Experience Gifts in Piedmont: 7 Original Ideas

Updated on September 19, 2026 · 5 min read

Giving an experience solves the hardest problem of all: what do you give someone who already has everything? In Piedmont the choice is wide: wineries and UNESCO hills, thermal baths, truffles in season, Turin. And then there's the experience that beats all the others: a skydive above the Monferrato hills. Seven ideas, from the slowest to the most memorable.

The advantage of an experience is simple: it stays with you. It isn't used up, it can't be misplaced and it turns into a story worth telling.

It's also the answer to "what do you give someone who has everything": something to do, not something to own.

Key points

• An experience beats an object: it lasts, it gets retold and it can be matched to the person.
• Monferrato and the Langhe: tastings and wineries among UNESCO World Heritage hills.
• Acqui Terme: Piedmont's thermal tradition, ideal in autumn and winter.
• In season, Alba's white truffle makes for a short but memorable experience.
• Turin completes the picture: chocolate, museums, a weekend for two.
• The skydive closes the list as the boldest idea, a short trip from Turin.

7 experiences to give as gifts in Piedmont (and in Turin)

Seven experiences to choose from depending on the recipient, from the calm of a winery to a skydive.

1. An afternoon in a winery, between Monferrato and the Langhe. Guided tastings and vineyard visits, in the Piedmont wine landscape inscribed on the UNESCO list. Perfect for wine lovers and for anyone who wants to discover the countryside.
2. A day at the thermal baths in Acqui. The baths at Acqui have a long tradition: pools, wellness circuits and treatments. A lifesaving gift for people who never switch off, ideal for a couple in the colder months.
3. Truffles, a seasonal experience. In autumn the hills around Alba become the capital of the white truffle: markets, truffle hunts and themed dinners that last only a few weeks a year. Give it as a scheduled hunt, booked well in advance.
4. UNESCO hills by e-bike or on foot. The vine rows and villages of the Monferrato can be explored by e-bike or walking, between a winery and a farmhouse. It costs little, it fills the eyes and it works at any age.
5. A Piedmontese cooking class. Agnolotti, tajarin, hand-cut beef tartare: in half a day you learn something you'll repeat at home for years. Several cooking schools are active in Turin and in the towns around it.
6. A weekend in Turin. The squares, the museums, the chocolate and the historic cafés: Turin is worth a gift on its own. A weekend for two with an overnight stay is an idea almost everyone likes.
7. The skydive above the Monferrato hills. The gift that beats them all: a tandem jump exiting from the plane, with the climb to altitude and the flight above the Monferrato.

No experience or training is needed. For someone who "already has everything" it's almost a dare: everything except this.

How to choose by type of experience

If the recipient is no help in choosing, start from the type of experience: something to learn, something to live outdoors, something to tell others about.

• To learn: a Piedmontese cooking class or a chocolate tour in Turin.
• To live outdoors: e-bike rides among the vine rows and walks through Monferrato villages.
• To tell others about: the skydive above the Monferrato hills.

If the gift is for a group celebration, there are also bachelor and bachelorette party gift ideas: ten ideas designed for anyone organising for a crowd.

The high-altitude experience, in practice

The jump works as a gift for very concrete reasons. It's a memory with a date on it: half a day at the airfield and you come back with the best story of the year.

It suits the brave and the curious alike: anyone who doesn't feel like jumping takes part from the ground, taking photos and cheering.

The video of the jump, available as an extra, becomes the highlight of evenings with friends. And from Turin or Milan the Casale Monferrato dropzone is an easy day trip.

How the gift voucher works

The voucher for the jump is requested through the gift page: the online section is being revamped and, until that's finished, requests are handled directly (via WhatsApp too).

The voucher can be personalised, arrives by email and is valid for 12 months from purchase.

The booking is made when the moment comes, on a weekday or at the weekend. Photos and video can be added on the day, subject to availability.

For the full experience, from briefing to landing, there's the guide to the tandem jump.

Want to give an experience that gets remembered for years? Request the gift voucher for the tandem jump: quicker than a scarf, and it never disappoints.

If the idea that convinces you is the one from above, the guide to the tandem skydive gift voucher explains how to request it, what it includes and how the jump is booked afterwards.

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