Covid, is the pandemic running out? There is waiting among the leather stalls in Florence awaiting the return of tourists
Florence’s Mercato del Porcellino is so named for the hefty bronze boar that lounges beneath the arcades of the Renaissance loggia. Normally, it’s tourists who rub the pig’s now well-shined nose for good luck. But in these months, with a dearth of customers, it’s the leather sellers whose stalls lie just behind in the open market who need the animal’s fortune. [Florence’s Long-Standing Leather Vendors Long For Tourists’ Return – Forbes]
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