Having read abt the dangers of travelling in Spain, we took the necessary precautions. E.g. husband put small wallet in his jean's front pocket and had his tees and jacket covering over it. I wore a money belt and carried a sling bag covered by my zipped up wind-breaker. We kept a look out for suspicious people and stared at people who stared at us or seemed to be following us. We tried to avoid dark alleys etc but we did have to go thru several as part of our walk.

I am most thankful nothing happened to us. I feel that we have been truly lucky too, especially when the fact was that in places like Toledo and Ronda, there were many remote corners and alleys where if one got robbed then what can one do?

But, I must maintain that we were surprised by the many police patrolling the streets in cities liek Madrid, BCN, and Granada. Perhaps this is largely due to the Bombing on 11 M, but I believe this has always been in practice because already on 6th to 10th March, we already often saw police patrolling the streets in Madrid.

All in all, we felt safe travelling in Spain. It's not any different travelling in Spain than in other countries. We should always practice the same caution and exercise similar common sense.

This is unrelated - but I must Spain is CLEAN! We are surprised to often see diligent cleaners sweeping the streets and clearing the rubbish. We are truly impressed!