If the day is a scorcher, you'll be mighty glad to see a "Little Widow" ("vedovella") in Milan.
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Their nickname comes from the continuous little stream of "tears" that run from their dragon-headed faucet, generally with a hole in the dragon's head.
The dragon has a hole in its head, not due to forgetfulness, but--by blocking the flow out of its mouth--to spurt up a delicious, refreshing and clean sample of Milan's very tasty public water.
If you can read Italian, here's a quick article about the "Little Widows" in one of Italy's most important newspapers, Corriere della Sera: http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2010/maggio/09/Vedovelle_tesoro_dimenticato_Una_mappa_co_7_100509018.shtml
(I snapped this photo for you on Saturday, August 21, 2010, around 6:30 P.M.)
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