The name has changed, but the activity is the same… it’s the headquarters of thievery in the Santa Caterina / La Ribera / Borne part of Barcelona. This bar – where they serve more coffee than alcohol – is located in Plaça Sant Agustí Vell, on the corner with Carrer Portal Nou. It was known...
By Joan Lladregotti We planned to have a chilled out picnic with friends and family one summer Sunday in Parc Ciutadella. I went a few hours early to find a shady spot and decorate the area a little. I hung up two Mexican hammocks on the boughs of the tree, having chosen one large...
A “Robbed in Barcelona” exclusive. A selection of never-before-seen photos of pick-pocketing incidents in Barcelona. These photos were sent to us this week. The photographer has requested anonymity. The photos were taken approximately two years ago in Calle Princesa and around Jaume I metro area. 1. On Carrer Princesa, on the Picasso Museum side....
It’s been a while since we gave you a batch of site stats for Robbed in Barcelona. It’s been a busy few weeks, since the start of October, so here’s what’s been happening. Busiest day of the month – and our busiest day ever – was October 14th, we had 1,590 unique visitors. That’s...
Robbed in Barcelona spokesperson Rob Daly was recently interviewed by The Times correspondent for Spain, Graham Keeley and this resulted in an article published on Thursday October 6th 2011 entitled “Hitting Back At Barcelona Bagsnatchers.” There was also an accompanying piece by Times journalist Jane Knight entitled “Heaven for tourists and thieves“. As the Times is...
A young lady takes a photo of a friend. It’s a happy scene. In Barcelona this comes with a risk. The girls are distracted, they’re not watching their belongings; they’re wearing clothing and accessories that suggest they might have cash. Bag-snatchers are drawn to them. Let’s analyse the scene… 1. High heels. You can’t run with those....
Nice graphical work by Oriol Malet (Twitter: @OriolMalet) for the La Vanguardia publication of November 2009 (four months before we were conceived). Little has changed in the many months since publication, the tricks are the same. Thanks also to Quim Monzó (Twitter: @QuimMonzo) for pointing us in the direction of the artwork. The artwork...
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