Is Venice Safe for Solo Female Travelers?

Solo travel

Venice was a city I’d been dreaming about visiting since watching casino royale, and visiting it actually exceeded my expectations and hopes! I went in November and lucked out with a beautiful sunny day, with basically no crowds (visit Italy in November everyone). There were times I wandered down entire streets that were totally empty, such a cool experience for a place that’s often overwhelmed by people! The food was amazing and my hotel was great, because it was the offseason I scored a 4 star hotel for just over $100 a night. As far as safety goes, during the day I felt incredibly safe. Venice is a hard city to navigate, especially if you’re like me and don’t have any cash for the water taxis and are too cheap to buy the day pass. As I was walking around I kept wondering how people got anywhere before Google Maps existed (if you haven’t noticed I am not directionally inclined). Thanks to Google maps and an AirPod shouting directions at me I was able to get from place to place, with lots of dead ends and turn arounds. However, at night the quiet alleys of Venice feel a bit scarier as a lone female. In a practical sense there’s little to no danger but it is a bit eerie to walk down poorly lit empty alleys at night. I’m a nervous night walker in general, so I will always be a bit wary walking alone at night, but definitely keep in mind if you go in the offseason it will be very quiet after dark.

Family travel

Venice is safe. We went to sigh seeing in the afternoon. The alleys & buildings were beautiful. It was crowded. Summer rush! We stayed at a random place arranged by Airbnb. We ate mostly Pizzas from random shops. Experimental!

Solo travel

I 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.

Family travel

I absolutely loved Venice, it’s like an amazing maze everywhere! I got asked on dates whilest at dinner with my family multiple times, but overall it’s very expensive but I felt save, it’s beautiful and it’s worth going.

Group travel

Being in a group made me feel more safe and comfortable in a different country. It’s just so much fun to spend time with your friends but not in a basic, every day way. And if u get lost, at least u are together.

Very quiet at night as most tourists leave, however the large population of contract and port workers who are largely male and transitory consists of waves of anonymous working age men that have no plans to remain longterm, which can feel unsafe, like with any port city