Best of · MUSEUMS
Cheese does not need a whole holiday, it needs one good morning. These 12 cheese museum visits are the ones that repay it, priced and timed.
Tour MEGA Estrella Galicia in A Coruña, learn how beer is made, then pair five Galician beers with five cheeses.
“Excellent experience. This museum shows you not only the beer's history, but also the history of Estrella Galicia brand, and how has evolved with the time. Beer tasting with cheese pairing is 1000% recommended.”
Explore French cheesemaking on Île Saint-Louis with a one-hour guided tour, live demonstration, four-cheese tasting, and shop visit.
“this is a must visit in Paris we absolutely loved this. would most certainly do again”
Explore Fuerteventura’s salt, cheese, and windmill museums with flexible 365-day entry, local traditions, gofio tasting, and practical tips.
“Nous avons apprécié à chaque visite de trouver au moins une personne parlant le français. Da s tous ces lieux les personnes étaient très accueillant es.”
Taste Parmigiano, Lambrusco, and Modena balsamic vinegar, enjoy a country lunch, and visit Ferrari Museum from Bologna.
“The tours were incredible. Very informative and the hosts at each venue were very hospitable. The driver never talked to us or introduced himself, it was like he didn’t want to be there.”
Explore French cheese at Paris’s Musée du Fromage with a guided visit, live making demonstration, and tasting of four regional cheeses.
“We were disappointed in this experience due to the lack of preparation and the overall way the tour was conducted. Firstly, the museum component of the tour was extremely basic, secondly the cheese making process was unable to be shown due to not having any milk at the time. There was no format for the talk with the cheesemaker, people were turning up at all different times, there was not enough cheese for the tasting and the cheesemaker was ill prepared. The only positive was the cheeses that were sampled were lovely.”
Explore Parma’s Parmigiano Reggiano Museum, its 17th-century buildings, cheese-making tools, optional tasting, access, and value.
“Super friendly service. Quaint and charming location. Very informative collection with tasting at the end that shouldn’t be missed!”
Visit Edam’s cheese museum for a one-hour audio-guided story, town history, and Henri Willig cheese tasting for $9.
Review of Bologna’s Parmesan, balsamic, and Ferrari tour, with farm tastings, transport tips, pricing, drawbacks, and booking advice.
“Great tour, hit the main highlights of the Emilio-Romano region. The balsamic vinegar experience was much more than we were expecting. Cheese farm was an organic farm where you can actually saw how Parmesan is born and then taste it. It was also great to learn about the history of Ferrari.”
Tour Emilia-Romagna’s cheese and balsamic producers, taste local specialties, and visit Ferrari Museum from Bologna in six hours.
“Fantastic experience, everything was well planned from transportation to the visits and tours. Definitely enjoyed the tastings! Recommend”
See six centuries of Gouda art at Museum Gouda, from surviving altar paintings and civic portraits to famous pottery and a 1562 city model.
“Pas de guide. Pas d'audio guide c'est dommage. il y a beaucoup d'œuvres mais cela manque d'explication sans les audio guide.”
Visit Edam’s cheese museum near Amsterdam for an audio-guided history, cheese tasting, and a pleasant look at Dutch cheese culture.
“It is a very nice experience, not actually human interaction you can listen to the experience through headphones, but the village it’s a must see”
Taste Parmigiano Reggiano and Modena balsamic vinegar, then visit Ferrari Museum on a practical six-hour trip from Bologna.
Pick a wheel, a glass, or a copper vat.
