based on 537 experiences from female travelers
It was a very nice experience but I did not feel safe and secure to walk alone at night. Maybe in the center yes but not in other areas. I enjoyes visitig different places and found beautiful parks around.
Posted: July 12, 2025Experienced: March, 2025Aziza
Germany
traveled to Milan, Italy with a friends, and we booked a hotel for our stay. Unfortunately, the person at the reception wasn’t very welcoming. Maybe it had to do with the high number of tourists – it felt like the locals were a bit overwhelmed. But overall, the trip was really amazing! The food was delicious almost everywhere – except at Starbucks, of course. In local cafés and restaurants, everything tasted great, and the prices were much lower compared to Germany, which was a nice surprise.
Posted: July 7, 2025I walked from Rimini to La Verna. It took me 5 days. I felt very safe while trekking in the woods and thorough the countryside. I've met a snake, a couple of hares and a hedgehog. Medium difficulty of the trail
Posted: July 4, 2025Experienced: September, 2024I went to Rome by train. Stayed at my boyfriend's. We went to the city centre for a drink, saw the Colosseum. It was very hot and full of tourists. At least there are fountains to fill the bottle of water
Posted: July 4, 2025Experienced: June, 2024I solo travelled to Venice (F28) and it was one of the best weeks of my life! I stayed at Anda Hostel in Mestre which was very clean and had a mini club downstairs, plus it’s only a couple of minutes onto the island from there. The only issue is that it can be a bit noisy sometimes. There are so many beautiful sites to see, boat trips to do and history to take in, everywhere you walk feels like a storybook. (Or that episode of Doctor Who). I was slightly disappointed with the food in Venice but it was alright. Very easy to do day trips to places like Bologna and Florence too.
Posted: July 4, 2025Julia
Poland
I was in Bari for one day. And I didn't swim in the sea because it was cold. I felt safe. I rented a cool apartment on booking.com and was delighted with the host. Highly recommended!!! https://secure.booking.com/app_link/myreservations.en.html?stid=325542&bn=4697326006&aid=332731 I didn't have time to do a lot, but I'll tell you what was in my plans: 1. Local ice cream: https://maps.app.goo.gl/DSkzwpmeJHPH9J467?g_st=ipc (Since 1880, the art of homemade gelato has been handed down for generations); 2. The Bari Fish Market (Mercato del Pesce) is a kingdom of fresh fish and seafood, where local chefs and gourmets find the best ingredients for Apulian cuisine. The counters are bursting with the catch brought by fishermen straight from the sea: octopus, squid, shrimp, mussels and much more. Traders are eager to tell you how to properly cook seafood; 3. Orecchiette Caserecce - the street. Every morning, the housewives of Bari go out into the street with their workbench and, using a few precious ingredients: water, flour and skill, begin to prepare pasta. 🍝 4. Alberobello is a town 60 km from Bari. It is world famous for its unique tiny houses that look like fairy-tale gnome dwellings. These small white stone buildings with a gray conical roof are called trulli. You will not find such houses anywhere else in the world.
Posted: June 28, 2025Based on 766 local experiences
Based on 766 local experiences
I would feel safe to walk alone at night in Bologna but only in very few areas. Overall is a safer cities rather than Milan for example. However, if you walk with your host or with other women then is better :)
Posted: July 12, 2025It really depends on the zone you're visiting. On train station or public transport you could be easily robbed in the daylight, or suspiciuosly assaulted (touched, petted) o followed or catcalled, and the same can happen in turistic areas. I would say you have to be attentive and conscious of the situation to avoid that. The periferical zones and train stations as well, at night can be fairly dangerous, i make sure to never be alone, or to have pepper spray with me. It's totally doable, and nothing ever happened to me beside being catcalled, but I personally can't stand the fear if i'm not in my neighbourhood
Posted: July 11, 2025