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GR 283 Idiazabal cheese route
The Idiazabal Cheese Route or GR 283 is a route approved by the Guipuzcoa Mountain Federation. It consists of 6 stages and the entire circular route has a total length of 95.7 kilometers. It has a cumulative elevation gain of 9,777 meters.
It gives the opportunity to know the production cycle of Idiazabal cheese from beginning to end, starting with the Natural Parks of Aralar and Aizkorri-Aratz where the latxa sheep graze, the cheese factories where it is made, the markets where it is sold, especially the market of Ordizia, to the town that gives it its name, Idiazabal. The route has a wide range of accommodation at the points where the stages end.
The D'elikatuz Interpretation Center is located in the Barretxe House, one of the most important buildings in the historic center of Ordizia. It houses the regional tourist office and the center of interpretation of food and gastronomy as well as being the km. 0 of the GR 283. We can learn about the main attractions of this territory and the history and essence of our market before leaving on our adventure.