Pickpockets love places where a huge number of careless travelers gather. Tourists are very convenient victims of thieves poking into other people’s pockets. They are often so engrossed in seeing the sights that it is easy for experienced pro to lighten their pockets and bags.
Pickpockets operate in the most popular tourist spots. But, according to statistics, Barcelona, Paris, and Rome have long and firmly held this sad leadership in the ranking among major European cities.
In Barcelona, the Las Ramblas are infamous, where the flow of tourists is often so dense that people realize the theft of money from them much later.
The famous Eiffel Tower in Paris and the Trevi Fountain in Rome are not far away. By the way, there are other unsafe places in the French capital: the Sacré-Coeur Basilica, the Louvre, and Notre Dame Cathedral.
Analysts also call the Charles Bridge and the Old Town Square in Prague, the Colosseum in Rome, and the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona dangerous for the pockets of travelers.
You need to be on your guard even on the subway in your hometown. And yet, in a foreign land, even marveling at the beauties there, experienced people advise less “catching crows” and more often looking around.