What are the safest neighbourhoods in Rome?

The safest areas in Rome for solo travellers include Monti, Trastevere, Campo Marzio, Trevi, Parione, Regola. In total, 93 out of 113 rioni & quartieri are rated Safe.

Which areas should solo travellers be careful in Rome?

Areas that require more caution include Esquilino, San Basilio, Tor Sapienza. These are rated Caution or Avoid at Night. Always check the interactive map for up-to-date safety ratings and tips.

How many neighbourhoods are rated in the Rome safety map?

The Rome safety map covers 113 rioni & quartieri with colour-coded ratings: 93 Safe, 17 Moderate, 3 Caution, and 0 Avoid at Night. Each area includes a description, tags, and tips for solo travellers.

Is Rome Safe for Solo Female Travellers? 113 Neighbourhoods Rated

Detailed safety guide: all 113 rioni & quartieri in Rome

Every neighbourhood rated and reviewed — read through or save as a PDF for your trip.

🟢 Safe (93)

🟢 Monti

Trendiest rione, vintage shops

Rome's trendiest quarter — artists' quarter with vintage shops, wine bars, beautiful piazzas. Very safe.

💡 Tips for solo travellers

▸Via dei Serpenti and Via del Boschetto for shops

▸Piazza della Madonna dei Monti for aperitivo

▸Excellent vintage shopping

▸Near Colosseum and Roman Forum

🛍️ Shopping🍽️ Food🍸 Cocktails🏨 Great to Stay

🟢 Trastevere

Bohemian, best food, safe

Rome's most charming neighbourhood. Cobblestone streets, trattorias, aperitivo bars. Lively until late. Excellent for solo travellers.

💡 Tips for solo travellers

▸Best area for solo dining — sit at the bar

▸Piazza di Santa Maria is beautiful at night

▸Lively until 2am

▸Best area to stay first time

🍽️ Food🌙 Nightlife🏨 Great to Stay📸 Must-See

🟢 Campo Marzio

Spanish Steps, Piazza del Popolo

Spanish Steps, Piazza del Popolo, Via del Corso shopping. Elegant and safe.

💡 Tips for solo travellers

▸Spanish Steps are iconic

▸Via del Corso for shopping

▸Piazza del Popolo is grand

▸Very safe tourist area

📸 Must-See🛍️ Shopping

🟢 Trevi

Trevi Fountain, tourist centre

Trevi Fountain — one of the most visited sites in the world. Pickpocket central but safe from violent crime.

💡 Tips for solo travellers

▸⚠️ Pickpockets extremely active at Trevi Fountain

▸Throw a coin — tradition says you'll return to Rome

▸Go at dawn for photos without crowds

▸Nearby streets have good restaurants

📸 Must-See⚠️ Scam Zone

🟢 Parione

Piazza Navona, elegant

Piazza Navona, beautiful baroque fountains. Touristy but stunning.

💡 Tips for solo travellers

▸Piazza Navona is beautiful

▸⚠️ Restaurants on the square are tourist traps

▸Walk 2 streets away for real food

📸 Must-See🏛️ Culture

🟢 Regola

Campo de' Fiori, vibrant

Campo de' Fiori — daily flower/food market, bars at night. Jewish Ghetto nearby with amazing food.

💡 Tips for solo travellers

▸Campo de' Fiori market (mornings)

▸Jewish Ghetto has Rome's best food

▸Safe and vibrant

🍽️ Food🛍️ Shopping🌙 Nightlife

🟢 Ponte

Near Castel Sant'Angelo

Bridge area between Centro and Vatican. Safe and central.

💡 Tips for solo travellers

▸Near Castel Sant'Angelo

▸Ponte Sant'Angelo is beautiful at sunset

▸Safe and central

📸 Must-See

🟢 Prati

Near Vatican, excellent food

The neighbourhood around the Vatican. Much better restaurants than tourist traps. Elegant and safe.

💡 Tips for solo travellers

▸Prati restaurants are better value than Vatican-front

▸Castel Sant'Angelo sunset views

▸Safe and elegant

🍽️ Food🏛️ Culture🏨 Great to Stay

🟢 Borgo

Vatican doorstep, touristy

Between St. Peter's and Castel Sant'Angelo. Tourist-heavy but safe.

💡 Tips for solo travellers

▸St. Peter's Basilica is free entry

▸⚠️ Restaurants here are tourist traps — eat in Prati

🏛️ Culture📸 Must-See

🟢 Testaccio

Foodie paradise, authentic

Rome's most authentic foodie neighbourhood. Traditional Roman cuisine at its best. Safe and local.

💡 Tips for solo travellers

▸Testaccio Market — best food market in Rome

▸This is where Romans actually eat

▸Monte Testaccio nightlife

▸Safe and local

🍽️ Food🌙 Nightlife

🟢 San Saba

Aventino area, quiet, views

Near Aventino hill. Orange Garden (best view in Rome), Knights of Malta keyhole. Ultra-quiet.

💡 Tips for solo travellers

▸Orange Garden — best sunset view, free

▸Knights of Malta keyhole — St. Peter's dome framed

▸Very quiet and safe

📸 Must-See🌆 Views🌿 Quiet

🟢 Celio

Colosseum neighbourhood, quiet

Quiet area right next to the Colosseum. Villa Celimontana park. Safe.

💡 Tips for solo travellers

▸Walking distance to Colosseum

▸Villa Celimontana park

▸San Clemente church — layers of history underneath

🏛️ Culture🌿 Quiet

🟢 Campitelli

Roman Forum, Capitoline

Roman Forum, Capitoline Hill and museums. Ancient Rome's heart. Safe.

💡 Tips for solo travellers

▸Roman Forum and Palatine Hill

▸Capitoline Museums

▸Safe tourist area

🏛️ Culture📸 Must-See

🟢 Ripa

Tiber Island, Aventino

Tiber Island, Aventino hill. Quiet and charming. Safe.

💡 Tips for solo travellers

▸Tiber Island is charming

▸Aventino hill views

▸Safe and quiet

🌿 Quiet

🟢 Sant'Eustachio

Pantheon area

Near the Pantheon. Sant'Eustachio coffee. Busy and safe.

💡 Tips for solo travellers

▸Near the Pantheon

▸Sant'Eustachio — possibly Rome's best coffee

▸Safe tourist area

☕ Cafés📸 Must-See

🟢 Pigna

Pantheon, central

The Pantheon sits in this rione. Very central, very safe.

💡 Tips for solo travellers

▸The Pantheon is free entry and breathtaking

▸Very central

▸Safe

📸 Must-See🏛️ Culture

🟢 Colonna

Via del Corso, shopping

Via del Corso shopping street. Central and safe.

💡 Tips for solo travellers

▸Via del Corso — main shopping street

▸Galleria Alberto Sordi

▸Safe and busy

🛍️ Shopping

🟢 Sant'Angelo

Jewish Ghetto, amazing food

The Jewish Ghetto — historic and home to some of Rome's best food (carciofi alla giudia). Safe.

💡 Tips for solo travellers

▸Carciofi alla giudia (fried artichokes) — a must

▸Jewish Ghetto has incredible food

▸Historic and atmospheric

▸Safe area

🍽️ Food🏛️ Culture

🟢 Ludovisi

Via Veneto, elegant

Via Veneto — La Dolce Vita glamour. Hotels, embassies. Safe.

💡 Tips for solo travellers

▸Via Veneto — faded glamour

▸Embassy area

▸Very safe

💎 Luxury

🟢 Sallustiano

Near Via Veneto, safe

Residential area near Via Veneto. Safe.

💡 Tips for solo travellers

▸Safe residential

▸Near Via Veneto

🌿 Quiet

🟢 Parioli

Affluent, Villa Borghese

Rome's most affluent area. Villa Borghese gallery and park. MAXXI museum. Ultra-safe.

💡 Tips for solo travellers

▸Villa Borghese gallery — MUST book ahead

▸MAXXI for contemporary art

▸Rome's wealthiest area

🏛️ Culture🌿 Park

🟢 Flaminio

MAXXI, modern, safe

MAXXI museum area, Ponte Milvio bridge, Auditorium. Safe.

💡 Tips for solo travellers

▸MAXXI museum

▸Auditorium Parco della Musica

▸Ponte Milvio bridge

▸Safe and modern

🏛️ Culture🎵 Live Music

🟢 Nomentano

Residential, safe

Residential near Villa Torlonia park. Safe.

💡 Tips for solo travellers

▸Villa Torlonia park

▸Safe residential

🌿 Quiet

🟢 Pinciano

Villa Borghese edge, affluent

Between Parioli and Via Veneto. Affluent and safe.

💡 Tips for solo travellers

▸Near Villa Borghese

▸Safe affluent area

🌿 Quiet

🟢 Salario

Residential, safe

Residential area. Safe.

💡 Tips for solo travellers

▸Safe residential

🌿 Quiet

🟢 Trieste

Coppedè quarter, hidden gem

Residential with the extraordinary Coppedè quarter — fairy-tale Art Nouveau buildings. Safe.

💡 Tips for solo travellers

▸Coppedè quarter is stunning and unknown to most tourists

▸Villa Ada park nearby

▸Safe residential

🏛️ Culture🌿 Quiet

🟢 Ostiense

Street art, Eataly, emerging

Industrial turned creative hub. Street art, Eataly Roma, emerging nightlife. Safe.

💡 Tips for solo travellers

▸Eataly Roma is massive

▸Street art district

▸Near Testaccio — combine both

🍽️ Food🎨 Street Art🌙 Nightlife

🟢 E.U.R.

Fascist-era architecture, safe

Mussolini-era planned district. Striking architecture. Safe but soulless.

💡 Tips for solo travellers

▸Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana is striking

▸Safe and spacious

▸Not much nightlife

🏛️ Culture🌿 Quiet

🟢 Appio-Latino

Via Appia Antica, catacombs

Gateway to the ancient Appian Way. Catacombs. Residential and safe.

💡 Tips for solo travellers

▸Via Appia Antica — one of Rome's best walks

▸Catacombs of San Callisto

▸Safe residential

🏛️ Culture📸 Must-See

🟢 Tuscolano

Cinecittà, residential

Cinecittà Studios. Residential and safe.

💡 Tips for solo travellers

▸Cinecittà Studios tours

▸Safe residential

🏛️ Culture

🟢 Della Vittoria

Residential, safe

Residential near Olympic stadium. Safe.

💡 Tips for solo travellers

▸Safe residential

🌿 Quiet

🟢 Trionfale

Near Vatican, residential

Residential area near Vatican. Safe.

💡 Tips for solo travellers

▸Near Vatican

▸Safe residential

🌿 Quiet

🟢 Aurelio

Residential near Vatican, safe

Residential west of Vatican. Safe.

💡 Tips for solo travellers

▸Walking distance to Vatican

▸Safe residential

🏨 Great to Stay💰 Budget-Friendly

🟢 Gianicolense

Janiculum Hill, views

Janiculum Hill area with views over Rome. Residential and safe.

💡 Tips for solo travellers

▸Janiculum Hill for panoramic views

▸Safe residential

🌆 Views

🟢 Portuense

Residential, safe

Residential. Safe.

💡 Tips for solo travellers

▸Safe residential

🌿 Quiet

🟢 Monte Sacro

Northern residential, safe

Northern residential. Safe.

💡 Tips for solo travellers

▸Safe residential

🌿 Quiet

🟢 Don Bosco

Residential, safe

Residential area near Cinecittà. Safe.

💡 Tips for solo travellers

▸Safe residential

🌿 Quiet

🟢 Ardeatino

Fosse Ardeatine, residential

Near the Fosse Ardeatine memorial. Residential and safe.

💡 Tips for solo travellers

▸Fosse Ardeatine WWII memorial

▸Safe residential

🏛️ Culture

🟢 Val Melaina

Northern residential, safe

Northern residential. Safe.

💡 Tips for solo travellers

▸Safe residential

🌿 Quiet

🟢 Monte Sacro Alto

Northern suburb, safe

Northern suburban. Safe.

💡 Tips for solo travellers

▸Safe suburban

🌿 Quiet

🟢 Appio Claudio

Near Cinecittà, safe

Residential near Cinecittà. Safe.

💡 Tips for solo travellers

▸Safe residential

🌿 Quiet

🟢 Appio-Pignatelli

Residential, safe

Residential. Safe.

💡 Tips for solo travellers

▸Safe residential

🌿 Quiet

🟢 Giuliano-Dalmata

Residential, safe

Residential. Safe.

💡 Tips for solo travellers

▸Safe residential

🌿 Quiet