Holiday relaxation can be disturbed by unpleasant incidents, and one of the most troublesome is theft.
For tourists’ awareness, a list of places worth visiting has been prepared, where it is recommended to be particularly careful with pickpockets.
The British insurance comparison website Quotezone has created a ranking of tourist attractions that are most often targeted by pickpockets.
Unfortunately, increased tourist traffic attracts not only history lovers, but also pickpockets.
The European Pickpocketing Index was used to create the ranking past pickpocketing cases, and the most notorious spots.
Tourist attractions that are hot spots for pickpockets
- Italy – 478 mentions, worst area: Trevi Fountain
- France – 251 mentions, worst area: Eiffel Tower
- Spain – 111 mentions, worst area: Las Ramblas
- Germany – 111 mentions, worst area: Brandenburg Gate
- Netherlands – 100 mentions, worst area: Red Light District
- Portugal – 58 mentions, worst area: Alfama
- Turkey – 21 mentions, worst area: Sultanahmet District
- Greece – 19 mentions, worst area: Acropolis Museum
- Poland – 18 mentions, worst area: Krakow’s Rynek Glowny Central Square
- Ireland – 7 mentions, worst area: Guinness Storehouse
