Shepherd for a day in Urkiola

We will begin our adventure in the country house in the area where the Alluitz Natura farm and Atxarte cheese dairy are situated, assisting Patxi in milking the sheep, and, if it is the correct time of year to do so, we will also help to shear them. With the milk obtained, we will make a fresh cheese or curd, or if we prefer, we can take part in a soap workshop.

Following this, we will enjoy a stroll through the fields of this stunning natural setting, accompanied by Harri, the Border Collie sheepdog. You will be amazed at Harri's deftness at rounding up the Basque latxa sheep from one field to another, following the orders of the shepherd.

And what better way to cap the day than with a tasting session of the famous Idiazabal Designation of Origin cheese, with the people who produced it.