The Lake Como area is known for its beautiful lake but also for its beautiful mountains and valleys. Just a few minutes from the city of Lecco is the Valsassina which is famous for its production of cheeses such as taleggio, caprino, robiola, quartirolo, and gorgonzola just to name a few.
In this excursion you will have the opportunity to discover the production and birth of these cheeses by visiting the dairy farm with a guided tour in Italian or English, you will learn how from a single raw material such as milk can be transformed into different types of cheese from the mildest to the most flavorful. At the end of the guided tour, the experience continues by moving from theory to practice! A rich cheese tasting will await you in the dairy farm restaurant.
All the year, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
Monday and Friday
10:45 Arrival by own means in Valsassina at dairy farm in Pasturo
11:00 Beginning of the guided tour of the dairy in Italian or English, you will be taken on a journey to discover the production and birth of the various types of cheese you will be able to observe up close each stage of the cheese aging process until the final packaging that will lead the cheese to be sold, distributed until it arrives on our tables and in our dishes
12:00 Tasting at the company's cheese restaurant, tasting of different types of cheeses with compotes, a glass of wine, water and coffee
14:00 Return home by own means
Wednesday and Thursday
09:45 Arrival by own means in Valsassina at dairy farm in Pasturo
10:00 Beginning of the guided tour of the dairy in Italian or English, you will be taken on a journey to discover the production and birth of the various types of cheese you will be able to observe up close every stage of the cheese aging process until the final packaging that will lead the cheese to be sold, distributed until it arrives on our tables and in our dishes
11:30 Tasting at the company's cheese restaurant, tasting of different types of cheeses with compotes, a glass of wine, water and coffee
13:30 Return home by own means
CLASSIC TASTING:
Tasting of different types of cheeses with compotes, a glass of wine, water and coffee
GOURMET TASTING:
Tasting of different types of cheeses with compotes, a hot dish (example: pizzoccheri, dish of the day), a glass of wine, water and coffee
The following materials will be provided free of charge to all participants during the visit: shoe covers, gown and cap, which are mandatory during the visit.
It is recommended to dress covered and with warm clothing as during the visit to the dairy the internal temperatures are low due to the presence of cold rooms.
Arrival by own means in Valsassina at dairy farm in Pasturo.
Beginning of the guided tour of the dairy in Italian or English, you will be taken on a journey to discover the production and birth of the various types of cheese you will be able to observe up close each stage of the cheese aging process until the final packaging that will lead the cheese to be sold, distributed until it arrives on our tables and in our dishes.
Tasting at the company's cheese restaurant, tasting of different types of cheeses with compotes, a glass of wine, water and coffee.
Return home by own means.
1 day
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