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Culture
Bregenzerwald Cheese Road
Cheese is not a souvenir in the Bregenzerwald but a craft. The nearest dairy of the cheese road is located in the middle of Schoppernau.
Overview
Cheese as a craft
The Bregenzerwald is considered the largest contiguous silage-free region in Europe. The cows eat grass and herbs in summer, hay in winter, and the hay milk is almost entirely processed in the valley. The Bregenzerwald Cheese Road connects over 160 establishments around this cheese: dairies, alps, farmers, taverns, and craftsmen.
The next address is right in town: The mountain dairy Schoppernau in Unterdorf processes the hay milk from about twenty farmers into mountain cheese and other varieties. In the shop, you can buy directly, and a cheese vending machine is accessible around the clock. Groups of ten or more can book a guided tour with a tasting.
In Au, a few minutes' drive down the valley, Alpenkäse Bregenzerwald has a dairy shop. If you want to make an excursion of it, drive to the cheese cellar in Lingenau, where thousands of wheels mature, or to the Bregenzerwald cheese house in Andelsbuch.
In summer, the alps are added. If you come across a managed alp on a hike, you can get the cheese right where it is made.
160+
Cheese Road businesses
IN THE PLACE
Mountain dairy Schoppernau
60+
Regional cheese specialties
30 MIN
To Andelsbuch
Impressions
Cheese from the Bregenzerwald
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Frequently asked questions
Good to know for cheese shopping
The mountain dairy Schoppernau in Unterdorf, right in town and easily accessible on foot. About six minutes away by car is the Alpenkäse Bregenzerwald dairy shop in Au.
The mountain dairy Schoppernau is open Monday to Saturday in the morning, also in the afternoon during the high season. The cheese vending machine is accessible around the clock. Alpenkäse in Au is open Monday to Saturday from 8 a.m. to 12 noon, additionally on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. It is best to check briefly on the website beforehand.
At the mountain dairy Schoppernau for groups of ten or more, with registration at least 48 hours in advance. You see the path of the milk to the mountain cheese and taste in the silver fir room. The cheese cellar Lingenau can be visited without registration.
Yes. Hard cheese like mountain cheese withstands the journey home well, best in a cooler in summer. The mountain dairy Schoppernau also ships its cheese through the online shop.
It takes about 30 minutes to drive to Andelsbuch, about 40 minutes to Lingenau.
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