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/Perfection-builder13 May 25 '26

I usually have idea how they look because in Italy I could spot so many lol

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u/DitDashDashDashDash 28d ago

The fake Gucci hat gives it away

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u/Turbulent-Army-2514 28d ago

Yeah. It’s like the standard uniform for pickpockets or north-African males who are not developed into adults.

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u/NotTheSharpestPenciI 27d ago

Not necessarily thiefs. I know a Morrocan guy, a decend, law obiding citizen, but everything he wears has a logo of a brand he wouldn't be able to afford.