Experience
Pastovelia offers you the opportunity to visit the only Torta del Casar interpretation centre in Extremadura. An experience that will allow you to activate all your senses: from sight, being the main witness of how the first shepherds and their families lived through their representation in space; hearing thanks to a voice-over that tells the story of the origin of this tortoise cheese; smell, taste and touch that will be activated in the tasting room, once the guided tour is over.
Price: 20€ (children under 10 years old do not pay). If you are accompanied by children under 10 years old, please let us know by email (administracion@pastovelia.es). Please indicate your reservation number..
Schedule: Monday to Friday, at 12:00 p.m.
Duration: 75 minutes.
How to book: over the phone (+34) 927 386 343 or the following e-mail (administracion@pastovelia.es)
Conditions
- The visit may be cancelled if the minimum group size is not 4 people.
- Please be at the entrance to the factory facilities 15 minutes before the start of the visit (11.45am).
- Payment for the entrance fee must be made before the start of the visit. It can be paid in cash or by credit card.
- Animals are not allowed in the museum.
- The facilities are adapted for people with reduced mobility.
Description of the experience
Pastovelia is the only cheese factory within the Protected Designation of Origin of Torta del Casar that has an interpretation centre. In other words, the factory is aimed at raising social awareness by maintaining those products that, both in the past and in the present, play an important role in the tradition of a culture.
It is a space dedicated to the history of a product that for centuries has allowed small towns where the figure of the shepherd was of utmost importance to survive.
This multidisciplinary place is made up of audiovisual equipment, both video and audio, and different scenarios that will take you to the origin of this ancestral trade, in the region of Extremadura. In the end, the objective is for the visitor to discover how the shepherd and his family lived, what their days were like together with the flocks, and how they made cheeses in a 100% artisanal way.
A totally nomadic, humble and traditional way of life that was passed down from generation to generation, and that thanks to our museum we can 'relive' today.
