Culture of grazing: mountain huts and cheese factory with donkeys

Summary of the itinerary: Tour on the boards of mountain shepherds, a half-day experience that combines the meadows with visits to the cheese factory. It is a complete experience, ideal to understand the culture of grazing as a whole.

We start from the Berastegi square and walk the mountain with donkeys, combining sport and culture. Along the way, parentheses will be made to better understand the culture of grazing. We arrive at a mountain hut and we know how it works inside. We took advantage of the stop to try some cheese and recharge our batteries.

Then we pass through the village and into the green meadows. With some explanations we will delve into the culture of grazing. We will get to know the Gazpio farm and the cheese factory again, ending with a tasting.

It is an experience to delve into the culture of grazing, accompanied by a series of explanations with lots (to know the contents see the list of explanations of the other two itineraries). Highly recommended for a half-day plan, combining sport, culture and grazing.

Tasting: 2 pieces of cheese with water and wine drunk with the traditional “bota” will be tasted at the borda de monte (how to do it will be taught). In the Gazpio herd, three types of “Gazpio” shepherd’s cheese will be tasted: natural, smoked and cottage cheese. There will be four triangles per person per class and some cottage cheese (with the help of some picks) and cider and wine will be offered with water.

Kilometers: 6.5 kilometers.

Time: 4 hours.

Unevenness: 357 meters.

Price: Children (up to 10 years): 20 euro. Adults: 45 euro.

Observations: It is convenient to give him comfortable mountain clothes. It can be excessive to do with children. It is beautiful to learn about the culture of grazing, in addition to playing sports.

*In the design of these walks we have had the advice of the anthropologist Josu Ozaita, who has written “BE! Berastegi pastoral culture” based on anthropological work.

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