The Cheese Experience
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If you are up for a full immersion in history, tradition and nature, then you should not miss our tour. It will take you from the pulsating heart of our activity, the Dicecca dairy farm in Altamura to the core of our lives, the Mercadante forest. During the tour, you will get a chance to taste our best cheeses, carefully paired with suitable wines, as well as to experience cheese production live, in a perfect blend of tradition, culture and culinary delight.
After visiting the old town, it’s time for a change of setting: you will drive your car for about 13 km to reach Baby Dicecca, our cheese bar in the forest!
The Mercadante forest, a green lung inside the Alta Murgia Park, will be the perfect backdrop for your lunch surrounded by the sounds of nature. Here, outside our small wooden kiosk, you will enjoy the slow pace of a meal based on cheese and other typical delicacies (without wine). A tour that will always hold a special place in your heart for the authenticity of ancient places, village tales and artisanal craftsmanship.
Our tour:
- When: Monday to Saturday, except on holidays
- Duration: from about 10.00 am to 3 pm
- Where: Caseificio Dicecca, Via Bari 26, 70022, Altamura (BA) Baby Dicecca, Foresta Mercante, 70020, Cassano delle Murge (BA)
- Telephone: 380 788 4630 (Caseificio); 348 8795428 (Foresta)
- Costs: 180euros per person (130 euros tour; 50 euros lunch); free for children under 10.
- Booking: Obligatory.
- Covid rules: maximum 15 people. Dairy entrance limited (3-4 people at a time) with current health
guidelines of mitigation.
What is included in this experience?
- Visit to the Dicecca cheese factory
- Cheese tasting (without wine)
- Guided visit to the oldest bakery in town
- Bread and focaccia tasting
- Guided tour of the historical center of Altamura
- Lunch at Baby Dicecca
- Tasting of typical sweets
How is the tour organized?
Start at the dairy
Visit to the most authentic bakery
Coffee break
Transfer to the forest
Lunch
End of experience and farewell
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Excluding public holidays.
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- Suitable for disabled people and young children
- Available in English, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese
- Available even in adverse weather conditions
- Recommended clothing: casual/sporty
