Malaga Goat Experience: Shepherding and Cheese Workshop in Malaga

Meet the Malaga goat

Visit a family-run livestock farm with the help of a Official Tourist GuideYou can also enjoy a gourmet meal with a goatherd, graze with a goatherd next to Malaga goats, make your own artisan cheese in Malaga and take part in a gourmet country meal on alpacas and under centuries-old holm oaks.

Live this 360° immersive experience in the breathtaking landscapes of the Torcal de Antequera Natural SiteWorld Heritage Site, and in the Montes de Málaga Natural Park.

Did you know that Malaga is the European territory with the most goats? The grazing of the Malaga goat is one of the economic and gastronomic pillars of the province of Malaga.

The keys to the immersive experience of the Malaga goat

The environmentThe experience takes place in a family livestock farming surrounded by protected natural areas. The first part of the visit is a visit to the livestock farm, with a Official Tourist Guide of the Junta de Andalucía, and after that, you will go to the cheese workshop.

The cheese workshop: a cheese workshop in which each person makes his or her own cheese traditional malagueño with pleita and entremijo and share a time of grazing the animals in which you can learn to milking by handThe animals are not only the best in the world, but they are also the best in the world.

The gourmet country banquet: you will end with a gourmet country meal quality brand "sabor a málaga" consisting of: 4 types of cheese 100% Malaga goat cheese, quince jelly, grapes, tomato with dressing, bull's egg, village bread, guacamole, carrots, chips, sausages, migas, white wine D.O Malaga "Sierras de Malaga", orange juice, water, coffee, tea and homemade sponge cake.

Food is served under century-old holm oaks. As a seat, the following are used alpacas. Not the most fun you can have? But don't worry, this is a premium experience. Therefore the tables are dressed with table linen and cloth napkins and ceramic glassware and tableware is used.

The siestaYou can take a nap after lunch, or simply rest and admire the view, in a chill out area beautifully decorated with a tarpaulin and matching cushions.

The Malaga goat: its characteristics

The malagueña native breed of goat is one of the best dairy breeds in the world.

It produces foodstuffs of extraordinary quality, such as milk and suckling goat from Malaga. Did you know that the best cheese in the world in 2022 according to the World Cheese Awards is a Malaga goat's milk cheese?

The excellence of this product is due to the extensive management. The basis of the animals' diet is the grazing. Grazing influences the goat to eat more and different types of grass.

This way of nourishing the goat is healthy for the goat and sustainable for the countryside as it increases biodiversity and reduces the risk of fires. Pastoralism has been environmentally friendly since ancient times, it defines the territory of Malaga and contributes to the fixation of the rural population, as well as producing extraordinarily tasty food.