In early October the Locanda della Valle Nuova proved just what we wanted: a clean, intriguingly (elegant, whimsical, Italian) decorated, and welcoming inn to be in the Italian countryside; delicious breakfasts; a truffle hunt; and a very warm welcome from Giulia, including advice on all activities in the region. We spent three days walking, exploring, relaxing, and hope to return someday soon!

Carole and I stayed at Valle Nuova for 3 nights and thoroughly enjoyed it, especially the kind and thoughtful care from Giulia and her parents. The rooms are clean, comfortable with great view of the valley. The patio was very nice for relaxing and the pool was gorgeous. I very much enjoyed exploring the farm with its cattle, horses and cats. We had a splendid dinner by Giulia and her mother. Much of what was prepared for dinner and also for our breakfasts were made on the farm and made very well. We did the cooking class and learned much from Giulia and her mother. They were very helpful in dining and day trip recommendations. All in all a wonderful stay by a very welcoming family who take great pride in their agritourism farm.

We had a great time at Valle Nuova. The breakfast was the best we've ever had at any B&B type place, full of fresh food and delicious home-made items from the farm (jam, juice). The rooms are comfortable, not fancy, but have an electric kettle and a small refrigerator and wifi and are otherwise thoughtfully laid out. Giulia and her parents are very friendly and helpful, and Giulia speaks English perfectly so there are no communication problems. The cats and dog on the farm are adorable. We also took a vegetarian cooking class with Guilia and her mom, which was fun and delicious--we made and ate a lot of wonderful food and also got to make local foods that happened to be vegetarian.

This year was our third time at the Locanda, and we are sure it won't be the last one. This time we were a little worried because of the first presence of our little child Giorgio (2 years old); but we knew the Salvini family, so we shouldn't worry about anything! Everything was perfect, they make us absolutely welcome, they treated us all like friends. So we had a wonderful time in this wonderful part of Italy, and our little boy had lots of fun in nature. We stayed at the Casina dei Cavalli, and everything is so accurate there that we immediately felt better than home. Unlikely this time we couldn't taste the excellent cuisine of the Locanda, but at our arrival we found so many wonderful welcome foods in our fridge: fresh milk, butter, fruit juice, fresh bread, eggs, jam and everything you need for a huge breakfast! Thank you Giulia! We hope to see you soon again.