February 2026
51st ArzĂșa Cheese Festival (Galicia)
The 51st edition of the ArzĂșa Cheese Festival (Galicia) will take place on February 27th and 28th and March 1st. Considered one of Galicia’s most emblematic [âŠ]
March 2026
9th edition of the European Cheese Fair (Gran Canaria)
The 9th edition of the European Cheese Fair will be held on March 7th and 8th, organized by the Northern Gran Canaria Association of Municipalities and [âŠ]
April 2026
30th San SimĂłn da Costa Cheese Festival (Vilalba, Galicia)
The 30th San SimĂłn da Costa Cheese Festival will take place on April 4th and 5th, 2026. MORE INFORMATION COMING SOON
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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
âWhat if we could contribute to reducing our carbon footprint by eating cheese, or preserving a native goat breed in danger of extinction?â
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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