Is Venice Safe for Solo Female Travelers?

Group travel

I visited Venice recently and, as expected, it was absolutely beautiful. The canals, narrow streets, and historic buildings made it feel like I was walking through a movie set. The city is very walkable — I barely used any public transportation. Most places are easy to reach on foot, and wandering around is half the fun. It’s easy to get lost, but that’s part of the charm. Tourist spots can get crowded, especially around San Marco, but it wasn’t overwhelming. As for safety, I felt generally fine walking around during the day and early evening. One thing to note: food can be hit or miss depending on where you go. Some restaurants cater mainly to tourists, so I recommend checking reviews or going slightly off the main path if you want something more authentic. Overall, Venice was a unique and beautiful experience — definitely worth visiting at least once.

Group travel

I think the most important thing to be careful is mosquitoes. Especially if you are going to travel in the summer you must take care of yourself about that. Also, there is no night life in Venice and I feel a bit unsafe after 10 pm even in the summer night. But overall; people, view, and architecture were mesmerizing. And you should definitely see the Murano and/or Burano islands

Solo travel

Super safe solo trip Stayed 2 nights, one in a Hostel with 16 other girls, and then one night at a 5 stars just to know how it felt, haha. Super safe to walk around at night and during the daytime. Super recommend

Solo travel

I loved my stay alone in Venice. I stayed there for 3 nights. The first day, I visited the whole main island on foot going to Punta della Dogana, then crossing Punta dell’Academia I went to Piazza San Marco, then Ponte di Rialto to reach the Jewish quarter. Very very nice. The second day, I went to visit the islands of Murano and Burano. I went to restaurants solo every day and ate really well. I recommend going to small traditional restaurants that are located in alleys.

Family travel

Venice is a beautiful place; the people are very kind and pleasant. Not to mention, the food is amazing. You can do everything on foot, but the transportation is also safe. It's a very busy city with a lot of people at the same time.

Solo travel

I loved Venice I stayed outside next to the train station in ANDA Venice and I would definitely suggest it! There wasn’t a lot to do so I decided to walk around and find the cool little spots! Walking around alone felt super safe but not so much on the main land at night!!

Solo travel

I was feeling safe there. I've stayed in a hostel that was not far away from the city center. The public transport is "vaporetto"and I highly recommend to buy a ticket abonement for the quantity of days that if you will be there like 2 days or 3 days ticket. It will be cheaper

Solo travel

Venice was a beautiful city that is so walkable and busy that it makes things interesting. The city sometimes feels like a maze and it is enjoyable walking around with no activities or destinations in mind. It's honestly so budget friendly in that way. The architecture is so beautiful and the San Marcos cathedral is only 3 euros. I recommend getting an all day ferry pass because your feet will be tired at the end of the day. You must try the tiermisu it's so delicious!

Couple travel

Venice is a beautiful city. During the day there are a lot of crowds and it doesn't help that some of the pathways are very narrow. While in those places i did keep an eye on my belongings. Other than that Venice is safe and and very pretty. I do recommend buying the 20eur ticket that allows you to visit a lot of museums and churches. Not all of them are amazing but most of they are a good attraction to see.

Solo travel

Loved Venice in winter time with high water. The gates were left open and the city was flooded. Dec is a very quiet time to visit the city. I walked the entire day. There were very few visitors. Had the best time

Venice is for the most part a safe city, since at night noone, literally no one is around you can feel pretty safe but then again if you meet someone it's just the two of you so it can be scary from this point of view. Just be careful and bring pepper spray with you but usually Venice street at night are empty. Just avoid Mestre city (the land, Venice is the island), Mestre can be very dangerous if you're staying there in an hotel to sleep, be very carefull, many of my friends there have been harassed.

For the first in my entire life I’m living in a city where I totally feel safe. Since I live here I’ve never experienced bad situations. I usually walk at night alone listening to music and I’m not worried.