Mercato Nuovo/Mercato della Paglia
Alternatively known as the “New” Market or the Straw Market, this handsome little loggia now shelters stalls stuffed with affordable souvenirs and trinkets, and aimed exclusively at tourists. Pay a visit if only to see the “Porcellino,” a small bronze boar cast in the 1600s by Pietro Tacca. Rub his nose and the legend says you will return to Florence. It runs daily.
Alternatively known as the “New” Market or the Straw Market, this handsome little loggia now shelters stalls stuffed with affordable souvenirs and trinkets, and aimed exclusively at tourists. Pay a visit if only to see the “Porcellino,” a small bronze boar cast in the 1600s by Pietro Tacca. Rub his nose and the legend says you will return to Florence. It runs daily.
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