Swiss handicrafts: Dairies

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  • Leysin Cheese Shop

    The cheese shop in Leysin is where traditional cheese is handmade under the "Le Leysin" label, using wood fires. The shop also acts as a small museum, presenting unique tools and equipment from a bygone alpine age.
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  • Cheese adventure on Nüenalp

    Right at the entrance to the Glarus Region is the Nüenalp with great views over the Linth plateau and the Glarus Alps. Fresh alpine cheese is produced on a daily basis here.
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  • Cheese grotto

    A monument to cheese: more than 3,000 wheels, including historic rarities, have been gathered here at the Gstaad cheese grotto.
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  • Visit an alpine cheese factory

    A guided tour to the alpine cheese factory with the famous Hérens cows. The visitor is given the chance to learn how summer life unfolds in the alpine pastures in the canton of Wallis.
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  • Hands-on cheese-making

    Master cheese maker Werner Knöpfli welcomes groups to his mobile dairy where they learn how to make an aromatic, semi-hard cheese, just like in the good old days.
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  • Show dairy Tschugga

    Whoever loves cheese is in the right place. Visitors can produce their own cheese in the show dairy Tschugga in Parpan, or they can observe the production of the cheese.
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  • A day in the Alpine pastures

    A favourite with groups, this activity combines sport with local gastronomy and culture in a magnificent setting opposite one of Switzerland’s most beautiful mountains! A hike on the bisse, local product tastings, a visit to the hamlet of Colombire and a cheese-making workshop await the participants for an unforgettable day in the Alpine pastures!
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  • Morteratsch Alpine cheese dairy

    60 years after the last cheese left the Alpine peak of Nova, the Alpine Dairy in Pontresina is producing once again cheese in the traditional way on this idyllic mountain. The Alpschaukäserei (cheese factory), with its stunning views of the Bernina Massif, is situated not far from the Morteratsch Glacier. Watch the cheesemaker at work as you sample his handiwork with your brunch or Zvieri (afternoon snack). The Sennerei Pontresina cheese dairy's Glacier Fondue counts as an insider's tip. Purchase their products in summer or winter.
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  • A visit to Giornico

    This little village in the heart of the Leventina valley is rich in historical monuments. Surrounded by vineyards the small village has seven churches running the length of the town as well as countless historic bridges and buildings. On your guided tour of the village you will learn about Giornico's fascinating history.
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  • Engelberg monastery show-dairy

    As one of its kind across Switzerland, the Engelberg monastery show-dairy turns milk from the region into speciality cheeses within its ancient monastery walls. Visitors to the site are able to experience this successful architectonic contrast between the modern show-dairy and the ancient monastery walls.
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  • Sennaria Surselva Alpine cheese dairy

    The “Sennaria” on the road to the Lukmanier Pass is a modern and unconventional establishment. Besides classic Graubünden organic mountain cheese and specialities made from sheep's and goat's milk, it even produces flower cheese.
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  • An Exquisite Ride

    Simple, authentic experiences for guests who, accompanied by a knowledgeable guide, wish to discover and visit farms, wineries and dairies, where they can learn about cultivation, wine-making and cheese-making techniques and then taste the delicious results.
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  • Mountain hut experience

    After a snack of down-to-earth fare, Franz Toni initiates his Rigi guests into the secrets of cheesemaking. Participants get to make authentic Rigi alpine cheese under expert guidance. In the evening, the guests enjoy a rustic alpine barbecue near the mountain hut. The next morning, the enterprising spirits wake to a generous alpine breakfast.
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  • Marbach Alpine Dairy

    Numerous specialties are produced in the innovative alpine cheese dairy in Marbach, many of which are certified as “Echt Entlebuch – Made in Entlebuch”. The products are made from buffalo milk, which makes them something very special. The cheese dairy’s owners, the Jaun family, were the first in Switzerland to process buffalo milk and also produced the first buffalo mozzarella to be made in Switzerland.
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  • Appenzeller Schaukäserei

    In the heart of the unspoiled hilly landscape of the pre-Alps, the famous Appenzeller® cheese is made in the Appenzeller show-dairy. A visit to this show-dairy promises to be a very special experience: it brings together all the senses, tradition and comfort.
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  • Alp Tannenboden Alpine Cheese Dairy

    The Alpine and traditional cheese dairy of Tannenboden was built at the turn of the century. Through a large glass pane in the cozy restaurant you can watch how cheese is made. Fine fresh dairy products such as Alpine cheese, yoghurt, butter, milk and Camenbert cheese are sold here.
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  • Moléson - Alpine Cheese Dairy

    Mt. Moléson, a prominent hiking destination, dominates the Freiburg Pre-Alps. The cheese is produced the old-fashioned way, over a wood fire, in the Alpine cheese dairy in Moléson. A thematic hiking trail leads from Alp to Alp.
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  • Caves of Kaltbach

    The fine art of ageing cheese in natural sandstone caves: This is where you can discover a world of delicious specialities and find out how the tasty Kaltbach-Cheese is produced.
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