Nazare is generally considered safe for solo female travelers. The town is known for its hospitable locals and steady influx of tourists, which creates a largely safe environment. Like all travel destinations, practicing basic safety precautions like avoiding deserted areas at night, keeping track of personal belongings, and maintaining a level of situational awareness is recommended. Despite these general precautions, occurrences of serious crime are relatively low.
Nazare is currently ranked #12 safest place in Portugal for solo female travellers, with an overall safety rating of 4.4 out of 5. . Check the full ranking.
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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 :).