Idiazabal Cheese Farm and Basque Cider House Lunch from San Sebastian

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5 hours
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2 - 6 guests
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Discover Basque Country's rural charm with a visit to an Idiazabal cheese farm, savor a cider house lunch, and enjoy a local experience with pickup and drop-off from San Sebastian.

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

Escape the busy city life and head into the rural heart of the Basque Countryside to enjoy a day surrounded by nature and taste delicious traditional products and food of the Basque Country. You will learn about our most famous cheese at an Idiazabal Designation of Origin Cheese Farm and later enjoy a traditional Basque Cider House lunch in one of the famous cider farmhouses of the Basque Country. This is the perfect activity for those travelers who want to learn more about where some of our Basque products come from and enjoy a very local experience surrounded by locals.


The typical Basque Cider House Menu includes:

- Cod Omelet,

- Fried cod with green peppers and onions,

- “Txuleta": bone-in rib-eye steak,

- Idiazabal cheese with quince and walnuts,

- and Self-serve cider.


Hotel pickup and drop-off is included.

What You Get

Local guide
Transportation in air conditioned vehicle
Entrance + guided tour at an Idiazabal Cheese Farm
Any other food or drinks not specified in inclusions

Good To Know

  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
  • A minimum of two people per booking is required
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Minimum drinking age is 18 years

What You’ll Experience

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Urnieta

After pickup in San Sebastian, we will drive into the Basque Countryside, surrounded by beautiful ever-green mountains, to visit an Idiazabal Designation of Origin Cheese Farm and learn about the elaboration process of our most beloved cheese: the Idiazabal Cheese. You will get to learn the secrets behind the techniques of cheese-making directly from the shepherd and later enjoy a tasting of some of the products of the farm in a very intimate and familiar setting.
2 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
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Astigarraga

After the Idiazabal cheese farm visit, we will head to one of the more than 30 Basque Cider Houses spread throughout Astigarraga and Hernani (without a doubt the two towns with the greatest cider tradition in the entire Basque Country) to enjoy a typical cider house lunch. By the hand of a local, you will learn all the secrets and history behind Basque Cider and enjoy the typical Basque cider house lunch consisting of: cod Omelet, fried cod with green peppers and onions, “Txuleta” – bone-in rib-eye steak, Idiazabal cheese with quince and walnuts, and self-serve cider.
2 hoursAdmission Ticket Free

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Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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