Pick a round of St-Nectaire cheese, along with terrines, jams and other regional nibbles, from this dairy shop across the road from the Grottes du Cornadore. To learn the secrets of how it's made, stay for a 35-minute guided tour of the cheese cellars, complete with a swoony video presentation on the qualities of the local terroir.
Once it's time for the cheese sampling, your taste buds will be well attuned to the differences between the two main cheese varieties.
Tour times vary by demand and season, but there are usually three to six per day; enquire ahead if possible.
