Francesca Papi

Francesca Papi is the owner of Fantastic Florence Private Tours. For more, visit fantasticflorence.com.

This little piggy went EVERYWHERE!

Florence’s Porcellino Fountain is a traditional symbol of good luck and one of the most visited and “touched” attractions in Florence. There are copies of it all over the world: in Belgium, France, Sydney, Kansas City, Ontario and New York, with two in Munich. The latest version of Florence’s Porcellino Fountain is located on the left side of the Loggia del Mercato Nuovo, also known as the Mercato del Porcellino, or Piglet’s Market. The Porcellino (Little Pig) is actually a boar (cinghiale). The original was sculpted in marble as a gift to Cosimo I from Pope Pius IV in 1560 …

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