We enjoyed the atmosphere created by the hosts, the hospitality with us and with our lady dog, the quite place with wonderful landscape, the excellent food prepared by Massimo, the farm created by Hans and taken care with his heart, the nice wooden bedroom, the warm dining room with astonishing view!!!

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We enjoyed the hospitality of the hosts with us and with our lady dog, quite place, amazing landscape,, nice weeden rooms, warm dining room with wonderful view, excellent food prepared by Massimo, farm well taken care by Hans with passion.

Agriturismo Valdifiore, Sassoferrato, Le Marche. Oct. 22nd & 23rd, 2022 Hans and Massimo run this quiet getaway atop a hill, off a tree lined, winding gravel road. The Agriturismo is a 4 room B&B, that sits across from the neighboring mountains. It’s equipped with a restaurant providing gourmet meals, prepared by our hosts. This restful, two night stop was our vacation, from our vacation. You can visit the cows and goats that produce the milk for home made butter and yogurt, a short distance from the main buildings. Breakfast and dinner are served in a separate, cozy structure that reflected the rural charm of the surrounding countryside, equipped with a kitchen, comfortable seating and interesting artwork. Room: nice bed, big armoire, everything was absolutely spotless! Wonderful breakfast and exceptional dinners! So why Sassoferrato? It’s also the nick name of artist, Giovanni Battista Salvi (1609-85) best know as “Sassoferrato”, who my travel buddy is a fan of, if not an expert on the subject, from writing a paper about the artist, while studying at the University of Colorado. In the town of Sassoferrato, the Convent of Santa Chiara has some of the painter’s work where he became famous for his reputation as “Painter of the Madonnas”. The day we visited, most of the museums, etc. were closed. As we climbed a leafy walkway up to the top of the town, we made the acquaintance of a gentleman who asked if we needed directions. We had a lively conversation, leading to an invitation of a tour conducted by volunteers, of the Abbazia di Santa Croce, that evening. The Counts of Atti used the stones from the near by abandoned Roman settlement of Sentium, in the 1100s to build the Abbazia, that in turn acquired a rich history over the centuries. Our tour guides pointed out amazing details throughout the Abbazia, something we won’t forget, especially “Witch Mountain” looming in the distance.

While our room was pretty basic, this made for a pretty nice stay for an affordable price. And they were able to accommodate us for only one night, which is a rare offering for an agriturismo. Well located (although the gravel road was a bit rough for our tiny rental car) and driving distance from beautiful swimming holes in Cagli and the historic town of Urbino. But our favorite part was probably our breakfast. It was, bar none, the best we had our whole stay in the Le Marche region. Still warm croissants, a selection of granolas and cereal, delicious espresso drinks, fresh fruit, and yogurt made from milk from the farm. We also chose to have dinner at the on-site restaurant which was simple but well done. Nothing mind-blowing, but all the ingredients were fresh and cooked well.

The door of the shower in our room seemed to be slightly broken––it had been outfitted with what looked to be budget hardware that had started to fail, but it wasn't a big deal.

The location is fantastic - overlooking the valley and the mountains on the other side. It is very secluded - takes a steep drive on a dirt road to get there, but is well worth the effort. Also Massimo is a superb cook - the dinner was out of this world, hands down the best we had during our trip to Italy.

It was a very hot day, and the rooms do not have a fan (or an AC), so I was worried initially that it was going to be very hot in the room. However the house is very well built with excellent heat insulation, and at the end of the day it was perfectly comfortable inside.

It was a lovely rustic retreat in the middle of the forest and the hosts were exceptionally kind and lovely to be around. Excellently prepared meals with eggs and milk from their own farm served with panache and warmth! A truly unforgettable relaxing vacation!

Everything was really lovely so this is not a criticism at all but it would be nice if more than one tiny bar of soap was provided in the room and I know it is the country and some insects are to be expected especially because it is harmful to the environment to use insecticide. So we would definitely return and I recommend this place to anyone who wants a relaxing, peaceful country retreat. It is also convenient to visiting other historic towns in Le Marche.

comfortable, stylish rooms, very friendly hosts, great views from terrace and pool area, fantastic dinners, central location for medieval town visits.

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Great food (Massimo is a pro chef!) wonderful breakfast, excellent location for walking / hiking and both hosts really make you feel at home. We had a wonderful time. A place for those who want to be in the middle of nowhere, but still close to many super trips like grotte di frassasi or sassoferato...

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