TFor Christmas gifts, why not choose a trip? Available in all types, and for all types of travellers, they are the perfect choice to give an unforgettable experience. From the deluxe one to the one to live in your own city as if for a great staycation, packing your bags and unplug even just for a few days can really be the right gift idea.
On the other hand, the data speaks clearly. According to research conducted by the campaersday.it platform the desire for a holiday is very strong in Italians. But very often you can’t detach your mind: specifically, as many as 70% of workers in the country, even when they are on holiday, struggle to relax and completely disconnect from work. The need to check emails is always very strong. Again, 21% are connected, even if officially offline, and 13% always check that “nothing important is happening”. Finally, 50% of Millennials feel guilty asking for vacations. Faced with this data, choose a trip among the Christmas giftseven just a weekend to unplug, isn’t that bad.
How to choose the right experience? It undoubtedly depends on what type of traveler the recipient of the gift is. If you are looking for a real moment of relaxation, spas and wellness centers are the favorite destinations to treat yourself to for a few days. If you are more adventurous, you can opt for a jaw-dropping experience, such as a hot air balloon ride. What if you are a deluxe traveller? The answer is the new Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, from Paris to the Amalfi Coast aboard a train from the Arabian Nights. You are spoiled for choice.
To relax it is not always necessary to go to the other side of the world. Sometimes a little is enough. Simply the right experience, to be enjoyed even close to home. One of these could be that of attend a Candlelight concert. Available worldwide, these live concerts take place by candlelight in some of the city’s most exclusive locations. For the occasion, the concerts will feature some of the most beloved Christmas melodies.
Alternatively, you always can give your FAI membership as a gift. The Italian Environment Fund turns 50 this year and its The card offers unique and enriching experiences, to be enjoyed in places of authentic beauty and surprising cultural and landscape value. A special gift that will allow the FAI to carry out its daily mission of protection, restoration and enhancement of the Italian cultural and landscape heritage. Registration allows free entry to FAI properties throughout the national territoryreserved entry to the FAI Days and a reduction in tickets for over 2 thousand Italian cultural entities.
Info: https://fondoambiente.it/
Boscolo Gift, experiences to remember
Enclosed in boxes, some experiences to remember and live within 12 months of purchase. These are the news of Boscolo Gift Collectionwhich includes box sets containing great travel classics.
Among the proposals there is Markets and Christmas lights for lovers of Christmas and its atmospheres: two days to spend in some of the most evocative European destinations in this periodlike Vienna, Budapest or Prague with markets and mulled wine. New Cities it is instead the designed box set for those who love cities but those outside the usual tourist destinations. Sarajevo, Ljubljana, Riga and many others are all grouped together within this box. To get away from the usual itineraries. In the end The world at the tablemade for “foodies” who love food and wine experiences.
In the ancient land of the Pharaohs
You don’t necessarily have to be an Egyptologist to be fascinated by the Pharaohs, on the contrary. In fact, on November 1st the Gem-Great Egyptian Museum was inaugurated in Cairoa space of over 500,000 square meters which houses the largest collection of Ancient Egyptian artefacts.
The the heart of the route is the Hall of Tutankhamun, which contains the entire treasure found in his tomb, with the Hall of the Mummies where the remains of the most famous pharaohs are exhibited. The entire museum is a unique and immersive experience in ancient Egyptian culture. An opportunity to fly to Egypt!
For Egyptair offers: https://www.egyptair.com/it/Pagine/HomePage.aspx
The unforgettable experience in the clouds
See the world from above, from a hot air balloon to be precise. Flying on Arta social enterprise that transforms every flight into a journey into the culture, nature and communities of Southern Italy, makes the dream of touching the sky with a finger possible. From the duration of 40-60 minutesflights also include pre-flight briefing, breakfast or aperitif upon landing, flight certificate and pick up to the take-off field. During the flight, the pilots tell stories and reveal the secrets of the area. Among the most suggestive proposals, flying over Etna and the Catania plain, from the village of Ceturipe and then flying over the famous Calanchi del Cannizzolawhich create lunar and suggestive geometries, with concave shapes marked by converging streams.
Alternatively you can take off from Alife, in the Volturno Valley to discover a living fragment of Ancient Rome. The city reveals from the hot air balloon the typical urban planning of the Roman castrum with powerful walls almost 2 km long, which enclose a perfectly rectangular layout, with round and square towers that mark the perimeter. And then the Matese mountain range, which offers spectacular views of the mountains, among hills, vineyards, crops and woods that change color and atmosphere depending on the time and the seasons. Located along the Via Francigena, the historic pilgrim route that connected Canterbury to Rome, Alife has been a crossroads of cultures and spirituality for centuries.
Smartbox and the famous boxes
European leader in the gift experience market, Smartbox boxes they are now a certainty for those who want a royal experience to live and remember. Among the new proposals for Christmas 2025 there are box sets Exclusive atmospheres, Wellbeing at the Spa And Moments of haute cuisine.
The first is designed for those who want to spend two nights in a superior 4-star hotel, choosing from 70 different locations. The second box set is designed for wellness lovers who need to regenerate. Moments of haute cuisine it is instead the box dedicated to lovers of haute cuisine with a restaurant proposal selected by Gambero Rosso. For an unforgettable starry dinner.
For nature lovers, immersed in the snow
Freedome, Italian platform for outdoor experiences which offers over 5000 outdoor experiences throughout Italy, for the occasion has selected a series of proposals including one ideal for those who want, and perhaps even need a little, to be in contact with nature.
Become musher for a day in Sestrierethat is to say ride a sled pulled by huskies. Putting your cell phone in your pocket, the true man-nature bond emerges in this experience. During the experience, you will learn to become a musher for a day, learn to control the sled, create a bond with the dogs and get lost in the white silence of the mountains. Ideal for those who need to reconnect with themselves and the present.
Tours in vintage cars, up and down Italy
The destinations are Lake Garda, Lake Como, Tuscany, Veneto and the Amalfi Coast. Some of the most beautiful Italian destinations. The idea is to rent a vintage car, available for half a day, full day or weekend, and go around Italy. Slow Drivea company specializing in the rental of vintage cars without a driver, offers precisely this type of experience.
Among the vintage cars the Duetto Spider de is available The Graduatethe Alfa Romeo Giulietta, the Triumph Spitfire, the Morgan and the Alfa Romeo spider convertible. And off we go! Among the Lombardy lakes or in the countryside between Florence and Siena or between Verona and Valpolicella. Or again, to the south, on the Amalfi Coast. The box also includes leather gloves for a real pilot, vintage sunglasses for an expert navigator and detailed maps with the most beautiful tours in Italy.
The deluxe journey, by train from Paris to the Amalfi Coast
Is called Venice Simplon-Orient-Express and connects Paris to the Amalfi Coast, on a train journey reminiscent of those of the early years of the century. Starting from the French capital, aboard carriages from the twenties and thirtiesyou reach the coast, passing through Pompeii, and then staying at the Caruso Hotel in Ravello. For a truly unforgettable three days.
A new tour, available from next May, and that it adds to the classic route that linked Paris to Venice, with a stay at the Hotel Cipriani and in Paris-Florence with a stop on the Fiesole hills at Villa San Michele.