Factory or dairy visit · Roquefort-sur-Soulzon
Visiting the Roquefort Caves
Three Roquefort makers take visitors down into the caves at Roquefort-sur-Soulzon in Aveyron. Gabriel Coulet is free, with a tasting, all year. Papillon now charges €4. Roquefort Société, the biggest, has a one-hour visit with a tasting of four Roqueforts for €8.50, open daily. None of them need a booking for individual visitors except Papillon.
- Free
- Gabriel Coulet
- Papillon
- €4 since April 2026
- Société
- From €8.50
Roquefort Société
Avenue François Galtier. Open daily 10:00 to 12:00 and 13:30 to 16:30. The one-hour Souffle des Saveurs visit costs €8.50 (students €6.50, ages 7 to 15 €5, under 7 free) and ends with a tasting of four Roquefort AOP cheeses. From April to August a 90-minute tour with wine pairing costs €17, and in July and August a two-hour tour with a master cheese ager costs €37. Cheeses are only in the caves from January to June. Closed 19 to 25 December 2026 and 1 January 2027.
Les Caves Papillon
8 bis avenue de Lauras. The tour was free until 1 April 2026 and now costs €4 for adults and €2 for ages 6 to 11: a film, the historic caves and a tasting, in 45 to 60 minutes. Cheese is no longer aged in these caves, so you will not see wheels ripening. Open daily 10:00 to 18:00, last descent around 16:30. Book by phone on 05 65 67 23 50.
Maison Gabriel Coulet
5 to 7 avenue de Lauras, founded in 1869. A free visit and tasting of about an hour, all year, with no booking for individuals. Hours change through the year, from 9:00 to 18:45 in July and August to shorter hours with a lunch break from January to March. Closed 1 January and 25 December.
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Questions People Ask
Which Roquefort cave visit is free?
Maison Gabriel Coulet. Papillon's visit became paid (€4) on 1 April 2026.
Can you see Roquefort ageing in the caves?
At Roquefort Société, from January to June, when the cheeses are in the caves. Papillon no longer ages cheese in its caves.
Official site: roquefort-societe.com/les-caves/. Dates, hours and prices checked 22 October 2026; confirm on the official site before you travel. See all cheese factory tours.