Simon Calder of the Independent Newspaper writes about his experience in Barcelona:-
Spanish police and British consular officials in Barcelona have quite enough on their platos without my adding unnecessarily to their workload. So while in the city last week I took care about being careless. I wanted to test the extent of street robbery there, without resorting to consular help or distorting crime figures.
Barcelona has a strong claim to be the ideal European city. Whether you seek culture, cuisine, nightlife, architecture or simply a good beach, the Catalan capital is superlative. Indeed, the problem with prescribing 48 Hours in Barcelona is the sheer abundance of first-class attractions; in my article last Saturday I left out sights such as the splendid Picasso Museum, which anywhere else would qualify for inclusion with ease. With such appeal, no wonder Barcelona proves so popular with tourists. And, where there are visitors, villains are sure to converge.
I have encountered more attempted robberies in Barcelona than anywhere else. In 1992, when the city dazzled in the Olympic flame, someone tried to nick my bag while I walked along the Ramblas; five years ago, while filming on the same street, another rogue tried to lift my wallet even as the camera turned. But in 1995 a more sophisticated villain managed to steal my passport on a crowded Metro train. So, was it me? Or is Barcelona a city whose premier-league allure is matched with world-class larceny? That is what I set out to discover.
Rick Kelsey reports on a stag weekend earlier this month, in which two of the 10 participants were robbed, "the first by a teenage girl on rollerblades, the second when his designer spectacles were removed from his head in an Irish bar." And Dan Donnelly warns: "If you hear a voice from behind say, 'Hey, friend', be prepared to grab your wallet, run or chin someone". Read full article
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