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In this blog post, we’re delighted to present a new recipe from chef Manuela: Anchovies in green sauce. As always, we wish you good luck and buon appetito.

Stefania, Anna and Valdo produce different types of honey, depending on the time of year and spontaneous blooming. They use only natural techniques that are free of any chemicals.

Today we talk to Simonetta (QuBa Libre) about her life as a musician, her connection to the Valle Maira and why she feels connected to Occitan culture.

In this blog series, we’re featuring our partners and suppliers. And today we're talking to Giuseppino Anfossi, of Ghiomo Winery.

Discover this bike and travel movie by Tristan Hobson & Flo Gassner featuring the Locanda Mistral.

Manuela, chef at the Locanda Mistral, will tell us what specialities are in her kitchen for the coming season.

We didn't miss the chance to talk to Renato Botte, a mountain guide of more than 20 years, about spring in the Valle Maira.

In this blog series, we’re featuring our partners and suppliers. Today we talk with Mario Olivero, winemaker of the Marchesi Alfieri Winery.

A few weeks ago, Ursula Bauer was our guest at the Locanda Mistral. Together with Jürg Frischknecht, she wrote one of the best-known books about the Valle Maira: "Antipasti and old paths. Valle Maira – hiking in the other Piedmont”. Of course, we couldn't resist, and talked to Ursula about the Valle Maira, its development and the Percorsi Occitani, among other things. Have fun reading!

Today we are very happy to share Manuela's focaccia recipe with you in this blog post and, as always, wish you good luck and Buon Appetito.

Raviolos are a very special dish for the Valle Maira and other Occitan valleys. And definitely not to be missed when visiting the Locanda Mistral.

Today we talk to Lena about her passion for the mountains, nature and adventure. How she went from skiing to surfing and snowboarding. And what impressions the Locanda Mistral and the Valle Maira left on her.

A match made in Heaven - As of this January, the Locanda Mistral is home to Italy’s first and only Kästle Test Centre, affording us the opportunity to provide even more benefits for our mountain-loving guests and visitors to the Valle Maira!

The Valle Maira, one of the most pristine and authentic alpine valleys, is predestined for a combination of hiking and yoga. We are therefore very happy to speak to Barbara Kittel Holmgren today.

Rock, Snow & (ice) endle - this is how our interviewee today greets visitors to his website. The South Tyrolean, Hanspeter Eisendle, is a long-time friend and loyal guest of the Locanda Mistral. Hanspeter has been a mountain guide for almost 40 (!!!) years and is, among other things, one of the best Dolomite climbers with numerous first ascents.

Today we're talking to Silvia Massarengo, a passionate cook and cheese producer. This spring and autumn, Silvia will oversee two very special culinary weeks at the Locanda Mistral and introduce the participants to the art of slow food cooking.

Today we are very happy to interview Patricia Neuhauser. Patricia, who lives with her husband Harald in the Bernese Oberland in Switzerland, loves snow above all else.

Today we have prepared a very special conversation for you. We are talking to Maria, Manuela's mother and senior manager of the Locanda Mistral.

Today, Renato, a mountain guide of more than 20 years, introduces you to his three favourite ski tours in the Valle Maira.o

A dessert from the Occitan tradition

The Percorsi Occitani are a perfectly-organised and unique network of hiking paths made up of old paths and tracks in Valle Maira, Piedmont (Italy).