The best gift idea for a couple who love to travel is a gift they can share: a poster of the place where their story happened, for their home, or an adventure to live together. Here are 15 ideas sorted by type of couple, from €15 to a weekend away, for an anniversary, a wedding, a housewarming or Christmas. 🥂
How do you choose a gift for a couple?
Giving to a couple means giving to two people at once. The trap is choosing something that mostly appeals to one of them. Three simple rules help you avoid that:
- Start with what they do together: their trips, their weekends, their evening drinks, their hikes.
- Think about their shared home: something they see every day, on the wall or on the table, keeps the gift in mind for years.
- Choose a memory over an object: a place that matters to both of them, or a moment to share, means more than a gadget.
Which gift should you choose for each occasion?
| Occasion | The idea that works | Budget |
|---|---|---|
| Anniversary of when they met | A poster of their first trip together | €15 to €24 (unframed) |
| Wedding or civil partnership | A poster of their honeymoon, in A3 and framed | €40 to €70 |
| Housewarming | A pair of posters for their new hallway | €30 to €50 |
| Christmas | An Italian aperitivo kit and a Spritz poster | €40 to €60 |
| Valentine’s Day | An unusual night away or a surprise weekend | €100 to €300 |
| Small budget | An A5 poster of a place they love | €15 |
For their home: gifts to hang on the wall
A couple who travel love to find their memories at home. A poster is a gift they will look at together every day, and one that grows with their story.
A poster of their honeymoon
The lake where they spent their honeymoon, the island of their first summer together: that place deserves a spot on the wall. On Lake Maggiore, Isola Madre struck us as more intimate and romantic than its neighbour Isola Bella, with its vast park and peacocks roaming freely, as we tell in our stay on Lake Maggiore on Rolling Trippers.
The Italian lakes, for a honeymoon
A pair of posters: one place each
She grew up by the ocean, he spent his summers in Provence? Give them a pair of posters, one each, in two identical frames. Hung side by side, they tell where each of them comes from and what they now share. The perfect housewarming gift.
A travel wall to complete together
Give three identical frames, only one of them filled with a poster of their latest trip. The other two stay empty, with a note: “for the next ones”. It is a gift that keeps going, trip after trip.
A cork map and pins
A large map of the world or of Europe on a cork board, with pins in two colours: one for the places they have already visited together, one for those still waiting for them. It quickly becomes the talking point of their evenings.
For dolce vita and aperitivo couples
For them, travelling is first about taking time: a terrace, a spritz at sunset, a dinner that goes on and on. Give them what they need to carry that way of life on at home.
An Italian aperitivo kit for two
Two stemmed glasses, a bottle of Italian aperitivo, a few taralli and some olives, plus a poster of a terrace at spritz time for their drinks corner: they will find the golden hour of Italian piazzas without leaving their living room.
A stovetop coffee maker and two cups
The aluminium stovetop coffee maker, like Bialetti’s Moka Express, on the hob in the morning is the small ritual of every trip to Italy. Pair it with two ceramic cups and a bag of ground coffee for moka pots. A gift under €50 that they will use every day.
A fresh pasta class for two
A cooking class for two to learn how to make fresh pasta, gnocchi or ravioli. They leave with a new skill and an evening to recreate at home. To go further, our article on Italian decor will give them ideas for their kitchen.
For road trip and van life couples
They leave as soon as they have three days free, and their best memories fit in a van or a packed car. 🚐 For them, the right gift makes them want to hit the road again.
A van life poster
A van parked facing the Venice lagoon, a road trip in England: a road trip poster belongs in their hallway, or in A5 inside their van. It reminds them that the next departure is never far away.
A weekend in a camper van
They do not have a van yet? Let them try it: many private owners and agencies rent out camper vans for a weekend. The price depends on the season and the model. Slip the voucher into the tube of a van life poster.
A double hammock
Strung between two trees by a lake or hung on a stand in the garden, a double hammock, like Ticket to the Moon’s Travel Hammock King Size, packs down into a small pouch. It is the gift of shared naps on summer road trips.
A vintage road map of their next route
Vintage road maps can be found at flea markets for a few euros. Pick the one for the region they dream of exploring, and circle in pencil the first village of their future route. Framed, it also makes lovely decor.
For an experience to share
An unusual night away
A treehouse, a transparent bubble under the stars, a gypsy caravan, a mountain hut: an unusual night away is a perfect gift for an anniversary or Valentine’s Day. Choose one less than two hours from their home so they can enjoy it soon.
A weekend somewhere with a story
Some places were born from a love story. In England’s Lake District, Wray Castle looks like a medieval castle, but it was built in 1840 by a doctor, Dr James Dawson, as a holiday home for his wife Margaret. We tell the story in our Lake District road trip on Rolling Trippers. Enough to inspire a surprise weekend.
A jar of 52 date ideas
A glass jar filled with 52 folded slips of paper, one for each week of the year: a picnic by a lake, a village to explore less than an hour away, a sunrise hike, a restaurant serving a cuisine they have never tried. An almost free gift, but one that takes time and thought.
A picnic basket for two
A wicker basket with two sets of cutlery, two glasses, a tablecloth and a corkscrew. Add a map of the best picnic spots in their area: they will have no excuse not to head out on Sundays.
Giving a poster to a couple: our tips
- Choose a place that matters to both of them: where they met, where they honeymooned, where they spend their holidays every year.
- Match the size to their home: A5 (€15) for a shelf, A4 (€19) for a hallway, A3 (€24) for a living room or above the bed.
- Think about the frame: a light wood or oak frame suits most interiors, black metal works in more modern flats.
- Add a handwritten note: “where it all began”, “your next trip”. That is what makes the gift unique.
And to help them hang it, send them our guide on how to hang a picture frame.
More posters to give to two
Frequently asked questions
What do you give a couple who have everything?
Give them a memory or an experience rather than one more object: a poster of their honeymoon destination or of where they met, an unusual night away, a cooking class for two or a jar of 52 date ideas to enjoy together.
What gift suits a couple who love to travel?
A poster of their most beautiful trip, a wall of frames to fill trip after trip, a cork map with pins, a weekend in a camper van or a double hammock for their road trips.
What is a good housewarming gift for a couple?
A pair of posters in two identical frames, one for each of their favourite places, is a housewarming gift that dresses the new home straight away. Allow €30 to €50 for two A4 posters, unframed.
What is a good small gift for a couple?
For under €20, an A5 poster of a place they love (€15), a vintage road map found at a flea market or a jar of 52 date ideas you have prepared yourself all make personal, thoughtful gifts.
A gift to share
The best gift for a couple is not the most expensive one: it is the one that reminds them of what they love doing together. If you are looking for a globetrotter, see our gifts for travellers too. And browse our Italy posters and our aperitif posters to find their place.
