I would love to buy one and do some nice trips in the Italian back country. Problem is, it's very hard to understand which model(s) are well designed, and also hard to understand where to buy it to get the best price.

Is there any recommendation you could provide?

Almost all modern velomobiles are build by Velomobile World in Romania. There is a italian dealer for them: https://www.velomobileworld.com/dealers/

It is probably a good idea to do one or more test drives first, so you know what you are getting into and what is important to you.

There is a very good forum: velomobilforum.de

It's in German, but you can ask questions in English and they will usually be answered in English as well.

As for your question about which models are well designed, I'd say that if you're looking for speed, the fast ones are the Milan SL, the Alpha 7 and the upcoming Snoek, but those are not suitable for tall and/or wide riders. If you don't fit into those, your best options for speed would be the Milan GT, the DFXL or the upcoming Alpha 9.

If you're rather looking for something more practical, the Quattrovelo is the way to go; it has four wheels and therefore a bigger and more usable luggage space, which can even be used to transport a small child.

I had a rotovelo, which is the only one who is "plastic only". It's heavier than the NL ones (Quest, Strada, Mango) but it was a bit cheaper.

In EU (FR/CH/DE) there are specialized forums about them and I bought mine second hand. You'll love it !

Why don't you have it anymore?

I moved and lived closer to the city than before (where i had 14km of "Straight road").

I bought an electric bicycle instead :-)

Thanks! :-)