Lavaldens

Stop 232 of 265 · France

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

The cheese

Bleu de Lavaldens

  • cow milk
  • blue
Drink
Port or a sweet dessert wineSugar and spirit against salt and mould — the oldest reliable rule in cheese pairing.
Driving
Sweet black teaWeight and sweetness without the alcohol.
Eat with
Walnut bread, honey or a ripe pearSweetness and nut against salt and mould — the same principle as the wine, on a plate.

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

Bleu de Lavaldens on Wikidata

The road

Arriving fromVillard-de-Lans76 km (47 mi) by road, about 1 h 28 min driving. The road is 2.7× the straight line — an estuary, a pass or a lake is in the way.
On toGap79 km (49 mi) by road, about 1 h 26 min driving.
LavaldensVillard-de-LansGap

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.