How safe is Rome?
The family Fence is off to Rome at the beginning of March for a dirty.. sorry Romantic weekend.
I have just bought an all singing all dancing Digital SLR and I am in a quandary about whether to take it or not. On one hand I want to be able to get great pictures of a beautiful City on the other hand I don’t want to be mugged for it.
I have travelled around London and the USA/Canada so I know the security in big city ropes, but I would appreciate any advice any Ppruners have with regards to security in Rome and bag snatching etc.
I will carry the camera strapped across my chest rather than just slung over my shoulder, and I will only have a bog standard lens on it.
As ever all wallets and cards etc will be in either a bum bag or a front pocket.
I have searched the on line travel guides but apart from a few lines in one about distraction theft there is not much information.
Any half gratefully received.