Cheese route of Gran Canaria

• Address: Calle Ventanieves, 3. Las Lajitas. 35350. Artenara.
• Opening hours: Con cita previa y preferiblemente al medio día.
• GPS: 28.01524, -15.67378
• Phone: 34 963 672 314
• Email:  juanrodrigueztorres1967@gmail.com
• Access:    
• Language: Spanish.
• Level of interest: 5
• Description: Small family run cheesery with more than 100 goats and sheep in order to produce various different types of cheese. The animals are held away from the cheesery in a beautiful natural setting.
• Main offer: Artisanal Semi-cured (medium matured) cheese, made with raw Majorera goat’s milk.

  – Visitors can learn about the production process of artisanal cheese, livestock farming, the environment, as well as take part in a cheese tasting.

  – Sale of cheese to the public.

  – Visits aimed toward the development and dissemination of production processes, and care of livestock.

  – Cheese tastings.

  – Duration: No time limit.

  – Capacity: Maximum 15 people.

  – Price: Depends on group.

• Resident’s tip: If you suffer from vertigo, it would be best to avoid the viewpoints along this route: Artenara, for example, is known as the “Balcony of Gran Canaria”.

• Address: Cortijo de Pavón, 7. 35457. Santa María de Guía. Gran Canaria.
• Opening hours: With prior appointment from 10:00 – 12.00.
• GPS: 28.05197, -15.62406
• Phone: +34 928 17 11 88/ 658 076 540
• Email:  quesoscortijodepavon@hotmail.com
• Access:   
• Language: Spanish.
• Description: This cheesery is included in the Protected Denomination of Origin Queso de Flor de Guía, Queso de Media Flor de Guía and Queso de Guía. They preserve the ancestral practice of transhumance with their livestock. They still milk by hand and have a natural cave they mature their cheeses. They won numerous awards from 2009-2015, including the 1st Prize at the Cata Insular de Santa Lucía in 2015. They belong to the Protected Denomination of Origin of Flor de Guía and Queso de Guía. They have their own transhumant sheep that can be seen milking and grazing, as well as the production of handmade cheeses.
• Main offers: Semi-cured artisan cheeses, made from raw sheep’s, cow’s, and goat’s milk.

Depending on the rennet used, they can produce:

– With vegetable rennet (queso flor)

– With vegetable and animal rennet (quesos media flor)

– Animal rennet (queso de Guía)

– Sale of cheese to the public.

– Cheese production.

– Guided tours of the production process.

– Duration: 30-40 minutes.

– Capacity: Max. 15 people.

• Resident’s tip: Semi-cured cheese pairs perfectly with a citrus marmalade and accompanied by a glass of any of the island’s sweet white wines.
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• Address: Las Mesas de Fagagestos. 35460. Gáldar. Gran Canaria.
• Opening hours: Open every day by appointment only, mornings are preferable (Afternoons on request).
  
• GPS: 28.05768, -15.63985
• Phone: +34 928 555 152
• Email:  teredg73@hotmail.com
• Access:    
• Language: Spanish.
• Level of interest: 3
• Description: A family owned cheesery passed down from generation to generation that counts on more than forty years of experience and a herd of around one hundred sheep.
• Main offer:
  – Artisan semi-cured and cured cheeses made with raw sheep’s milk and a mixture of rennets.
  – Visits to the farm, explanation of grazing, livestock management and cheese making. Sample and tasting of the cheeses with homemade bizcocho bread.
  – Sale of cheese to the public.
  – Duration: 30 minutes.
  – Capacity: Maximum 10 people.
  – Price: 3 € per person.
• Resident’s tip: Take a wedge of each of these cheeses with you. Keep aside a piece of the cured cheese for breakfast, while drinking a bowl of milk with gofio.
  

• Address: Camino Lomo El Marco, 13. Gran Canaria
• Opening hours: De lunes a sábado. Cerrado Domingos
• GPS: 28.05574, -15.63035
• Phone: +34 928 610 855
• Email: candidolomoelmarco@hotmail.es
• Access:    
• Language: Spanish.
• Level of interest: 3
• Description: This cheese factory is run by the third generation of the family. They have cows and goats with which they make cheese. Their animals graze freely in the beautiful and unique natural surroundings of the farm.
  Services offered: Its cheeses are made from three types of milk, goat’s, sheep’s and cow’s milk. They are buttery and oily.
  Visitors can visit the facilities, taste the cheeses, and see the production process, as well as the care and management of the animals.
• Main offer: Soft, semi-cured and cured cheeses.
  – Sale of cheeses (with appointment) to the public. Their products are also on sale at locations around the island, and in Lanzarote through the help of intermediaries.
  – A tour of the premises, ending with a tasting of cheeses where visitors can learn about the production process, as well as how to take care of and manage the animals.
  – Duration: 1- 2 hours.
  – Capacity: no limit.
  – Price: 5€ per person.
• Resident’s tip: Before finishing your route, don’t miss the opportunity to try the famous “suspiros” and “bizcochos” from the town of Moya. You’ll find them in any of the shops in the historic quarter of the municipality.
  

• Address: Calle Lomo del Palo s/n. 35460. Gáldar.
• Opening hours: Every day with prior arrangement, preferably mornings (Afternoons on request).
  
• GPS: 28.05574, -15.63035
• Phone: +34 928 555 152
• Email:  coraliagq@gmail.com
• Access:    
• Language: Spanish.
• Level of interest: 3
• Description:This is a modest family run cheesery that has been handed down from generation to generation. It has a farm with more than 200 goats and sheep. It offers an excellent variety of cheeses with the Protected Denomination of Origin label (Flor de Guía, Media Flor and Queso de Guía). It also produces other cheeses without Protected Denomination of Origin (animal rennet cheese and soft cheese), but of equally high quality. The facilities are rustic in style and easy to reach. They received numerous local awards between 2006 and 2009, including the 1st prize for Queso Flor through the Cabildo de Gran Canaria in 2009, and the Super Gold award at the World Cheese Awards 2017-18. They are members of the PROQUENOR association and the Agrupación de Defensa Sanitaria (ADS).
  
• Main offers: Its cheeses are made from goat’s and sheep’s milk.

– The sale of cheese to the public.
– Visits to see the herd and milking times.
–Explanations about the production process in the production room, as well as in the cheese maturation cave.
– Visits to the cleaning room and storage area.
– Duration: 30-40 minutes.
– Capacity: 12-15 people; Groups: Maximum 6 people
– Price: €3 per person

• Address: Calle Camino de la Cilla, s/n, Artenara, Gran Canaria.
• Opening hours:Monday to Sunday, from 10:00 to 17:00.
  
• GPS: 28.04355, -15.66125
  
• Phone: +34 928 21 94 21 / 649 50 77 46
• Email:  centrointerpretacionriscocaido@gmail.com
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• Language: Spanish.
• Level of interest: 5
• Description: Situated in Artenara’s town centre and excavated inside the mountain, Risco Caído’s Interpretation Centre aims to be the primary location for the transmission of knowledge to the public about this important archaeological site. You can learn about the way of life of its inhabitants throughout the centuries, and most importantly, visit the life-size replica of cave C6 from the archaeological complex, discovering its uses as a temple, sanctuary (almogarén), and calendar. This is the emblem of the submission for the declaration of the Montañas Sagradas of Gran Canaria and is named a World Heritage site by UNESCO. The replica exhibits the interior of the cave and an astronomic marker used by the first settlers of the Island of Gran Canaria, which marked the planting and harvesting seasons and transhumance periods.
  
• Main offers: Cultural information.
• Resident’s tip: Let yourself be carried away by the light that guides the way inside the interpretation centre and that simulates the light channel that projects the light of the sun or the full moon on one of the walls of the main chamber. Magic is guaranteed!
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• Address: Calle el Progreso, 22, 35260 Agüimes, Las Palmas.
• Opening hours: Closed Mondays, Tuesdays 11:00 to 14:00; Wednesday and Thursday from 11:00 to 17:00; Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 11:00 to 18:00.
  
• GPS: 27.90588, -15.44642
  
• Phone: 645 31 39 25
• Email: aragueme@gmail.com
• Access:  
• Language: Spanish and English
• Level of interest: 5
• Description: Gourmet shop featuring artisanal cheeses and Canarian products, offering tastings, as well as functioning as a cultural space and art room. It is a space for the cultural experience, shopping and tasting of selected Canarian products.
  Featured products: Products from Gran Canaria
  
• Main offers: Products from Gran Canaria
• Main products: Cheeses, wines, beers, pastries, and cakes
• Resident’s tip: If you are lucky enough to find the only table in the street, order a cheese board and a Primo vermouth and let yourself be carried away by the peaceful atmosphere.
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• Address: Calle La Sillailla, 10. 35457 Guía. Gran Canaria.
• Opening hours: Monday to Friday 10:00 to 16:00.
  
• GPS: 28.08617, -15.6184
• Phone: +34 928 558 164
• Email: casadelquesodeflor@gmail.com
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• Language: Spanish and English
• Level of interest: 5
• Description: The Casa del Queso, located on the Montaña Alta estate, the epicentre of cheese production in the North-West region, offers visitors the chance to learn about and become immersed in the history, culture and tradition surrounding the production of this unique product, considered by many to be the gastronomic jewel of the Canary Islands, which is the Queso de Flor, Queso de Media Flor and Queso de Guía. Guided tours are available for groups.
  
• Main offers: 

– A guided tour of La Casa del Queso.
– Cheese Shop.
– Workshops on artisanal cheese production.
– Outdoor picnic area.
– Duration: 40 minutes.
– Capacity: Guided tours: Maximum 25 people.
– Workshops: 10-20 people
– Prices:
General Entry: 1 €
Tasting: 3,50 €
Guided tour + tasting: 4 €
Groups: 3 €
*Includes guided tour.

• Resident’s tip: Take advantage and sign up in advance for one of the cheese workshops.

• Address: Calle Andamana, 5, 35460 Gáldar, Las Palmas.
  
• GPS: 28.14447, -15.65572
• Phone: +34 928 89 72 54
• Email: latrastiendadechago@gmail.com
  
• Access:  
• Language: Spanish
• Level of interest: 5
• Description: La Trastienda de Chago is a cosy restaurant in the historic centre of Gáldar, where you can enjoy Canarian wines and craft beers, and other local products such as cheese.
  
• Resident’s tip: Discover the Church of Santiago de Gáldar, one of the most beautiful churches in the Canary Islands and considered the bridge between the Baroque style and Neoclassicism in the archipelago.
  
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• Address:Calle Juan Mateo de Castro, 6, 35421 Fontanales, Las Palmas.
  
• Opening hours: Every day from 09:00 to 00:00
• GPS: 28.05746, -15.60696
• Phone: +34 928 62 04 24
• Email: sibora.valleverde@gmail.com
  
• Access:  
• Language: Spanish
• Level of interest: 5
• Description:Having been around for more than 40 years, this restaurant, which started as a small bar for local people, has become a place to celebrate big events with top quality traditional food. Main offers: Traditional food: Lamb, ropa vieja, grilled meat, fried goat, cheese
  
• Resident’s tip:Stay at one of the welcoming cabins available to the restaurant but remember to book ahead as they are often reserved for large celebrations.
  
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• Address: Calle Faro. 35009, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
  
• Opening hours: Book in advance
• Phone: +34 647 732 714
• Email: info@etnoexperience.com
  
• Access:  
• Language: Spanish, English and German
• Level of interest: 5
• Description: An ethnographic hiking company that organises routes, including gastronomic and cultural sites. The company specializes in ethnographic routes that link the landscape with gastronomy and especially with the primary sector.
  
• Main offer: Ethnographic Routes
  
• Resident’s tip: Be sure to sign up for their “Desde La Raíz” route through the Altos de Galdar, one of the areas that maintains the essence of the most rural areas of Gran Canaria, and where you can get to know the day-to-day life of the La Caldera cheese factory, an example of the generational renewal in the sector that continues to maintain the same way of life and artisan production inherited from their ancestors.
  – If you’re going with children, ask about the cheese making workshops!
  
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• Address: Calle Secretario Padilla, 128, 35010 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas.
  
• Opening hours: Closed Sunday and Monday; Tuesday and Wednesday from 19:00 to 24:00; Thursday from 13:30 to 16:00 and 19:00 to 00:00; Friday and Saturday from 13:30 to 17:00 and 20:00 to 24:00.
• GPS: 28.1305, -15.44429
• Phone: +34 635 93 79 76
• Email: info@etnoexperience.com
  
• Access:  
• Language: Spanish and English
• Level of interest: 5
• Description: Charming meeting place close to Las Canteras beach, where you can enjoy the best Canarian cheeses paired with a great glass of wine.
  
• Main offer: Cheeses and wine
  
• Resident’s tip: If you’ve made it this far, save some room for the delicious cheesecake, finalist in the Best Cheesecake Competition of the International Cheese Forum of Gran Canaria 2019. You’ll want to come back for more!
  
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• Address:Hermanos Moreno Restaurant
  
• Opening hours: Monday to Friday from 12:00 to 16:00; Saturday from 12:00 to 17:00 and 20:00 to 22:00; Sunday from 12:00 to 17:00
• GPS: 28.00491, -15.57578
• Phone: +34 619 85 24 10
• Email: barhermanosmoreno@gmail.com
  
• Access:  
• Language: Spanish and English
• Level of interest: 5
• Description: Family restaurant specializing in Canarian cuisine using high quality local products. They also have a small shop selling local produce and have a cheese cellar and a wine cellar.
  
• Main offer: Potaje de berros, gofio escaldao, homemade caldos, local cheeses, pork, garbanzada, homemade desserts and a wide variety of wines.
  
• Resident’s tip: Be sure to visit their cheese cellar to take some local flavour home with you!
  
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• Address: Plaza Hurtado de Mendoza, 2, 35002 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas
• Opening hours: Depends on Route
  
• GPS: 28.10203, -15.41572
• Phone: 28.10203, -15.41572
• Email: info@tripgrancanaria.com
• Web: go to the web
• Access:  
• Language: Spanish, English and German
• Level of interest: 5
• Description: Trip Gran Canaria offers innovative and guided routes always looking for the contribution of the Canarian identity, through its heritage, history and culture. This company specialises in dramatised routes that make you enjoy the experience even more.
  
• Main offers: Theatrical routes
• Resident’s tip: Sign up for one of the cheese routes and visit one of the cheeseries in the North of the island with them!
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