Is Aveiro safe for solo female travelers?

Aveiro is known for its quiet and calm environment which makes it a very safe city for solo female travelers. The crime rates are low and the locals are very friendly and helpful towards tourists. However, like anywhere else, basic safety precautions should still be taken, especially at night. Public transportation is reliable and widely available, which contributes to the city's safety level.

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How safe is Aveiro for female travelers?

İrem

İrem

Portugal

Solo travel

This is one of the most greenest city I've ever seen. The culture and people are really nice and the city is quite safe to travel. Hotels and houses to rent are a bot expensive but food are acceptable. Beaches here are really good especially for friends groups and parties and of course for swimming. In summer is really warm tho..

Posted: March 1, 2025Experienced: February, 2025
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Group travel

I went to Aveiro with four friends, we were 5 in total. I could easily say it was one of the nicest places Ive ever seen. People are really friendly, they love to talk to people and their conversations are fun. You can make friends, anytime/anywhere in Aveiro. They make great cocktails and the cocktails are budget friendly! There are less options of vegetarian food compared to other european countries but of course its not impossible. During my 10 days in Aveiro, there was not a night I went back to my hostel before 2am and the city has never felt dangerous to me. We stayed in Pousadas de Juventude, the rooms were kind of small but since we did not pay big attention to where we were staying, it was all fine for us, it was around 15mins by walking to the city.

Posted: January 10, 2024
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How safe is Aveiro for women?

Local safety index

4.2 /5

Based on 7 local experiences

Local crime index

1.8 /5

Based on 7 local experiences

Val

Val

For me, Aveiro is very safe and I personally never experienced any bad or dangerous experience, but of course, no place is perfect, be cautious is always preferable. You simply need to use the same security measures that you'd take in your city.

Posted: September 29, 2025
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Since the city is small, it is really safe and you can walk or travel easily by yourself. People are helpful but in terms of ing. language you may have some problems when you talk to middle age and elderly people because they don't really know English. Besides, the city has really good beaches. You gonna love it.

Posted: March 1, 2025
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Marta

Marta

The city of Aveiro is super calm and peaceful! It's called the Portuguese Venice due to the existing canals. There's no crime at all, and even at night, it's super safe. It has a good climate and good food! The existing public transportation is good.

Posted: September 8, 2024
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Extremely safe city for solo female travelers and travels in general. Laid back but very helpful people that would step in should there be a need for it and will provide general info. Very low crime rate.

Posted: September 1, 2024
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Aveiro is a lovely calm city near the ocean. I have lived for five years in the center of the city, walking everywhere, day and night, and always got home safe. Compared to many Portuguese cities, I consider Aveiro one of the safest - however I do not encourage long walks at night if you are alone, be cautious and on alert while walking in hidden places. The city isn't big, but people there have big, big hearts. 🌊🩷

Posted: April 21, 2024
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