La Maison du Gruyère

Parc naturel régional Gruyère Pays-d'Enhaut - The Maison du Gruyère is a cheese factory where you can discover all the secrets of making Gruyère AOP cheese and more. The magic of the transformation of milk into cheese happens from 9 to 11am and from 12:30 to 2:30pm. As visitors look on, the master cheese-maker produces 48 Gruyère AOP wheels which are then aged in a cellar that can contain up to 7,000 wheels. The exhibit Voyage au cœur des sens (Journey of the senses) answers all your questions in a ludic and interesting fashion. The cows' ascent to the mountain pastures, with bells clanging, starts your look (and opens your ears) into the life of a drop of milk. Your olfactory sense will be stimulated by distinctive, perfumed aromas, and your sense of touch awakened, as you run fingers over grasses, cow hide, whitewash… Visual stimulation is omnipresent. You can admire the art of cheese-maker at work, as well as numerous images and videos. Your tastebuds most certainly will not be neglected, as you are invited to sample Gruyère AOP at three different stages of maturity.