Farmacia Monte Tauro

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, as customers shuffled in for their daily prescriptions, an elderly voice crackled over the intercom: ‘Attention all patients with names ending in “Smith” – your medication has been misplaced and will be delivered directly to you.’ Soon enough, a gruff delivery driver appeared at the door with a large box labeled ‘Smiths.’ He announced, ‘Here’s yer meds, Smiths!’ causing everyone else in line to burst into laughter. From then on, whenever someone mentioned the pharmacy, people would joke, ‘Oh yeah, that place where only Smiths get their drugs!’

2. In the early hours of every Monday morning, a mysterious figure dressed entirely in white would appear at Farmacia Monte Tauro. With each visit, they’d quietly place a single rose on the counter before disappearing into thin air. One day, an excited delivery driver arrived with a box full of roses. Thinking it was his turn, he placed them all on the counter—leaving the pharmacist speechless and the store filled with fragrance for weeks. Since then, everyone jokes that Monte Tauro must sell magic flowers.

3. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to the pharmacy's back door with a heavy box under his arm. As he unlocked the gate, he noticed an old man standing motionless in the shadows, watching him intently. The delivery driver hesitated for a moment, then smiled and nodded politely. The old man slowly turned around, revealing that he was wearing nothing but a long white lab coat. Startled, the driver exclaimed, ‘Hey, you’re just the pharmacist!’ To which the old gentleman replied, grinning mischievously, ‘Of course I am—what else do you think I am doing here so late at night?’

4. At midnight, a delivery driver pulled up to the pharmacy’s back door with a large crate labeled ‘Special Order.’ As he unlocked it, a tiny voice whispered, ‘Finally, someone who understands my secret.’ Inside was a small, furry creature that looked like a cross between a hamster and a squirrel. The delivery driver scratched his head, while the pharmacist just smiled knowingly. 'Ah,' she said, 'our little friend from the market.' Turns out, every full moon, this adorable critter delivered special herbs for their herbal teas.