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Security
Security in Spain: although most of the country
has not too high criminality rates, the street crimes
against tourists are almost a constant, specially
in the tourist zones. They increase in Madrid and
Barcelona. It is for that reason that tourists have
to be specially in visits to museums, monuments,
restaurants, subways, buses, train stations and
ATM.
Robberies: criminals
usually work in pairs or groups. While one distracts
to tourist (asking a direction while he shakes a
map to him, or dropping something on him) the other
one takes control of its possessions. Another way
chosen by thieves is to surround its victim in the
middle of a multitude, to rob him and disappear.
There were reports of thieves who presented themselves
as civilian police, guided the tourist to a quiet
place and stole him everything.
Some advice: Those
travellers who wish to have a peacefully stay should
follow few basic rules:
* the best way to handle with money is through traveller
checks, changing them when its needed;
* as far as possible, leave valuable articles (jewels,
traveller checks, credit cards, airplane tickets,
etc) in the safe-deposit box of the hotel. It is
also possible to find companies that offer a service
of safe-deposit boxes in the Yellow Pages.
* Do not leave luggage in a car without watching.
* A travel insurance to cover the expenses of any
loss or robbery that may have its very useful.
