Tarbes

Stop 19 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

Tomme des Pyrénées

  • sheep milk
  • pressed
  • semi-soft
Drink
Rioja or a medium Spanish redPressed sheep's-milk wheels take a medium red comfortably.
Driving
Hibiscus infusionTart and deep enough to cut the fat.
Eat with
Quince, almonds and crusty breadPressed sheep wheels take sweet fruit paste the way Manchego does.

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

Tomme des Pyrénées on Wikipedia

The road

Arriving fromPau45 km (28 mi) by road, about 37 min driving.
On toBethmale130 km (81 mi) by road, about 1 h 48 min driving.
TarbesPauBethmale

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.