Is Pamplona safe for solo female travelers?

Pamplona is generally safe for solo female travelers. It's a small city with friendly locals, and its crime rates are significantly lower than in bigger Spanish cities. However, like any tourist destination, it sees a slight increase in petty crimes like pickpocketing during festival seasons, such as during the famous San Fermín. Always stay vigilant, especially in crowded areas, and keep an eye on your belongings. Public transport is reliable and safe, and the city is quite walkable. It's definitely a city you can explore and enjoy on your own.

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How safe is Pamplona for female travelers?

Poppée

Poppée

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Couple travel

My girlfriend and I were in Pamplona the week before Semana SanTa, so we celebrated el Domingo de Palma. It was soooo nice, Spain is a very religious country with important traditions. The city was partying every night in a very fun energy. Lots of families live there, the mountains around are beautiful (so sad I didn’t take more pictures, I am so far from my phone during travels). I absolutely recommend Pamplona for a couple that like to walk around, mountains and have pic-niques along the riverside.

Posted: May 28, 2025
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How safe is Pamplona for women?

Local safety index

4 /5

Based on 4 local experiences

Local crime index

1 /5

Based on 4 local experiences

Sooo safe all the people are minding their business, unless u need help! In the period I stayed here I never felt unsafe and never had a bad experience with people. I really recommend it if you're a calm person who still wants to join community. This is a very community place!

Posted: September 3, 2025
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Marina

Marina

Pamplona is a wonderful green city, it's really safe. During sanfermines all kind of criminality increases, it's a masive festival and people all around the world visits Pamplona, sometimes with bad intentions, but still safe.

Posted: July 5, 2025
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Pamplona is a really safe place to visit even alone if you’re a girl. I think you should take some precautions especially in the dark, like every other place you visit. But I’ve never experienced any really dangerous moment in these town.

Posted: December 30, 2024
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Pamplona is a little spanish city where you can enjoy spanish nights being safe People usually are nice and I have never problems with them Really recommend you yo go and enjoy this city. Having a lot of bar where you can enjoy eating spanish food

Posted: April 13, 2024
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