Sheep cheese and goat cheese are made with very special milk.
These sheep and goats pasture in the Star Mountain Range (Serra da Estrela).
The shepherds come out with the flock in the morning and return in the evening. The sheeps and goats pasture freely and are not fed diet.
Wives and daughters make the cheese according to traditional techniques. The shepherd should carefully choose the pasture for their sheeps and goats. The animals are milked by nightfall.
This traditional cheese (sheep cheese) has a soft paste, buttery, white or yellowish color. It is a very special product made by very special people.
Our company is located in Seia, a small city in the Serra da Estrela Region. Here is located the highest point of continental Portugal. This place is called “Torre”.
The city is located in southwest slope of Serra da Estrela and is a privileged place of encounter with nature.
The landscape is marked by mountains, wide horizons, lagoons, fertile land and steep slopes. The diversified fauna and colorful flora enlighten the landscape and make it unique.
The are several typical villages with characterizes of the region. They are located in mountainous terrain, with clear water streams and with a very rich historical, environmental and cultural heritage. These village are ideal to develop cattle breeding activity.
On the other hand the people of this region are simple and humble but very warm and hospitable. It is a region much visited by tourists not only of Portugal but from across the world.
Those who visit our region keep coming back. Only a region like ours and the people who are part of it allows to have such a special product.
