can you drink from the fountains in venice?

I didn't see this much. We always refilled our water bottles in the hotels and took them in a backpack.

I don't remember the fountains in Venice. Check with the locals. The fountains in Rome are great.

What fountains? There's only three or four I found on the entire main island and those are in the off site areas.

Now I feel better. It has been a few years but neither Marcia or myself could not remember any significant fountains in Venice. Maybe my memory is not going.

There are little public water spouts in various squares in the city. You can drink from them. They are normally 3-4 feet tall and made of stone with a water faucet toward the top. My daughter likes to drink from them. I think it is her second favorite thing (after the pigons) in venice.

There were definitely water fountains around Venice - albeit not as many as Rome. They looked slightly different, and were easier for my children to squirt water at each other with :-) We had a really fun afternoon truly wandering aimlessly, and the water fountain made up a good ten minutes of the fun.

Have a wonderful adventure :-)

Michelle is right - we were there this past May and I filled my water bottle from several of these 3-4 foot fountains. There aren't many, but the water was cold and I didn't have any problems.

There will be a sign reading "Acqua non potabile" if you shouldn't drink the water. I don't remember seeing those signs or little drinking fountains in Venice.

Maybe there's confusion about the term "fountains" but, contrary to Francis' response, there are drinking water fountains in almost every campo. That's how Venetians typically got their water. The water is drinkable.

it is never worth the risk. take your own bottled water and refill at hotel.

The OP asks, can you drink from the fountains in Venice: the dogs who bathe in the fountains seem to really like the water, they drink it all the time.

Water from the public drinking spigots, located in many of the campos, is brought in via aquaducts from the Dolomite foothills. It definitely is potable. I've refilled water bottles with it many times, with no ill effect. And I've seen locals drink it, too.

Drinking from public fountains is another matter altogether. I've only seen pigeons and dogs drink that water, so I wouldn't risk it.

Do you mean in Rome? it's fine. but I don't remember any in venice.

Michael makes a good point... On the reverse side, if it says "Potabile" you can drink it. I remember some of the fountains on Burano specifically had "potabile" signs.

If you aren't actively looking for these little fountains, you probably won't notice them. But on a hot day in August, I was delighted every time we passed one on the street, because I could splash a little bit of water on my face :)

I don't remember fountains or drinking spouts in Venice. Judging from some of the smells in the canals, I wouldn't risk it anyway, especially since Venice is flooded with sea water several times a year. YUK!