Fontana del Porcellino

Fontana del Porcellino is a famous Florentine fountain with a bronze boar, created by Pietro Tacca in 1612.

A charming tradition is associated with it - rubbing the boar's glistening nose is said to ensure a return to Florence, and dropping a coin into the animal's mouth brings good luck if it falls through the grate into the pool.

The fountain is located in the Loggia del Mercato Nuovo, a 16th-century marketplace where today you can buy leather goods and souvenirs. The current sculpture is a 1998 copy; the original can be admired at the Museo Stefano Bardini.