CHEESES OF THE CENTER REGION

The Protected Designation of Origin identifies a product originating from a particular place or region, or exceptionally from a country. Its quality or characteristics are essentially or exclusively due to the specific geographical environment, which includes natural and human factors. All stages of production are developed in the delimited geographical area. In the Central Region there are three PDOs: Serra da Estrela, Beira Baixa and Rabaçal.

For more information, see:

Reg. (UE) n.º 1151/2012 do Parlamento Europeu e do Conselho

Reg. de Execução (UE) N.º 668/2014 da Comissão

Reg. Delegado (UE) N.º 664/2014 da Comissão