Guide to Women’s Travel In

Italy

Where to Stay in Florence, Italy: Recommendations From Solo Women

Women share their top choices on where to stay in Florence, Italy, including hotels, hostels, and affordable options across the city.

Aerial view of red modern high speed train moving near river in alpine mountains at sunrise in spring

JourneyWoman Staff

15 Stunning Train Trips to Inspire Your Travels in 2025

These train trips across Europe, Asia, Africa and Canada remind us that the journey can be more memorable than the...

View on Aventine Hill, Rome, at sunset in summer

JourneyWoman Staff

Where to Stay in Rome, Italy: Recommendations From Solo Women

Women share their top choices on where to stay in Rome, Italy, including hotels, hostels, and affordable options...

View of Mt Etna near catania sicily from Taormina

Carolyn Ray

Catania, Sicily, the Island of Dreams and Legends

Catania, Sicily offers rocky volcanic coastlines, where treasures of the ancient world sit next to Baroque monuments...

Woman eating mussels at the food market on a food tour.

JourneyWoman Staff

Will Travel for Food: Food Tours for Solo Women

Not only do food tours give insight into a culture, they are a great way for solo women to connect with locals and...

evening in palermo sicily with medieval buildings

Carolyn Ray

Seduced by Sicily: How Palermo Captured my Heart

With Middle Eastern, North African, Spanish, Greek and Italian influences, Palermo, Sicily, is one of those places...

Experience Italy

Find a Woman-Friendly Tour to Italy

Find a Safe Place to Stay in Italy

Find Activities and Things to do in Italy

Discover Italy

Sunset from the window of Stephanie's Rome Airbnb

More Stories From Italy to Inspire You

Jane Caporal of Row-Venice, teaching rowing in Venice

Diana Eden

Going to Venice? Learn How to Row Like a Venetian!

Diana Eden

Venice Travel Tips for Women Over 80

Sally Jane Smith

Sarah Winman’s “Still Life”: A Love Letter to Florence, Italy

solo woman with hiking poles who's not thinking about loneliness

Marion Broverman

Best Tips From JourneyWoman Readers From July 2023

Turquoise water and rocky cliffs in Capo Testa, Sardinia

Tina Hartas

Ten Great Books Set in The Mediterranean

Woman enjoying the sunset on Itsukushima Island or Miyajima, Hiroshima, Japan

Marion Broverman

Best Tips From JourneyWoman Readers From April 2023

View of Split the second largest city of Croatia at night. Shore of the Adriatic Sea and famous Palace of the Emperor Diocletian. Traveling concept background. Mediterranean countries.

Carolyn Ray

Guide to Women’s Travel In

Italy

Experience Italy

Discover Italy

Ostuni, Italy: Wanders in Puglia’s Magical ‘White City’ in the Off Season

Called ‘the Florence of the South’, Puglia’s Best Kept Secret is a Baroque Jewel

JourneyWoman Webinar: Travel to France and Italy With Best-Selling Authors on March 26

Hotels We’d Travel the World For, Just to Stay Again

Literary Adventures: Travel in France and Italy With Best-Selling Authors

Where to Eat in Florence, Italy, From a Culinary Expert

Five Off-Season Day Trips from Florence, Including Cinque Terre, Siena, Pisa and Lucca

Christmas in Florence, Italy: Lights and Laughter

More Stories From Italy to Inspire You

Start planning your journey now!

You have successfully joined the list. Thank you!