Several cheeses of the world come from a specific region, and Munster, the soft cheese made from cow’s milk, is the pride of the Alsace region of France.
So if you love cheese and French cuisine, be sure to add the Alsatian city of Gunsbach to your itinerary so you can visit the La Maison du Fromage (The Cheese House).
Officially opened this month, La Maison du Fromage museum is dedicated to preserving the history of the region’s Munster cheese, which dates back more than a thousand years.
According to legend, one of the Irish monks who Christianized the region circa 700 to 800 AD around the time of Charlemagne, passed along his cheese-making knowledge to the locals. The cheese name ‘Munster’ comes from the Latin word for monastery.
Visitors can learn plenty about cheese-making and its history that is unique to this particular region on the Franco-German border. The interactive museum also includes a farmer’s market, restaurant, and educational workshop.