drinking water in Italy

Old Jul 18th, 2007, 06:23 AM
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drinking water in Italy

will I get a really bad belly ache if I drink tap water in Rome, Florence, and Venice.

can only imagine how expensive bottle water could be -- love wine -- but not for an entire day --
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Old Jul 18th, 2007, 06:26 AM
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>expensive bottle water
20-30ct per 1.5 liters. You'll go bancrupt fast!
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Old Jul 18th, 2007, 06:36 AM
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I think bottled water is comperable to what it is in the US. I have had tap water in all 3 cities mentioned and live to tell about it.
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Old Jul 18th, 2007, 06:38 AM
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Why would you get a belly ached drinking the water in Italy? There are public fountains all over Rome (less so Venice & Florence) where you can fill up your 0.5l bottle with cool running water, so there is no need to carry more than 1 small bottle the entire trip.
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Yes the point is that water in Rome could be even safer than yours at home - due to the common European water processing via the Ozone (?) type method that is superior to many systems in US and to which many US systems are changing - i learned this on a tour of my local water plant just after the changeover.

That said, some hotels may have lead pipes so let the water run a bit or perhaps use bottled water in lieu of hotel water.
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Old Jul 18th, 2007, 06:40 AM
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>will I get a really bad belly ache if I drink tap water in Rome, Florence, and Venice.

Some people react badly to even small changes of mineral content in drinking water. Are you such a person?
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