Cabrales

Stop 50 of 265 · Spain

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

The cheese

Cabrales cheese

  • sheep milk
  • blue
Drink
Asturian sidraPoured from a height in the same villages. The sour cider is the only local answer to a blue this fierce.
Driving
Cloudy apple juiceThe cider's sharpness without the alcohol.
Eat with
Crusty bread and a spoon of quinceIt is fierce enough to need sweetness; the bread is there to slow it down.

A classic pairing — settled enough that it belongs to the region.

Cabrales cheese on Wikipedia

The road

Arriving fromL'Infiestu55 km (34 mi) by road, about 58 min driving.
On toSaint-Pierre-d'Oléron702 km (436 mi) by road, about 8 h 11 min driving.
CabralesL'Infiestu

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.