Cheeses of Europe

The great protected names: Parmigiano Reggiano, Roquefort, Comte, Manchego, Feta, Stilton, Gouda and hundreds more. 355 cheeses on EveryCheese so far.

Cheese towns, markets and caves

Dishes of the region

Swiss cheese fondue Raclette Aligot Tartiflette Croque monsieur Gougères Quiche Lorraine French onion soup Welsh rarebit Cheese scones

Days

Maslenitsa, Butter Week Tyrini, Cheesefare Week Orthodox Easter, paskha and flaounes Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling St David's Day and Caerphilly St Patrick's Day and Irish farmhouse cheese Christmas and the Stilton board Alkmaar cheese market season opens

Countries

🇮🇹 Italy and 1 moreMozzarella A semi-soft Italian stretched-curd cheese made from cow or buffalo milk.Cow · Semi-soft · Milky and fresh

🇬🇷 Greece and 5 moreFetaφέτα A crumbly Greek brined cheese made from sheep and goat milk.Sheep · Brined · Tangy and lactic

🇬🇧 United KingdomStinking Bishop A washed-rind cow's-milk cheese from Gloucestershire, ripened in perry.Cow · Semi-soft · Savoury and brothy

🇮🇪 IrelandSt Tola Handmade goat's milk cheese from Inagh, County Clare, ranging from fresh logs to aged wheels.Goat · Fresh · Tangy and lactic

🇫🇷 France and 2 moreBlue cheese A family of cheeses defined by blue-green mold veins created through deliberate inoculation and piercing.Cow · Semi-soft · Sharp and tangy-aged

🇧🇪 Belgium and 2 moreLimburger A washed-rind cow's-milk cheese from Belgium known for its strong aroma and soft texture.Cow · Semi-soft · Salty

🇧🇬 Bulgaria and 5 moreSireneбяло саламурено сирене A crumbly, brined white cheese from Bulgaria made with sheep or goat milk.Mixed · Brined · Salty

🇬🇧 United KingdomLancashire cheese A cow's-milk cheese from England with creamy, nutty, or crumbly varieties.Cow · Semi-hard · Nutty

🇪🇸 SpainMahónformatge de Maó / queso de Mahón A cow's-milk cheese from Menorca that ranges from soft and mild to hard and sharp.Cow · Semi-soft · Buttery and creamy

🇫🇷 FranceSaint-PaulinSaint Paulin A semi-soft French cow's milk cheese with a washed orange rind and buttery flavour.Cow · Semi-soft · Buttery and creamy

🇫🇷 FranceChabichou A cylindrical French goat cheese with a natural rind, aged for two to three weeks.Goat · Semi-soft · Tangy and lactic

🇪🇸 SpainGarrotxa A semi-soft Catalan goat cheese with a powdery gray rind and earthy flavor.Goat · Semi-soft · Earthy and cellar

🇬🇧 United KingdomTintern A soft, blended cow's milk Cheddar flavoured with chives and shallots, wrapped in lime green wax.Cow · Semi-soft · Herbal and grassy

🇬🇧 United KingdomStinking Bishop A washed-rind Gloucestershire cheese ripened in perry from the Stinking Bishop pear.Cow · Washed rind · Tangy and lactic

🇮🇹 Italy and 2 moreMozzarella A semi-soft Italian stretched-curd cheese made from cow or buffalo milk.Cow · Semi-soft · Milky and fresh

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Mahón: Slastic, Public domain, source
Lancashire cheese: Jon Sullivan, Public domain, source
Tintern: Dave Crosby, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Chabichou: Mark Baker, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Sirene: Иван, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Feta: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
St Tola: HighKing, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Stinking Bishop: Gilgongo, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Mozzarella: Popo le Chien, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Blue cheese: No machine-readable author provided. Brookie assumed (based on copyrig, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Limburger: Jon Sullivan, Public domain, source
Saint-Paulin: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Garrotxa: Government of Catalonia, Attribution, source
Stinking Bishop: Jon Sullivan, Public domain, source
Mozzarella: Photograph by Greg O'Beirne, CC BY-SA 3.0, source