Please tell me about the drinking water in Italy/Sorrento...best stick to bottle or boiled?

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Hi, I have read conflicting advice on this, internet suggests tap water is fine but guide book on Sorrento says possibly dodgy and stick to bottled.
I don't want to spend unnecessarily on bottles of water and also don't like to due to environmental cost. At home or for trips out I use one of the metal refillable ones. I've also heard that there are quite a few drinking fountains where you can fill your bottles and am wondering if they are generally safe?

we were all fine, as we were everywhere else we’ve been in Italy. I find that any travel advice written by/for US travellers tends to be a bit over cautious.

It's fine. And most water fountains you come across are fine too unless it says "non potabile".

It's fine. You can refill bottles from street fountains, even in Pompeii.

It's fine everywhere unless specifically stated otherwise. Acqua non potabile

Where we were recently many people collected water from water fountains and taps in the street. Maybe it was better than the household tap water! Never asked why but people had several bottles each so some real stocking up
taking place.

I would stick to bottled water. My DSis got really ill in Sorrento from drinking the tap water. There are rumours that the mafia sometimes tampers with the drinking water, but I don't know if that's true.

The water in Italy is fine to drink, and quite nice!

We take a reusable bottle and refill it from the public fountains as it is cold and fresh. No need to buy bottled in most cities.

I've been in Italy for a week, filling bottles with tap water, putting them in the fridge for using the next day and I have been fine. Italy's in the EU, there are regulation around standards for drinking water.

Seriously?!?

There's no way at all she could have picked up a bug from ANYWHERE other than tap water?

I've always drank the water there.

How do you know the sickness was from the drinking water?!

I don't, but she said that's what she thought it was.

Castello Napoli is absolutely fine.

Italy is a first world country with good standards of water hygiene.

Thank you for all your replies, very helpful.

I've drunk the tap water in Italy for the 27 years I've lived here.
Seems to be OK.

The drinking fountains are definitely safe. Locals often fill water bottles up from them to save money on their water bills.