How safe is Barcelona for American tourists?

Question

Planning to travel late april. Also looking for inexpensive airfare.

Answer 1

Safe, but beware of people wanting to over charge tourists. A common scam is to offer a lunch for a reasonable price, but then charge an obscene price for a drink, like $12 for a large coke. Be sure to ask the price first for everything.

Great city to visit!

Answer 2

Pretty safe, use common knowledge that would use anywhere. We were a large group so we never had any problems. Its a beautiful city, enjoy it. As with any country I would recommend if you dont know the language at least learn some essential words.

Hola=hi

buenos dias=good morning

buenas noches=goodnight

porfavor=please

gracias=thank you

We used priceline and I think we got a pretty good price.

Answer 3

Barcelona is awesome.......make sure you visit the cathederals.......gaudi......picaso....s... much history there.. and the night life....you will see... hope you have a blast.. and I felt safe... somewhat safer there than a big city in us.. but it is a big city so dont let your guard down to far........

cheap flights......check out flights to england.......some times you can find specials......cheaper to get a hop from england to spain........also try expdia.....I was surprised some of the prices .........peace .

Answer 4

I spent three months in Barcelona without problems.  Keep an eye on your bag, don't wear your stars-and-stripes clothing, and be polite.  At night, choose wider, well-lit streets over the darker, narrower ones (Barri Gotic).  Avoid eating and drinking on Las Ramblas, where they rip-off tourists with EUR 13 sangrias!

I have a small website about my time in Barcelona, with 25 tips about attractions (with photos), as well as information about accomodation and restaurants.  See the link below.

Answer 5

Just as safe as for other tourists. Only joking. Barcelona is pretty safe, if you be careful. Keep your possessions and money hidden and you'll be fine.

Answer 6

Safe, and AWESOME. Spain is my favorite country in Europe. You will not find nicer people anywhere.