AOP Ossau Iraty Interpretation Center Museums in Espelette

Opening hours

Closed

  • Monday 10:00 am - 01:00 pm 02:00 pm - 06:00 pm
  • Tuesday 10:00 am - 01:00 pm 02:00 pm - 06:00 pm
  • Wednesday 10:00 am - 01:00 pm 02:00 pm - 06:00 pm
  • Thursday 10:00 am - 01:00 pm 02:00 pm - 06:00 pm
  • Friday 10:00 am - 01:00 pm 02:00 pm - 06:00 pm
  • Saturday 10:00 am - 01:00 pm 02:00 pm - 06:00 pm
  • Sunday 10:00 am - 01:00 pm 02:00 pm - 06:00 pm

Opens at 10:00 am

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Useful information

  • Ossau Iraty

Location : In town

Province : Labourd

Services

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  • Open all year round
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    • DISCOVER THE HOUSE OF AOP OSSAU-IRATY IN THE DARK

      In the heart of the famous town of Ezpeleta
      The AOP Ossau-Iraty Interpretation Center welcomes you from Easter to Omiasaindu day. By visiting it, you will have all the keys to understanding the peculiarities of the emblematic Gasna of Bearnes and Basque gastronomy: Ossau-Iraty AOP.

      A lively place for adults and children
      Offering a fun and informative tour . You get to know the breeds of sheep that produce the milk used to make Ossau-Iraty gasna, the richness of the plants they eat, as well as all the stages of gasna production. Finally a film immerses you in the daily life of shepherds.

      Getting to know the producers
      Most days, the producers welcome you. They explain their work and share their passion with you. They invite you to taste their products and offer sales. A great way to discover the different tastes and flavors of Ossau-Iraty AOP.

      Don't forget to ask for the Ossau-Iraty Gazna route guide. 125 stages distributed in Bear and the Basque Country to discover producers and gasworks.

      Idekia every day from Easter to Omiasaindu from 10:00 to 13:00 and from 14:00 to 18:00. At other times it can be available on request. All information by calling 05 59 37 86 61.

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Traveller Reviews AOP Ossau Iraty Interpretation Center

4.5 sur 5 11 reviews

  • Go Basque

    5 sur 5 Reviews posted by Go Basque on 20/04/2023

    Interesting place to learn more deeply about how Ossau Iraty DO cheese is made. During the summer months, we found different local shepherds offering tastings of their cheese.

  • P R H

    5 sur 5 Reviews posted by P R H on 01/09/2023

    Great learning place.

  • Moblo 85

    5 sur 5 Reviews posted by Moblo 85 on 03/08/2024

    Free entry to a local cheese discovery area through videos and explanatory and educational panels with a producer as guide. Super interesting, as a bonus cheese tasting and a drawing area for children. Possibility to buy on site 👏👍😉

Traveller Reviews AOP Ossau Iraty Interpretation Center

4.5 sur 5 16 reviews

  • "Presentation of the Ossau Iraty PDO by breeders"

    5 / 5 Reviews posted by Mélanie T (Ussel, France) on 08/08/2024

    Meeting and exchanges with the breeders’ union, every day a breeder or producer comes to sell his cheese production. Bravo for your work and thank you for the exchanges. 5️⃣⭐️

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  • "Can do better"

    3 / 5 Reviews posted by lesmartin01 (Reyrieux, France) on 29/07/2024

    Name a little pompous for a producer sales store. I think the days vary depending on who is present. Bad days happen and cheese good but not exceptional.

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  • "Smells like cheese."

    4 / 5 Reviews posted by Marie C (Toulouse, Midi-Pyrenees, France) on 22/07/2024

    Small space with explanations on the development of Ossau-Iraty. For me it is more a shop but the welcome is friendly and the tasting generous. The cheeses are excellent and at a very reasonable...

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AOP Ossau Iraty Interpretation Center

Address

390 rue Principale
64250 Espelette

GPS coordinates

43° 20'27.03"N, 1° 26'55.16"W

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