Culture and art / Museum
Boğatepe Cheese Museum
Merkez, Kars
A village museum founded in 2010 in an old dairy building in the village of Boğatepe, known for gruyère cheesemaking, presenting local cheese production.
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Its story
Boğatepe, about 40 km from Kars, is one of the centers of the Kars gruyère tradition, which began with the first dairy set up by Swiss craftsmen at the end of the 19th century; cheesemaking was later continued by the Molokans and then by the Karapapakhs who settled in the area after them. The museum was founded in 2010 by the Boğatepe Environment and Life Association by repairing an abandoned dairy building; its aim is to keep alive cheese varieties at risk of disappearing and to show visitors the stages of production. Hearing the story of local cheeses such as kaşar, gruyère and çeçil in a village setting makes it a good stop for those who want to get to know Kars cuisine.
Key facts
- Period
- 2010 (museum)
- Getting there
- About 40 km from central Kars, Boğatepe village (near the D060)
- Visit duration
- 45 minutes
Trip purpose
- Quiet
- Food route
- Rainy day
Location
40.80468, 42.89230
Where to eat nearby
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo%C4%9Fatepe_Peynir_M%C3%BCzesi | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo%C4%9Fatepe_Cheese_Museum | https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo%C4%9Fatepe,_Kars | https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/10031718186