Torta del Casar in Casar de Cáceres

The Cheese

Torta del Casar is a raw sheep's milk cheese curdled with thistle flower. Ripe, its rind holds a spoonable centre: cut a lid off the top and scoop. It has its own DOP and is the town's pride.

Museo del Queso

The museum is in a restored traditional house on Calle Barrionuevo Bajo 7, whose layout matches Pascual Madoz's description of Casar homes from 1847. It tells two stories side by side: how Torta del Casar is made, and the daily life of the families who made it. Open Tuesday to Saturday 10:00 to 14:00 and 16:00 to 18:00, and Sunday 10:00 to 14:00; closed on Mondays. Call 927 29 00 81 or email [email protected].

Dairy Tours

Quesería Doña Francisca

On the Charca del Hambre industrial estate, plot 6. The guided visit walks through the whole factory: milk reception, production, the brine room, ripening chambers and dispatch, with special attention to the Torta. You can add a hands-on cheesemaking workshop with the head cheesemaker. The visit ends in the tasting room with ten of the dairy's 19 sheep's and goat's cheeses and a glass of local wine or water, and there is a shop. Book by phone on 927 291 412 or through the contact form on its website.

Group Visits Through Turismo Trujillo

Turismo Trujillo sells a guided visit to a Torta del Casar DOP dairy with a chance to help make cheese and a commented tasting of ten cheeses with wine. It runs Monday to Friday from 11:00 to 12:30 for groups of seven or more, at €14 per person or €10 for groups over 15. Call 927 320 510.

Semana de la Torta del Casar

The DOP's cheese week fills the first half of October. In 2026 the 32nd edition ran from 5 to 11 October and drew close to 12,000 visitors. The 10th European Cheese Fair, with cheeses from across Spain and from central Portugal and the Alentejo, filled the Plaza de Sancho IV from 9 to 11 October (12:00 to 20:00, and to 18:00 on the Sunday). There is a tapas route with Torta del Casar in the town's bars, guided tastings, and on the Sunday the Ruta Trashumante, an easy 8 km walk with a flock of sheep along the old Cañada Real Soriana drove road, with migas, a sheepdog display and a milking demonstration.

Getting There

Casar de Cáceres is 10 km north of Cáceres, whose old town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and under an hour from Trujillo. The town tourist office is on Calle Larga Baja 4 (669 96 18 87).