Throwing coin into the fountain gives you luck, but did you know that rubbing some statues can bring you luck as well?
Juliet’s Statue, Verona, Italy
Juliet’s Statue, one of the most famous statues in the entire world, is located in Verona, Italy. Juliet was Shakespeare’s fictional character in the well-known story of Romeo and Juliet. The statue has been in her courtyard, beneath the balcony of her house since 1972. Tourists from all over the world are waiting in line to climb up and rub her right breast, believing that anyone who does that will receive good fortune and luck in their love life.
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II Porcellino Fountain, Firencze, Italy
There are two Piglet Fountains: the current one placed in 2008 and the original statue which was cast around 1634. The first bronzed boar now can be found in the Museo Bardini. For good luck, you need to put a coin in the sculpture’s jaw, and then rub its snout as a guarantee to safe return to Florence.
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A Fat Policeman, Budapest, Hungary
This bronze figure was placed in 2008 and it represents a policeman in uniform from the 1909 to 1945. The artist explained that this fat, funny policeman blurs the negative image of the police working during the dictatorship. Rubbing its belly will give you good luck in bed.
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Margaretha Krook Statue, Stockholm, Sweden
Margaretha Krook was a Swedish actress and her sculpture is placed outside Stockholm’s Drama Theater. The actress didn’t want a bronze sculpture of her since it tends to be cold. However, a solution was found: they erected a heated bronze statue. If you rub her belly, you won’t get fortune, but warmth.
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