这些名气大的雕塑背后，往往不是一个神奇故事就是一个离奇传说。小金猪的传说是完成一系列动作就能带来好运并重返佛罗伦萨——先摸摸小金猪的鼻子，放一枚硬币在它嘴里，如果硬币落下时掉进小金猪面前的喷泉池里，就会为你带来好运，而且终有一天你会再来佛罗伦萨。所以，每天小金猪都被几百个人摸鼻子塞钱，长久下来，鼻子锃亮。
听起来很简单有没有？其实成功的人并不多，经常看到硬币掉出来满地滚。
告诉你一个秘诀——放进小金猪嘴里的硬币越重，硬币掉进水池的几率越高。最重的硬币非2欧元莫属，其次是1欧元。大部分人是用10分和20分去试的，所以常常滑出来。不信你就去试咯，不过先想好了哦，2欧元相当于15元人民币，可以买一个小号冰淇淋，真的就这么便宜那只猪了嘛？

言归正传，为什么说「真正的小金猪」？就和佛罗伦萨很多其它珍贵的艺术品一样，放在室外风吹日晒雨淋还被人「蹂躏」的，是复制品，这只小金猪也是复制的。心碎了吧，丢了2欧元进去，结果许愿的对象不是它！感觉就像想去拜财神，结果出门才发现拜的是土地公……

正版小金猪存放在巴尔迪尼博物馆（Museo Bardini）
入口在建筑的左边，高大上的大门并不开……

真身在此

多看几眼，有点像只肥狼……
博物馆不大，半个小时逛完绰绰有余了。第一代馆主Stefeno Bardini也就是建馆的人，年轻的他来到佛罗伦萨学习绘画，但是没有像大家期待的那样成为一代名匠，而是发掘出了自己经商的潜力，成为艺术品经纪人和收藏家。这座以他命名的博物馆里的展品都是他的收藏。

各种天花板特别好看

画面很丰富的《维纳斯与丘比特》

巴尔迪尼博物馆是个轻量型的博物馆，除了常规的艺术品，比如油画和雕塑，还有军事武器展览馆和地毯展览馆，内容轻松有趣。

参观信息
地址：Via dei Renai 37, Firenze（离老桥不远）
门票：6欧元（25周岁以下的学生持证免费；每月的首个周日，持本地居留的免费）

English

The real little golden pig is right here!
Presumably we all know that Florence has a “small golden pig” in the leather goods market (in fact, a copper league). It has been there, right off the columns, for many centuries.
Behind this famous location, there is a bizarre story. That of Little gold pig is about completing a ritual, or a series of actions, that will bring you good luck and grant a return to Florence: first touch the little gold pig’s nose, then put a coin on in its nose: if the coin falls from the small golden pig into the fountain pool, it will bring you good luck, and one day you will come back to Florence. So, every day, the little gold pig is touched on the nose by hundreds of people, making the snout shiny as gold.

Sounds simple, indeed? In fact, there are not many people succeeded, more often you will see coins falling out of the fountain and rolling around.

To tell you a secret, the heavier the coin is, the higher the chance that the coin will fall into the pool. The heaviest coin is none other than 2 euro, followed by 1 euro. Most people use 10 and 20 cents coin to try, so often it slips out. If you want to go all in, keep in mind that, well, 2 euros is equivalent to 15 yuan, enough to buy you a small ice cream, so this pig good wish does not come cheap, does it?

Finally, why I say “the real little pig”? In Florence, like many other precious works of art are at risk outdoor, because of wind, rain and vandals, so this one is a replica. You may feel heart broken, if you think of the 2 euros invested for the wish – but the statue is not even the real one…

The genuine Little Pig in the Bardini Museum (Museo Bardini)
Entrance is on the left side of the building, the tall gate is always closed …
The real thing is here.

From a different aspect, the look of the Porcellino is a bit fiery
The Museum is not big, half an hour for visiting it will be more than enough. The first owner, Stefano Bardini, was also the founder of the Museum; he came as a young man to Florence to study painting, but quickly became a finder of better arts men, exploring their business potential, and realizing it ascending to be a great dealer and a collector. The exhibits in the museum that takes his name were his collection.
Some parts of the ceiling are particularly attractive. The “Venus and Cupid” is extraordinarily rich The Bardini Museum is a lightweight museum for modern travelers, hosting a variety of items as conventional artwork (such as oil paintings and sculptures) but also a military weapons exhibition halls and a carpet exhibition.

Donatello,
Madonna della Mela
(carved wood)

Visit information
Address: Via dei Renai 37, Firenze (not far from the Old Bridge)
Tickets: € 6
(free of charge for students under 25 years of age; free of charge for local residents on first Sunday of each month)