Can you drink tap water in italy?

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--Flavia--

my god...of course!!!
it's not third world!! tap water is drinkable !! i don't know how are lows in US but in Italy ALL tap water MUST BE drinkable!!
there are also fountain around streets where you can drink water!! a thing that is unknown everywhere else...
you must not drink water just if there is written "non potabile" (not drinkable)..

BillyB8

Of course you can.

There is a false trade in bottled water. Based on the false premise that cities built before the discovery of America are unsanitary.

cannadoo

I drank tap water in Milan, Rome and Florence and survived...

shamrock

Tap water in Italy is absolutely safe!! It is an old American urban legend that it is not and I am a bit surprised this myth still survives today, honestly! I'm American but have been living in Italy for years and have always drunk tap water. Some of it still comes directly from mountain springs and runs in the ancient Roman acquaducts! People, it is definitely safe to drink!!! And bottled water sold around the tourist sites is sold at outrageous prices because they bank on this old and unfounded fear.

Vagabonda

YES, although in some places they have started to add chlorine. However, in others the water comes from springs - which can be deliciously fresh and crystal clear or with salts and minerals in it.

Try tap water in each place you go, if you like it drink it, if not buy bottles.

Sass B

Yes, it's perfectly safe to drink. How it will taste really depends more on the building pipes it's coming from. If you're traveling to Italy and think it will give you problems, bring some Immodium AD. You won't be able to avoid it - you have to brush your teeth and food you eat in restaurants will have been washed in tap water.

Dean B

Drinking water from the local supply can be risky anywhere in the world. You will probably not have a problem anywhere in the civilized world but the dangers are there. Last year my city found a dead skunk in one of our holding tanks. I live in the US.

Zelda Lover

WTF???

bugaboo

I've heard it advised always drink bottled water aboard. In Britain you can drink it though, even if it does poison you over time, with a cocktail of chemicals and fluoride

nickisbox

sure you can! when we were there i drank from the tap in our villa and out in the public fountains. but, i wouldnt recommend it if you dont normally drink tap water at home. it does have a different taste, but nothing nasty. if anything, drink from the public fountains, it is so refreshing!

vbagdy

yup!! ypu can drink tap water newhere
jus open your mouth stick it under a tap and gulp! gulp! gulp! gulp!

nige_but_dim

Like most people have said, it is perfectly safe to drink (unless it is marked as not being drinking water). Are you drinking in bars and restaurants etc? Where do you think the ice comes from?!

The taste varies from place to place, of course; if you don't like it, buy bottled mineral water.

Claudio

You can everywhere unless the place you go to (the hotel or the restaurant) doesn't have an owned well which may not be controlled...but they'll tell you not to drink it!!!
It is usually more healthy than bottled water since the latter may stay under the sun for a long time losing its properties...
Tap water is controlled. And a sure choice!!!!

eejonesaux

Hi,,, hmm,,,, i do not recommend it,,, but i drank plenty of ice tea and did not get sick.....

good luck

SUMMER!

in North Italy you can and it is good! I stay near Venice and I usually drink it.. But I've drunk tap water in Sicily and it was awful!!!!

stoutseun69

Yes you can.
Should you, is another question though.

debzc

It is safe to drink, but is not very nice.

barrie s

YES .you can drink tap water anywhere in the world BUT beware in some parts of the world it is not safe.

camshy0078

Yes but it doesn't taste that great, I would recommend bottled mineral water for drinking. I was in Milan last October so have tried it personally!

dippykat34

Yes, you can. I would not recommend it. Stick with bottled water.

pinkandloopy

Have drunk it in Florence and on the Tuscan coast. Can't tell you if it's bad for you but it tastes like hell...really salty.

murkymom

if your adventurous i wouldn't drink bottled water

brogdenuk

In most parts.

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