Cheese museum · Arenas de Cabrales
Cueva Exposición del Queso de Cabrales
The Cueva Exposición del Queso de Cabrales in Arenas de Cabrales is a natural cave where a 45-minute guided visit explains how Cabrales blue cheese is made and aged, with a film and a tasting. Adults pay €6 and children €4. It is open all year, with visits every half hour at weekends and every hour on weekdays.
- Visit
- 45 minutes with tasting
- Adults
- €6
- Cave temperature
- 10 to 15°C
- Max per visit
- 20 people
Visiting Times
Weekends 10:15 to 13:45 and 16:15 to 19:45, a visit every 30 minutes; weekdays 10:15 to 13:15 and 16:15 to 19:15, every hour. Last entry is 45 minutes before closing. Closed on the afternoons of 24 and 31 December and all day on 25 December, 1 January and 6 January.
Bring a layer: the cave is 10 to 15°C. Book by phone on 985 84 67 02 or at [email protected].
Cabrales Cheese Contest
Arenas de Cabrales holds its Certamen del Queso de Cabrales on the last Sunday of August, with the cheese contest, bagpipes and folk groups and an auction of the winning cheese. In 2026 it was on 30 August.
Dairy Caves Nearby
To see a working ripening cave, Quesería Maín in Sotres and Quesería Asiegu take visitors into the caves where they age their own Cabrales. Times and prices are on the Asturias cheese dairies page.
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Next: 23 Dec 2026Questions People Ask
How much does the Cabrales cheese cave cost?
€6 for adults and €4 for children, including the tasting.
Official site: fundacioncabrales.com/cueva-exposicion/. Dates, hours and prices checked 22 October 2026; confirm on the official site before you travel. See all cheese museums.