Idiazabal

Stop 29 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

Idiazabal cheese

  • sheep milk
  • hard
Drink
TxakoliBasque smoke and Basque wine: spritzy, sharp, poured long.
Driving
Sparkling apple juiceThe spritz is the point.
Eat with
Quince, walnuts and crusty breadSmoke wants sweetness beside it; the Basque table serves exactly this.

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

Idiazabal cheese on Wikipedia

The road

Arriving fromRoncal – Erronkari159 km (99 mi) by road, about 2 h 12 min driving.
On toCasarejos269 km (167 mi) by road, about 3 h 19 min driving.
IdiazabalRoncal – Erronkari

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.