Époisses is a small village in Burgundy. It is famous for its eponymous cheese.
Château d'Époisses
Understand
Get in
Get around
See
- The Château d'Epoisses (pictured in this article) is well worth looking at.
- The Church of Saint-Symphorien d'Epoisses is a harmonious and somewhat austere construction, with a nice 15th-century pieta inside.
Do
Buy
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A typically runny piece of Époisses cheese with some bread and Burgundy wine
- Berthaut. A shop where you can buy the famous soumaintrain cheese. Their "flamiche" (kind of pizza with soumaintrain cheese) is also a must.
Eat
- While in Époisses, try Époisses de Bourgogne cheese, which is strong and runny and made from raw cow's milk.