Based on 43 experiences
Lisbon is a very safe city. I felt comfortable solo traveling as a female and navigating the city at all hours of the day. I did not run into any issues and found the people to be very kind. The transportation system is fairly good and it was easy to navigate the city.
Posted: August 31, 2024Experienced: August, 2024Tavira is a beautiful town near to Faro, have great beaches and good food. The castle is a nice place to visit the city is safety and quiet wich is good if you are looking to recover after long walks.
Posted: August 30, 2024Experienced: July, 2024I went to Portugal to spend Christmas and New Year’s there. The weather was great for winter, especially since I was in the Algarve. Although many places were closed due to the low season, the ones that were open were more than enough to enjoy. I felt safe, and the people were very kind and helpful when I needed help!
Posted: August 27, 2024Alicia
New Zealand
I always felt safe in Porto, both during the day and at night. I did a mountain tour on the outskirts of Porto and it was one of my highlight of my whole Europe trip, the views were incredible and learning about the locals and the history was an amazing experience. I think the best way to explore Porto is just to walk around and turn down as many streets as you can without using maps, then just use maps to find your way back. The metro is great and really cheap in Porto, just get a ticket from the machine at any stop and you can get 24 hour tickets for just a few euros. I stayed at Cats Hostel and it was amazing. I went there twice because I loved it so much. The staff were lovely, it’s cheap, the location is great and I made heaps of friends there.
Posted: August 24, 2024Aurelia
Austria
I was there a few days with my friend and her family. We all felt really safe and had amazing vegan food. I was walking also alone during the night and I felt safe. Would come back for sure 👍 Public transport is also really good. The busses and underground trains are coming quite often - no need to wait that long. At least that's my experience 🙂
Posted: August 23, 2024Experienced: June, 2024Anaïs
France
Lisbon is a safe and nice city to a solo trip. People are really helpfull and kind. There is a lot to do and food is good cheap and good. So as my first solo trip it was a nice experience.
Posted: August 19, 2024I felt very safe, experienced no problems. A lot to see, very nice architecture and historical buildings. Interesting culture and nice and friendly people. Food was of course amazing. I think it’s a must city.
Posted: August 3, 2024Experienced: August, 2021Lisbon has been great so far, compared to Nz the cost of living is far affordable, supermarket items all a fraction of the price, I had my hair cut and coloured for next to nothing. Blow away. Settling half an hour walk from the touristy part I opted to walk for exercise sakes, I did not bother with the “just a lift” as the views from the top of the hill were (I imagine) the same if not better. And no line. I didn’t bother googling food near me, I always found something delicious. Trainers/sneakers are a must… the stones appear like if they were wet could be dangerous as they’re already slippery and polished even in the height of summer.
Posted: August 3, 2024Lisbon is simply charming! The city is not very big, so it is possible to do everything walking.What’s great to get to know every corner and save money. For me the most beautiful and unmissable part of the city are the streets of the “Old Lisbon” beautiful gardens and buildings full of stories. And you need to eat the pastel of Belém, it’s €1.40 and it was the best pastel de nata I’ve ever eaten! I stayed at a hostel in the old part of the city, well located, close to one of the viewpoints (it was around €18 a night) and it was super worth it. I felt very safe in the city, as there are many tourists, people don’t even realise you, I didn’t feel uncomfortable at any time. The attractions have some that are a little expensive (I didn’t go to these), but it’s super worth visiting and taking several photos on the outside. I loved the city and I would definitely come back <3
Posted: July 30, 2024Porto was a beautiful vibrant city with a lot of culture. Going around by metro and foot was fairly easy. I was lucky enough to have locals show me around. As a queer couple I felt quite safe with my partner. Food was not too expensive. I went to eat the famous the francesinha, and the place I went to offered a vegetarian option, which was a rare experience in Portugal over all.
Posted: July 30, 2024Experienced: July, 2024Based on 69 experiences
Based on 69 experiences
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, 2024Extremely 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, 2024based on 43 experiences
I felt extremely save in nazare! I stayed a few days end of may there weren‘t too many tourists. The Beaches are great but I did not really feel comfortable going swimming on my on as the waves can be really big :).
Posted: September 3, 2024Lagos is a beautiful and great town at the Algarve in Portgal. I felt save and very welcome. My stay was at a Airbnb with a warm and friendly host. We had good conversations. At the market hall I met friendly and helpful locals. There was always time for a talk and explanation about their products and the area around. I did a round tour by food of Lagos. The travel guide was a local. He told me many interesting things about history, locals and local food, fish etc. I really recommend Lagos
Posted: September 2, 2024Experienced: April, 2024Paula
I’m 22 years old Polish girl that loves traveling:)
Patrícia
I’m a Portuguese 27 years old girl, I live in Lisbon, work in a tech startup and finally got the chance to start traveling around the world for meaningful trips 🤩 My goal is to visit interesting countries with history and culture, meeting locals and understand more about their habits and traditions 🌍 I’m passionate about discovering new restaurants in town and dancing a lot of styles 💃🏻 I’m here because it’s not possible to always have a group of friends that want to travel to the same place and for the same amount of weeks with me so I need to do it by myself 🙌🏻 I would love to connect new girlies that are brave to discover the world by their own 🥰
Paula
Lisbon
3 days
I’m 22 years old Polish girl that loves traveling:)
Noga
Portugal
3 days
I moved recently to the area of Ericeira to join a housing cooperative. I love dancing, cooking, nature and growing as a human in love and compassion. Im an activist in social and environmental change, mediator in NVC method and facilitator in the area of community building.
Fiona
Hello! I'm based in NY and am taking a gap year to travel the world. I love meeting new people and exploring different cultures