Trujillo is filled with flavor with its traditional Cheese Fair

The Torta del Casar Protected Designation of Origin returns to the Trujillo National Cheese Fair to showcase its product to the thousands of visitors expected to attend this thirty-eighth edition. From May 1 to 4, the town's Plaza Mayor will host various workshops, tastings, and technical sessions, with cheese as the main focus.

Once again this year, the Regulatory Council of the PDO will have its own stand at the fair, offering the necessary information to learn more about this product originating in Casar de Cáceres . It will feature its six certified cheese factories: Doña Francisca, El Castúo, Iberqués Extremadura, Lácteos del Burdalo, Los Casareños, and Quesos del Casar.

The director of the Torta del Casar Designation of Origin, Javier Muñoz , highlights that "without a doubt, this is the largest cheese fair in Extremadura and one of the most important nationwide."

The master cheesemakers will be responsible for explaining the unique features of their products to all those curious who visit the stand, through tastings where the public can delight in the authentic flavor of Torta del Casar . For its part, the DOP will be responsible for promoting the product with a full program of activities. A unique opportunity to enjoy the May long weekend with the region's star cheese.

This year, as a new feature, Torta del Casar will join the other three Extremadura cheese designations of origin—Queso Ibores, Queso de Acehúche, and Queso de la Serena—in two guided tastings for 20 people.

This fair is also one of the highlights of the " Spring on the Route: The Flavor of a Territory " initiative. This initiative is developed by the DOP and collaborates with some of the area's most iconic hotels and restaurants. Its objective is to boost tourism in the province of Cáceres and showcase the region's cultural and scenic heritage through culinary activities that focus on cheese. Travelers staying at establishments along the route will enjoy free tastings at this event.

Trujillo defines itself as an open city. Located between the valleys of the Tagus and Guadiana rivers, it is home to an important collection of churches, castles, and stately homes arranged around its main square. In 1962, this historic site was declared a Site of Cultural Interest.

The city is structured from the Plaza. It is presided over by a sculpture of Francisco Pizarro. Within it, the palaces of San Carlos, Piedras Albas, and the Marquis of the Conquest give an idea of ​​its noble past, which included great discoverers such as Pizarro, Francisco de Orellana, and Diego García de Paredes.

The churches of San Martín and Santa María (considered one of the most beautiful examples of Romanesque architecture in Trujillo) are must-sees. And from the top of its old castle , built during the heyday of the Caliphate of Córdoba, you can see the entire town. You can also explore its walls and towers; visit the chapel that houses the image of the Virgin of Victory , patron saint of Trujillo, as well as the Pizarro House Museum and the Costume Museum , located in the former Convent of the Jerónima Conception.

The Palace of the Marquis of Piedras Albas , another of the noble buildings overlooking the Plaza Mayor; the Casa del Peso Real or the Alcázar de los Altamiranos , erected by Fernán Ruiz from the 13th century onwards, are also part of the history of a city that is also the first stage of the Route of the Conquistadors , that is, of illustrious figures linked to the Discovery of America, which goes into the province and passes through Medellín, Villanueva de la Serena, Badajoz and Jerez de los Caballeros.