based on 445 experiences from female travelers
melagie
United Kingdom
My solo trip to Barcelona was amazing! Surprisingly, I felt very safe and didn’t have to guard my phone from pickpockets as much as I thought. Barcelona is a beautiful city with lovely weather, architecture and an easygoing atmosphere. The highlight of the trip was definitely Sitges beach though, as it was a relatively quiet and beautiful beach. Would highly recommend as train tickets cost only £5 one way to get there!!
Posted: July 21, 2026Experienced: July, 2026Lots of cultural activities to do, quite a few nightclubs and nice bars. It's really a cool city for solo travel. It's fairly affordable; only the Gaudí houses remain rather expensive, but they are very beautiful to see.
Posted: July 19, 2026Experienced: August, 2024Hannah
United States
I watched the Portuguese way from Porto Portugal up to Santiago de Compostela and the cathedral is absolutely beautiful. My favorite thing to do was sit there in the courtyard in front of the cathedral and watch people finishing the Camino de Santiago. The food is amazing lots of shopping. Lots of celebrations. And the mass in the cathedral is spectacular
Posted: July 19, 2026Lulu
Poland
Spain Stole a Piece of My Heart 🇪🇸✨ “Caminante, no hay camino, se hace camino al andar.” — Antonio Machado (“Traveler, there is no path. The path is made by walking.”) ❤️🇪🇸 A week after my first solo trip, I found myself packing my backpack again, this time not alone. This was a 5D4N spring getaway to Spain with both my offline and online friends, and honestly, it was one of the best decisions ever. We first met in Wrocław, then traveled together from Warsaw to Barcelona. Touching down...
Posted: July 14, 2026Experienced: April, 2026Based on 673 reports
Based on 673 reports
Overall safe with some occasional disturbance at events like the local festivals. It is a small town and it is well protected. Walkable and we'll connected and with green areas, all safe. Overall a Safe town
Posted: July 29, 2026It's really safe, but be careful in the tourist attractions because it is where more people tend to get robbed. Also, if going out at night, Moncloa and Argüelles are the safest! I recommend getting in touch with locals on where to go, but avoid the outskirts if you are not going to a specific place, it's better to not wander in the outskirts.
Posted: July 26, 2026Mimi
It's still early in my stay, so I can't really judge anything yet. However, it appears to be a quiet, clean place and the people are lovely. I'm looking forward to exploring it. Seems safe and shiny
Posted: July 25, 2026Carmen
Madrid is overly very safe, I have been living here for two years now, one in Getafe and another one in Usera and I’ve never had a problem coming back late. Madrid is like any other big city, you should be a little bit aware, but it’s generally safe
Posted: July 25, 2026Hannah
Barcelona
3 days
I'm a bioengineering student in Paris ! I'm juste in Barcelona for the summer. I love dancing, football and sports in general! I also like to go out clubbing or just grabbing drinks then the next day you can find me lying on the beach :)
AnaSilvia
Almunecar
7 days
I am sensible, empathic, intelligent, adventurous, have a free spirit, open minded... Each day I am my best version possible, and I love to encourage others to also be. I am intense as I live life to the fullest, and I absolutely loove having deep conversations. I am so calm and pacific. I consider myself as an extroverted girl, but when I don't feel comfortable with the vibes around me I am not at all. hehe. 💜✨