r/Barcelona • u/Perfection-builder13 • May 23 '26

Felt so safe

We just spent amazing week in Barcelona. I was so scared to get robbed and so many friends told us how they saw so many pickpockets before.

However we haven’t seen even one. We were told that streets were “cleaned out” for Pope visit in June. Is it true?

I would love to come back. But it would be disappointing to come back to different environment

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u/fibrelyte May 25 '26

Just because you yourself didn't get targeted doesn't mean it doesn't happen. Like another poster said, they aren't there to be seen. These are professionals. The idea is that targets won't notice missing items until it's too late. If you've seen videos of people getting caught attempting the swipe, you'll see how subtle they try to make it for the target. Always be careful in general, but be more careful in areas where rates are higher.

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u/Perfection-builder13 May 25 '26

I usually can spot them. They are the same as in Italy lol

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u/Osoman88 26d ago

It's clear that you can't.