztraminer, or a Trappist ale	Dark rye, boiled potatoes and cornichons	36	52	0.8
70	Tintern	United Kingdom	Tintern cheese	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	28	36	0.7
71	Abergavenny	United Kingdom	Y Fenni cheese	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	32	45	0.8
72	Caerphilly	United Kingdom	Caerphilly cheese	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	34	105	1.5	3.1x
73	Somerset	United Kingdom	Exmoor Jersey Blue, West Country Farmhouse Cheddar	Port or a sweet dessert wine	Walnut bread, honey or a ripe pear	16	22	0.5
74	Cheddar	United Kingdom	Cheddar cheese	Claret, or an English bitter	Oatcakes, apple and a sharp chutney	37	46	0.7
75	Taunton	United Kingdom	Renegade Monk	Port or a sweet dessert wine	Walnut bread, honey or a ripe pear	44	56	0.8
76	Exeter	United Kingdom	Beenleigh Blue cheese, Harbourne Blue	Sauternes or a late-harvest white	Walnut bread, honey or a ripe pear	120	142	1.8
77	Truro	United Kingdom	Yarg, Miss Muffet	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	348	1110	15.3	3.2x
78	Durrus	Ireland	Durrus cheese	Gewurztraminer, or a Trappist ale	Dark rye, boiled potatoes and cornichons	79	96	1.4
79	Cork	Ireland	Imokilly Regato	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	72	95	1.2
80	Clonmel	Ireland	Gortnamona	Sancerre or another crisp Sauvignon	Fresh baguette, and a crisp apple	133	174	2.3
81	Wicklow	Ireland	Wicklow Blue	Port or a sweet dessert wine	Walnut bread, honey or a ripe pear	405	913	13.9	2.2x
82	Tobermory	United Kingdom	Isle of Mull Cheddar	Claret, or an English bitter	Oatcakes, apple and a sharp chutney	147	202	3.5
83	Inverness	United Kingdom	Shropshire Blue	Port or a sweet dessert wine	Walnut bread, honey or a ripe pear	196	301	4.0
84	Dunlop	United Kingdom	Dunlop cheese	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	47	66	1.1
85	Lanark	United Kingdom	Lanark Blue	Sauternes or a late-harvest white	Walnut bread, honey or a ripe pear	82	103	1.6
86	Roxburghshire	United Kingdom	Teviotdale cheese	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	22	28	0.4
87	Bonchester Bridge	United Kingdom	Bonchester cheese	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	190	218	3.0
88	York	United Kingdom	Buffalo Blue	Port or a sweet dessert wine	Walnut bread, honey or a ripe pear	105	153	1.9
89	Lancashire	United Kingdom	Lancashire cheese	A structured red — Bordeaux or Barolo	Oatcakes, apple and a sharp pickle	61	79	1.0
90	Cheshire	United Kingdom	Cheshire cheese	A structured red — Bordeaux or Barolo	Oatcakes, apple and a sharp pickle	40	52	0.9
91	Buxton	United Kingdom	Buxton Blue	Port or a sweet dessert wine	Walnut bread, honey or a ripe pear	27	33	0.6
92	Matlock	United Kingdom	Sage Derby	A structured red — Bordeaux or Barolo	Oatcakes, apple and a sharp pickle	25	35	0.6
93	Derby	United Kingdom	Derby cheese	A structured red — Bordeaux or Barolo	Oatcakes, apple and a sharp pickle	39	52	0.8
94	Leicester	United Kingdom	Red Leicester, Red Windsor	A structured red — Bordeaux or Barolo	Oatcakes, apple and a sharp pickle	22	27	0.5
95	Melton Mowbray	United Kingdom	Huntsman	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	51	58	0.9
96	Stilton	United Kingdom	Stilton cheese	Vintage port	Oatcakes, and celery	36	53	0.7
97	Cottenham	United Kingdom	Cottenham	Port or a sweet dessert wine	Walnut bread, honey or a ripe pear	35	52	0.7
98	Chevington	United Kingdom	Chevington cheese	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	180	297	3.6
99	Boursin	France	Boursin cheese	A light unoaked white, or a dry rose	Good bread, olive oil and a ripe tomato	58	75	1.2
100	Mont des Cats	France	Mont des Cats	A medium red — Cotes du Rhone or Merlot	Crusty bread, ham and a grain mustard	28	34	0.6
101	Passendale	Belgium	Passendale cheese	Gewurztraminer, or a Trappist ale	Dark rye, boiled potatoes and cornichons	30	42	0.7
102	Lille	France	Crémet du Cap Blanc Nez	Gewurztraminer, or a Trappist ale	Dark rye, boiled potatoes and cornichons	98	141	1.6
103	Amiens	France	Tomme au foin	A medium red — Cotes du Rhone or Merlot	Crusty bread, ham and a grain mustard	72	83	1.4
104	Manicamp	France	Manicamp	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	38	50	0.8
105	Mont-d'Origny	France	Mont d’Or	Jura Chardonnay	Baked, with boiled potatoes and charcuterie	37	43	0.8
106	Maroilles	France	Maroilles	Gewurztraminer, or a Trappist ale	Dark rye, boiled potatoes and cornichons	74	96	1.6
107	Belval	France	Trappiste de Belval	Gewurztraminer, or a Trappist ale	Dark rye, boiled potatoes and cornichons	59	87	1.1
108	Maredsous Abbey	Belgium	Maredsous cheese	Gewurztraminer, or a Trappist ale	Dark rye, boiled potatoes and cornichons	20	28	0.6
109	Namur	Belgium	Maquée	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	56	64	0.9
110	Brussels	Belgium	Brussels cheese	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	53	73	1.1
111	Westmalle Abbey	Belgium	Abbey of Westmalle	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	56	69	1.0
112	Maasdam	Netherlands	Maasdam cheese	A medium red — Cotes du Rhone or Merlot	Crusty bread, ham and a grain mustard	25	48	0.7
113	Stolwijk	Netherlands	Stolwijker	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	7	8	0.2
114	Gouda	Netherlands	Gouda, Boerenkaas	Young Pilsner, or a light BeaujolaisAged Tawny port	Rye crispbread and mustard	8	9	0.2
115	Bodegraven	Netherlands	Rotterdamsche Oude	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	20	26	0.4
116	Leiden	Netherlands	Leyden cheese	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	27	42	0.7
117	Haarlem	Netherlands	Noord-Hollandse kaas	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	27	43	0.6
118	Beemster	Netherlands	Beemster cheese	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	9	13	0.2
119	Edam	Netherlands	Edam	A medium red — Cotes du Rhone or Merlot	Crusty bread, ham and a grain mustard	82	134	1.9
120	Dalfsen	Netherlands	Leerdammer	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	86	109	1.6
121	Kollum	Netherlands	Kollumer kaas	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	418	722	8.0
122	Salling	Denmark	Danish Blue✎	Aquavit, chilled	Dark rye, with radishes	136	172	3.3
123	Samsø Municipality	Denmark	Samsø cheese	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	111	368	5.1	3.3x
124	Esrum Abbey	Denmark	Esrom	Cremant or a light white	Crusty bread and fresh fruit	27	33	0.5
125	Holte	Denmark	Havarti✎	Riesling, off-dry	Rye bread and pickled herring, or plain with cucumber	130	154	1.8
126	Maribo	Denmark	Maribo cheese✎	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	386	883	9.3	2.3x
127	Leipzig	Germany	Milbenkäse	A light unoaked white, or a dry rose	Good bread, olive oil and a ripe tomato	200	254	2.8
128	Prague	Czech Republic	Hermelín	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	118	149	2.1
129	Abertamy	Czech Republic	Abertam cheese	Jura Chardonnay or a dry alpine white	Rye bread, cornichons and air-dried ham	304	416	5.1
130	Nieheim	Germany	Nieheimer Käse	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	264	315	3.4
131	Herve	Belgium	Herve cheese, Meule du Plateau	Gewurztraminer, or a Trappist ale	Dark rye, boiled potatoes and cornichons	29	37	0.4
132	Wavreumont	Belgium	Le Chèvre de Wavreumont	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	21	27	0.5
133	Werbomont	Belgium	Doré de Lathuy	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	40	48	0.9
134	Rochefort Abbey	Belgium	Rochefort	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	70	95	1.2
135	Arlon	Belgium	Fromage D'Orval	A medium red — Cotes du Rhone or Merlot	Crusty bread, ham and a grain mustard	68	90	1.1
136	Metz	France	Carré de l'Est	Dry sparkling — Champagne or Cremant	Fresh baguette, and a crisp apple	130	166	1.8
137	Strasbourg	France	munster	Gewurztraminer	Boiled potatoes and caraway seed	106	133	2.2
138	Épinal	France	Emmental français est-central	Pinot noir, light	Dark rye, ham and mustard	59	81	1.1
139	Colombier	France	colombier	A medium red — Cotes du Rhone or Merlot	Crusty bread, ham and a grain mustard	69	81	1.3
140	Langres	France	Langres cheese	Gewurztraminer, or a Trappist ale	Dark rye, boiled potatoes and cornichons	92	117	1.5
141	Chaource	France	chaource cheese	Dry sparkling — Champagne or Cremant	Fresh baguette, and a crisp apple	61	77	1.3
142	Époisses	France	Époisses	Marc de Bourgogne	A spoon, and plain bread	19	24	0.5
143	Abbaye de la Pierre-qui-Vire	France	Boulette de la Pierre-qui-Vire, Pierre-qui-Vire	Cremant or a light white	Crusty bread and fresh fruit	104	144	2.5
144	Charolles	France	charolais	Sancerre or Pouilly-Fume	Baguette, radishes and a little honey	67	84	1.2
145	Romans	France	Tomme de Romans	Cremant or a light white	Crusty bread and fresh fruit	18	23	0.4
146	Bourg-en-Bresse	France	bleu de Gex, Pourri bressan	Port or a sweet dessert wine	Walnut bread, honey or a ripe pear	57	86	1.1
147	Bresse-sur-Grosne	France	Bleu de Bresse	Port or a sweet dessert wine	Walnut bread, honey or a ripe pear	66	83	1.2
148	Cîteaux Abbey	France	abbaye de Citeaux	A medium red — Cotes du Rhone or Merlot	Crusty bread, ham and a grain mustard	22	25	0.6
149	Dijon	France	bouton de culotte, Clacbitou, Petit Gaugry	Sancerre or another crisp Sauvignon	Fresh baguette, and a crisp apple	74	98	1.2
150	Besançon	France	Comté cheese, vacherin	Vin jaune du Jura	Rye bread, cornichons and a few walnuts	17	28	0.5
151	Cléron	France	Édel de Cléron	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	60	81	1.3
152	Lons-le-Saunier	France	The Laughing Cow	A cold lager	Plain crackers	39	53	1.0
153	Morbier	France	morbier	A medium red — Cotes du Rhone or Merlot	Crusty bread, ham and a grain mustard	47	74	1.2
154	Lausanne	Switzerland	Vacherin Mont-d'Or, Berner Alpkäse	Jura Chardonnay	Baked, with boiled potatoes and charcuterie	29	83	1.3	2.9x
155	Abondance	France	abondance	Jura Chardonnay or a dry alpine white	Rye bread, cornichons and air-dried ham	36	66	1.2
156	L’Etivaz	Switzerland	L'Étivaz, L’Etivaz	Jura Chardonnay or a dry alpine white	Rye bread, cornichons and air-dried ham	18	28	0.5
157	Gruyères	Switzerland	Gruyère	Fendant du Valais	Boiled new potatoes and pickled onions	42	55	0.9
158	Mont-Vully	Switzerland	Mont Vully	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	24	51	0.9	2.1x
159	Courtelary	Switzerland	Tête de Moine	Pinot noir	Rye bread, cornichons and air-dried ham	55	83	1.4
160	Emmental administrative district	Switzerland	Emmental	Pinot noir, light	Dark rye, ham and mustard	100	153	2.4
161	Glarus	Switzerland	Schabziger	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	40	53	1.0
162	Lütisburg	Switzerland	Chällerhocker	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	23	27	0.4
163	Frauenfeld	Switzerland	Scharfe Maxx	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	72	118	1.5
164	Wangen im Allgau	Germany	Weisslacker✎	Gewurztraminer, or a Trappist ale	Dark rye, boiled potatoes and cornichons	126	185	2.6
165	Innsbruck	Austria	Tiroler bergkäse	Jura Chardonnay or a dry alpine white	Rye bread, cornichons and air-dried ham	98	144	2.0
166	Munich	Germany	Cambozola	Port or a sweet dessert wine	Walnut bread, honey or a ripe pear	136	169	1.9
167	Mondsee	Austria	Mondseer	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	292	367	3.8
168	Magyaróvár	Hungary	Óvári Cheese	A medium red — Cotes du Rhone or Merlot	Crusty bread, ham and a grain mustard	208	265	2.8
169	Loštice	Czech Republic	Olomouc curd cheese	A light unoaked white, or a dry rose	Good bread, olive oil and a ripe tomato	167	228	3.0
170	Zazriva	Slovakia	Korbacik✎, Ostiepok✎, Parenica✎	A light Italian white — Verdicchio or Fiano	Tomato, olive oil and torn bread	59	95	1.9
171	Zakopane	Poland	Oscypek✎, Redykolka✎, bundz✎	Grilled, with cranberry	Grilled, with cranberry preserve	405	635	9.2
172	Năsal	Romania	Năsal	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	59	96	2.1
173	Ibanesti	Romania	Telemea✎	Assyrtiko or another saline dry white	Mamaliga, or tomato and green onion	157	241	4.6
174	Bran	Romania	Branza de burduf✎	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	308	428	7.9
175	Cherni Vit	Bulgaria	Cherni Vit	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	456	854	8.8
176	Karacabey	Turkey	Mihalic Peyniri✎	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	178	246	3.0
177	Ezine	Turkey	Ezine peyniri	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	77	149	3.4
178	Mytilene	Greece	Ladotyri Mytilinis✎	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	137	247	4.0
179	Tulum	Turkey	tulum cheese	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	198	298	29.3
180	Mykonos	Greece	Kopanisti mykonou✎	Assyrtiko or another saline dry white	Olives, cucumber and oregano	38	46	8.6
181	Naxos	Greece	Graviera✎	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	290	429	35.8
182	Kalamata	Greece	Sfela	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	233	476	5.8	2.0x
183	Domokos	Greece	Katiki Domokou	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	120	182	2.6
184	Metsovo	Greece	Metsovone	A light Italian white — Verdicchio or Fiano	Tomato, olive oil and torn bread	394	584	7.0
185	Pirot	Serbia	Pirotski kačkavalj	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	316	393	4.4
186	Zasavica	Serbia	Pule cheese✎	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	235	435	6.5
187	Livno	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Livno cheese	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	35	73	1.4	2.1x
188	Radošić, Lećevica	Croatia	Lećevački cheese	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	272	469	5.5
189	Pazin	Croatia	Istrian sheep cheese	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	115	226	2.9
190	Bohinj	Slovenia	Mohant, Bohinj cheese	Cremant or a light white	Crusty bread and fresh fruit	19	56	0.9	3.0x
191	Tolmin	Slovenia	Tolminc	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	22	37	0.6
192	Bovec	Slovenia	Bovec cheese	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	137	189	2.5
193	Venice	Italy	Monte Veronese PDO	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	26	30	0.7
194	Treviso	Italy	Casatella Trevigiana PDO, Inbriago	Cremant or a light white	Crusty bread and fresh fruit	61	90	1.6
195	Asiago	Italy	Asiago PDO	Jura Chardonnay or a dry alpine white	Rye bread, cornichons and air-dried ham	58	129	2.3	2.2x
196	Moena	Italy	Puzzone di Moena	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	89	132	2.4
197	Stilfs	Italy	Stelvio	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	108	210	3.8
198	Taleggio	Italy	Taleggio PDO	Franciacorta	Polenta, or grilled bread	18	44	0.9	2.4x
199	Caprino Bergamasco	Italy	Caprino cheese	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	24	40	0.8
200	Gorgonzola	Italy	Gorgonzola	Passito or Moscato	Polenta, or walnut bread with honey	18	24	0.5
201	Milan	Italy	mascarpone, Valtellina Casera PDO, Formaggella del Luinese PDO	A light unoaked white, or a dry rose	Good bread, olive oil and a ripe tomato	116	127	1.5
202	Parma	Italy	Parmesan	Lambrusco	Broken by hand, with aged balsamic	87	99	1.2
203	Bologna	Italy	Grana Padano PDO	A structured red — Bordeaux or Barolo	Oatcakes, apple and a sharp pickle	191	250	2.8
204	Parrano	Italy	Parrano	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	198	293	3.6
205	Picinisco	Italy	Pecorino di Picinisco	Chianti Classico	Fresh broad beans, or a pear and honey	96	133	1.8
206	Naples	Italy	burrata	A light Italian white — Verdicchio or Fiano	Tomato, olive oil and torn bread	122	157	2.4
207	Filiano	Italy	Pecorino di Filiano PDO	Chianti Classico	Fresh broad beans, or a pear and honey	69	119	1.5
208	Andria	Italy	burrata di Andria	A light Italian white — Verdicchio or Fiano	Tomato, olive oil and torn bread	48	62	0.8
209	Bari	Italy	mozzarella	Falanghina	Ripe tomato, basil, good olive oil, torn bread	247	356	4.7
210	Catanzaro	Italy	Pecorino del Monte Poro	Chianti Classico	Fresh broad beans, or a pear and honey	234	321	4.5
211	Syracuse	Italy	Ragusano PDO	A light Italian white — Verdicchio or Fiano	Tomato, olive oil and torn bread	58	73	1.0
212	Gravina di Catania	Italy	Pallone di Gravina	A light Italian white — Verdicchio or Fiano	Tomato, olive oil and torn bread	70	93	1.3
213	Enna	Italy	Piacentinu Ennese PDO	Rioja or a medium Spanish red	Quince, almonds and crusty bread	100	137	1.8
214	Palermo	Italy	caciocavallo, caciocavallo palermitano, Primosale	A light Italian white — Verdicchio or Fiano	Tomato, olive oil and torn bread	573	1973	27.8	3.4x
215	Bastelicaccia	France	Bastelicaccia	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	7	10	0.2
216	Ajaccio	France	Brocciu, Niolo, bleu de Corse	A light unoaked white, or a dry rose	Good bread, olive oil and a ripe tomato	282	477	11.5
217	Annot	France	Annot	A light unoaked white, or a dry rose	Good bread, olive oil and a ripe tomato	67	187	3.6	2.8x
218	Castelmagno	Italy	Castelmagno PDO	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	27	36	0.9
219	Cuneo	Italy	Blu di Cuneo	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	39	53	0.8
220	Murazzano	Italy	Murazzano PDO	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	73	96	1.3
221	Turin	Italy	Toma Piemontese PDO, Tomino	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	84	109	1.5
222	Saint-André	France	Saint-André cheese	Dry sparkling — Champagne or Cremant	Fresh baguette, and a crisp apple	18	23	0.4
223	Termignon	France	Bleu de Termignon	Port or a sweet dessert wine	Walnut bread, honey or a ripe pear	23	67	1.3	2.9x
224	Tignes	France	Persillé de Tignes	Port or a sweet dessert wine	Walnut bread, honey or a ripe pear	38	68	1.3
225	Beaufort	France	beaufort	Roussette de Savoie	Rye bread and dried mountain ham	21	34	0.7
226	Tamié Abbey	France	Abbaye de Tamié	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	12	27	0.8	2.2x
227	Savoie	France	Tomme de Savoie, Emmental de Savoie, Tomme forte de Savoie	A medium red — Cotes du Rhone or Merlot	Crusty bread, ham and a grain mustard	32	50	0.9
228	Chambéry	France	Reblochon, chevrotin, Gruyère français, Persillé des Aravis, Mont-cenis, Tomme blanche, Tracle du Bugey	Apremont	Potatoes, lardons and onion — a tartiflette	45	57	0.7
229	Grenoble	France	Pétafine	A cold lager	Plain crackers	32	51	0.7
230	Saint-Marcellin	France	Saint-Marcellin	Dry sparkling — Champagne or Cremant	Fresh baguette, and a crisp apple	20	40	0.8	2.0x
231	Villard-de-Lans	France	Vercorais	Jura Chardonnay or a dry alpine white	Rye bread, cornichons and air-dried ham	28	76	1.5	2.7x
232	Lavaldens	France	bleu de Lavaldens	Port or a sweet dessert wine	Walnut bread, honey or a ripe pear	49	79	1.4
233	Gap	France	persillé du col Bayard	Port or a sweet dessert wine	Walnut bread, honey or a ripe pear	68	101	1.5
234	Banon	France	Banon cheese	Sauvignon Blanc	Toasted bread, honey and thyme	57	86	1.6
235	Puyloubier	France	Brousse du Rove	Sauvignon Blanc	Toasted bread, honey and thyme	35	48	0.8
236	Marseille	France	Tomme de Provence	Sancerre or another crisp Sauvignon	Fresh baguette, and a crisp apple	126	170	2.1
237	Montpellier	France	Pélardon	Sancerre or Pouilly-Fume	Baguette, radishes and a little honey	66	90	1.3
238	Causses-et-Veyran	France	bleu des Causses	Sauternes or a late-harvest white	Walnut bread, honey or a ripe pear	56	147	1.9	2.6x
239	Saint-Affrique	France	Cazelle de Saint Affrique	An amber ale, or a soft red	Rye crispbread, mustard or a fruit chutney	50	79	1.3
240	Rodez	France	Bleu d'Auvergne	Sauternes or a late-harvest white	Walnut bread, honey or a ripe pear	43	54	0.9
241	Laguiole	France	laguiole cheese	A structured red — Bordeaux or Barolo	Oatcakes, apple and a sharp pickle	42	79	1.3
242	Aurillac	France	Fouchtra	A medium red — Cotes du Rhone or Merlot	Crusty bread, ham and a grain mustard	24	44	0.8
243	Salers	France	salers	A structured red — Bordeaux or Barolo	Oatcakes, apple and a sharp pickle	19	49	0.8	2.6x
244	Thiézac	France	bleu de Thiézac	Port or a sweet dessert wine	Walnut bread, honey or a ripe pear	32	68	1.1	2.1x
245	Chaudes-Aigues	France	fresh Tomme	A light unoaked white, or a dry rose	Good bread, olive oil and a ripe tomato	21	28	0.5
246	Cantal	France	Cantal	A structured red — Bordeaux or Barolo	Oatcakes, apple and a sharp pickle	27	36	0.5
247	Le Malzieu-Ville	France	persillé du Malzieu	Sauternes or a late-harvest white	Walnut bread, honey or a ripe pear	42	64	1.2
248	Loudes	France	bleu de Loudes	Port or a sweet dessert wine	Walnut bread, honey or a ripe pear	12	14	0.3
249	Le Puy-en-Velay	France	Fourme d'Yssingeaux	Port or a sweet dessert wine	Walnut bread, honey or a ripe pear	59	81	1.4
250	Saint-Félicien	France	Saint-Félicien cheese	Dry sparkling — Champagne or Cremant	Fresh baguette, and a crisp apple	27	45	0.9
251	Valence	France	bleu du Vercors-Sassenage, Picodon	Port or a sweet dessert wine	Walnut bread, honey or a ripe pear	60	78	1.0
252	Condrieu	France	rigotte de Condrieu	Sancerre or another crisp Sauvignon	Fresh baguette, and a crisp apple	34	43	0.7
253	Lyon	France	Faisselle, Mâconnais cheese	A light unoaked white, or a dry rose	Good bread, olive oil and a ripe tomato	62	110	1.4
254	Montbrison	France	fourme de Montbrison	Port or a sweet dessert wine	Walnut bread, honey or a ripe pear	47	80	1.3
255	Brousse	France	Brousse	A light unoaked white, or a dry rose	Good bread, olive oil and a ripe tomato	35	47	0.9
256	Clermont-Ferrand	France	fourme d'Ambert	Port or a sweet dessert wine	Walnut bread, honey or a ripe pear	23	38	0.8
257	Saint-Nectaire	France	Saint-Nectaire	A medium red — Cotes du Rhone or Merlot	Crusty bread, ham and a grain mustard	4	6	0.1
258	Murol	France	Murol	A medium red — Cotes du Rhone or Merlot	Crusty bread, ham and a grain mustard	18	35	0.6
259	Laqueuille	France	bleu de Laqueuille	Port or a sweet dessert wine	Walnut bread, honey or a ripe pear	89	158	1.8
260	Chambérat	France	Chambérat	Gewurztraminer, or a Trappist ale	Dark rye, boiled potatoes and cornichons	73	105	1.3
261	Bourges	France	Crottin de Chavignol, Santranges-sancerre	Sancerre	Toasted baguette, honey and thyme	164	182	2.6
262	Melun	France	Brie de Melun, Fougerus	Champagne	Baguette, with a green apple	20	22	0.4
263	Chaumes-en-Brie	France	Chaumes	Gewurztraminer, or a Trappist ale	Dark rye, boiled potatoes and cornichons	24	28	0.5
264	Coulommiers	France	Coulommiers cheese	Dry sparkling — Champagne or Cremant	Fresh baguette, and a crisp apple	21	28	0.5
265	Meaux	France	Brie de Meaux	Champagne	Baguette, with a green apple	25	32	0.6

Left off the loop — 8 towns too far from anything else

Each is a fine excursion on its own; none is worth the detour the loop would need to collect it. The ones reachable only by sea are drawn on the map in outline, tethered to the nearest stop by a dotted ferry — visible, clearly not part of the circuit. The rest sit outside the default frame: zoom out on the map to see where they fall.

Aura, Finland nearest stop 441 km
Burträsk, Sweden nearest stop 791 km
Cagliari, Italy nearest stop 302 km
Tonsberg, Norway nearest stop 293 km
Vikøyri, Norway nearest stop 510 km
Korycin, Poland nearest stop 287 km
Telšiai, Lithuania nearest stop 610 km
Chania, Greece Crete — sea crossing