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Avoid dark streets but generally the Italian cities are very safe. Europeans tend to eat much later so there is far more traffic on the sidewalks and streets at 10 pm than in any US city. I would not be concerned but I am not on the streets at midnight. I think it is fine but your experience may be different.
Have never felt unsafe in any Italian city during the evening darkness. Just use good common sense and be aware of your surroundings and you should be ok. Truthfully, I feel safer at night in European cities than cities in the U.S.
David, Thank you for your willingness to share your pain. I to have been a victim of seductive Italian cooking, and delicious red wine while out at night in Italy. The worst part is Stockholm Syndrome sets in and the next thing you know your enjoying yourself!
There's a lot to attend to in your question, jyung. I take your question seriously. Will you be alone? How far away is your hotel? If you are a female, there are more inherent dangers. Can you investigate the area during the day, first? I do not trust any place at night if I am alone, have to walk in dark areas that are sparsely populated, etc. I'd definitely check out the area during the day, and if it didn't feel secure, I'd have the last restaurant call a cab for me.
Also realize that not all cities are the same anywhere, not in Italy, not in the US, not anywhere. And all cities have good parts and bad parts, you have to be savvy enough to figure out the difference and act accordingly.
However, more dangerous than the occasional annoying harassing of females, is the surge of micro-criminality (more often than not involving migrants who seek to make a living with a variety of expedients), most notably with the art of 'borseggio' (pickpocketing) or 'furto con strappo' ('theft with snatch' of purses, watches, and especially mobile phones).
So, although violent crime is rather rare (and actually even decreasing), and crime in general is less prevalent compared to the US, nevertheless no visitors should let their guard down nowadays, it doesn't matter if during the day or night, because a lot of small crime takes place daily, and often at the expense of tourists, especially in cities that are famous tourist destinations (although there are very few auto thefts in Venice, not sure why). In Florence, the majority of the aforementioned small crimes (thefts) happen in the historical center, therefore not necessarily in the less desirable neighborhoods at the periphery of the city.
I like to travel solo for a lot of reasons. If I am walking around at night and I am unsure of whether or not what street I want to stroll, if I see a local lady pushing a stroller with her baby I don't worry about my safety any more than normal. I do wear a whistle on a chain around my neck when in Italy. J
This is both a valid and a challenging question. I live in Portland Oregon USA and most of my transportation is via foot or bike. There are some parts of our city where I feel uncomfortable after dark and some parts I avoid completely and ride a longer route home at night because it doesn't feel very safe at all. There are other parts of the city where I move freely at all hours (though of course something could certainly happen, but I hope you KWIM).
When we were in Milan last year, walking through a large park in the middle of the afternoon, there was a group of folks clearly 'up to no good'. That was the most 'sketch' encounter we had during our 10 day trip in northern Italy -- and we were out after dark on many occasions.
If it were me, I'd sign up for that evening tour but then I'd ask either at the hotel or at the tourist info booth about general safety in the evenings compared to during the day. And about the part of the city you are in. I think you'll get more specifics about if doing an activity is a good idea or a really risky one from folks who really know where and when you'll be somewhere.
I spent about 3 weeks in Rome and some additional time in Naples and Sorrento earlier this year, between mid-February and mid-March. I was traveling solo as a 71-year-old female. At that time of year it would be difficult not to be out after dark, as I was most nights. I walked around a lot, sometimes on relatively deserted streets. I never felt nervous, but I live in a big city (where I try not to be out after dark). What did cause me problems were the problematic sidewalks on many streets in Rome. Lots of rough pavement, and not always street lighting adequate for avoiding hazards. The conditions probably wouldn't be much of an issue for someone with better balance than I have.
My vision is also not normal, so I avoid arriving in a new city after dark if possible. It's often hard to locate a hotel at night; I frequently stay in small hotels that don't have large neon signs that are easy to spot. I agree that in Venice, especially, finding your way around after dark can be challenging. I wouldn't want to do it with luggage.
I'm also a larger male and travel solo much of the time. I've walked around many Italian cities at night and have never experienced any problems. I generally try to choose well lit streets with other pedestrians on them. I'm rarely out walking after about 22:00 so I don't know what conditions are like after that.
Of course everyone would be safe in the major pedestrian areas where there are lots of people out and about till late at night. However women and senior citizens (of any gender) are often the target of people with bad intentions, especially if tourists who may not be fully aware of surroundings, therefore those individuals should exercise more cautions, especially in more secluded streets (particularly at night).
Traveling between cities at night aboard a high speed train is not dangerous. High speed trains are, like airplanes, expensive modes of transportations, therefore only people of a certain socioeconomic stature use them. While traveling on those high speed trains you are very safe.
The food tour should be no problem, you are with a group and they take you around to well-known areas, plus you are with a local. I found they took really good care of us whenever we have done a food tour, even staying with us to make sure we had a taxi back to our lodging. City to City move at night is another story, like a PP mentioned the area around train stations can be sketch, but I think as long as you just get a taxi straight away to your lodging (don't try to walk) you should be fine. Just have your bearing before you get off the train (all your luggage secured and no open zippers) and walk with a purpose, head held high and no nonsense look on your face (There is another name for this face but I don't want to get banned).
A Youtube Travel channel recently listed Napoli as the #1 most dangerous tourist city to visit. I was last there in 2009 and I didn't get that feeling at all. Has that much changed? Their reasoning didn't seem right to me. They mentioned the amount of street crime, hazardous waste in the city, the Mafia, and the threat of a volcanic eruption as their reasons for the top spot. The city is gritty to be sure, but my wife and I felt safe wandering the back streets in the daytime. I want to go back for a visit (and pizza).
I'm not sure I'd agree with the label of Naples as "the most dangerous tourist city in the world", however I haven't seen the criteria that they used to establish that. As "tourist cities" go, I'd feel safer in Naples than in Johannesburg or Rio de Janeiro. The government warnings for those two cities are significantly stronger than for Naples. While Vesuvius is a concern, no one knows when it might erupt again.
So basically it's a list of places stupid people go to die? I've been to most of those listed and would take all of them over some of the places I have been not on the list. Tens of thousands of people a year go to Juarez and Detroit and frankly i won't go to either.
I have toured all the world with the symphony orchestra I work with. When we went to Naples, the local promoters had us walk from the Teatro di S. Carlo (one of the most beautiful opera houses of the world) to our hotel - warning us that the itinerary was safe but it was better not to step into the Pallonetto a S.Lucia area.
When we went to Sao Paulo in Brasil, where the new concert hall is housed in a former railway station in the very center of the drug trafficking area, local promoters had us driven by bus and kept under armed surveillance. Need I say more?
Violence? The current run of violent stabbings in London would result in it being placed quite high yet tourists are highly unlikely to be victims of this as it is predominantly confined to gang members.
An idiotic Youtube Travel warning about Naples that scares away the fainthearted might actually work for me as I am hoping to visit Naples next May and would certainly welcome fewer travelers around me. (To avoid Naples because of the possible threat of a Vesuvian catastrophe is especially laughable.)
On the other hand, I'm one of those people who are wary of those precious travel articles that suddenly illuminate supposedly remote and less-traveled areas of the world. (The Sunday New York Times travel section specializes in these gems.) You can bet those spots will soon be overrun by tourists who think they're on to something original.
Hey Ray from St. Helens: I agree with you. Naples more unsafe than many US (tourist) locations? Who writes this stuff? By the way: Did you live in St. Helens in May 1980? I was living in Portland then, and St. Helens was definitely more dangerous that month than was Naples!! And today, I'd say my home city of New Orleans is much more dangerous as a place to walk the streets, especially after dark, than is Naples. My one three-day visit to Naples, several years ago, like yours, was fun, lovely, and safe. Peace. And pizza!
I was here for the eruption in 1980. Totally safe where i was. Volcanoes are nothing to mess with. But life is a roll of the dice, and with a little education you protect yourself. With a little common sense I'm sure Naples is totally safe. I'd bet its safer than most U.S. cities at night.
I just wanted a little input from folks for our future visit.