Nova Ponente village (Deutschnofen Dorf), the centre of the municipality of Nova Ponente on the Monte Regolo, comprises various facilities, bars, cafés, shops, and playgrounds. A starting point for numerous hikes and excursions in summer, Nova Ponente is also just a few kilometres from the winter sports facilities in Obereggen and at the Passo di Costalunga during winter.

Most of the municipality is woodland. Dotted in between are alpine pastures with their small huts, serving both mountain pasture breakfasts and traditional South Tyrolean dishes. Paths lead from Nova Ponente village to the Laab Hut, the Neuhütt alpine pasture, and the Schönrast Hut.

The circular hike to the Wölfl Farm invites you to explore the surrounding meadows. In winter, you can also go tobogganing here. The little Church of St. Helena is worth seeing, with its 15th-century Gothic frescoes from the Bolzano School. Its bell tower houses the oldest bell in the valley. The area of Nova Ponente has been settled for a long time. Traces from the Mesolithic period indicate that people lived here as early as 5000 to 5700 BC.

Oetzi had not yet been born at that time - he wandered through the Alps two millennia later. The name "Nove" was first mentioned in 1145 - the Italian place name is still Nova Ponente today. The venerable Thurn Castle in the village centre now houses the Nova Ponente Territory Museum. It recounts this long history, from the Mesolithic period, the former local court, and legends of saints.