The curious vending machine hidden in the new Model Village of Asturias: “We’ve never seen anything like it”

Sotres, in the heart of the Picos de Europa, won the 2024 Exemplary Town Award on Monday

Sotres, the highest village in Asturias and the recent winner of the Award for the Exemplary Town of Asturias 2024, hides a curious secret that surprises, and much, those who visit it. This town, Located in the heart of the Picos de Europa and known for its production of Cabrales cheese, it houses a vending machine that, far from offering soft drinks or chocolates, dispenses Cabrales cheese, apple jam and other delicacies typical of the area, so that tourists can get one of these pieces at any time of the day. Specificallythe machine is located in one of the local cheese factories in the town, Quesería Maín, and the price of cheese, which can reach up to 90 euros per piecevaries according to the portion size, offering more affordable options, from just over eight euros, for those who want to try this unique delicacy in the world.

This is reflected in a TikTok video by the account @desdeasturias, where its creators confess that they have “never seen anything like it”, applauding the original initiative. “We didn’t buy it because we already have cheese at home, but next time we’ll take it,” the creators of the video conclude.