Azeitão (São Lourenço e São Simão)

Stop 39 of 265 · Portugal

One cheese on the loop, with something to drink beside it, something for the driver, and the road either side.

The cheese

Queijo de Azeitão

  • sheep milk
  • washed
Drink
Gewurztraminer, or a Trappist aleA pungent washed rind overpowers most reds. An aromatic white or a yeasty strong ale meets it instead.
Driving
Strong dark-roast coffeeOne of the few drinks with enough presence not to be flattened.
Eat with
Dark rye, boiled potatoes and cornichonsThe pungent ones want starch to carry them and vinegar to cut them, never sweetness.

Derived from the milk and the style of the cheese, not from local custom. A local will have opinions.

Queijo de Azeitão on Wikipedia

The road

Arriving fromSerpa183 km (114 mi) by road, about 2 h 27 min driving.
On toSantarém117 km (73 mi) by road, about 1 h 27 min driving.
Azeitão (São Lourenço e São Simão)SerpaSantarém

Every cheese on the loop has a drink for the driver as well as one for the passengers. On a driving tour, somebody is always driving.