April 2026
30th San Simón da Costa Cheese Festival (Vilalba, Galicia)
The 30th San Simón da Costa Cheese Festival will take place on April 4th and 5th, 2026. MORE INFORMATION COMING SOON
XVII ANDALUSIAN CHEESE COMPETITION VILLALUENGA DEL ROSARIO 2026
Registration Open for the 17th Andalusian Cheese Competition Villaluenga del Rosario Cheese Fair 2026 The Villaluenga del Rosario Town Hall announces the opening of registration for […]
17th Andalusian Cheese Fair
From April 17th to 19th, 2026, we look forward to seeing you at the XVII Andalusian Cheese Fair, an essential event for lovers of artisan cheese […]
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ABOUT US
The association
The European Cheese Route is an association of municipalities that seeks to promote local, responsible and sustainable tourism through their pastoral and cheese heritage.
Our landscapes have been ploughed by shepherds and our cheeses are unequivocal ambassadors of their territories. Under these premises, AREQ (European Cheese Route Association) aims to enhance the territory and allow people to discover, taste and experience the world of cheese from multiple perspectives.
Municipalities
We are cheese-making territories. We live and feel cheese as an essential part of our daily lives
The infinite variety of cheeses present in Europe unites us in diversity and gives us arguments to work hand in hand; to generate wealth in our municipalities; to preserve the identity, culture and historical and gastronomic heritage of the territory and to ensure the production and value chain of the dairy sector by promoting innovation and attractiveness that favour generational change.
Projects
“What if we could contribute to reducing our carbon footprint by eating cheese, or preserving a native goat breed in danger of extinction?”
AREQ works to generate innovative projects that seek to respond to current and future problems in the sector. We focus on the economic, tourist and heritage promotion of cheese-producing territories in terms of sustainability.
Cheese artisans
The quality of life of our people is the essential argument of our projects. Without shepherds and cattle breeders there are no pastures or flocks, without them there is no milk and without milk there is no cheese. We need to strengthen all the socioeconomic sectors that work in the world of cheese so that the territory does not weaken.
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