Venice is a town surrounded by water and yet it has a big water problem. Every day,

115 cubic metres of bottled water is shipped into the city despite the fact that in Venice,

every public fountain is safe, free and pours some of the best tap water in Italy. On episode 322,

I am joined by a local Venetian on a mission to change one small habit

that could make a big difference for his city and yours.

Ciao at all and benvenuti to Untold Italy, the travel podcast where you go to the towns and villages,

mountains and lakes, hills and coastlines of Bella Italia.

Each week your host, Katie Clark, takes you on a journey in search of magical landscapes,

history, culture, wine, gelato, and of course, a whole lot of pasta.

If you're dreaming of Italy and planning future adventures there, you've come to the right place.

Ciao friends, comestai. I hope you're all well, wherever you are listening from today,

and that your Italy plans are coming along nicely. Now, anyone who has been listening for a while knows that Venice holds a very special place in my heart. It's my

favorite city in the world. And that's because it's unique, achingly beautiful and its citizens

are really creative, innovative and somehow are a beacon for the world. They figure things out

when something seems almost impossible. So when local Venetian Marco Capovilla wrote to me about a project that he

started in his city, I wanted to share it with you straight away because here's the thing. Venice is a very

special but fragile city and the way that you travel there really matters. There is one very small change

that you can make on your next

trip to Venice that helps the city, the lagoon, your wallet and the planet all at the same time.

Marco is the founder of Venice Tapwater. It's a project that he started back in 2019

after a sustainability meeting in his city where he realized that information about something as

basic as where to find free drinking water was missing for visitors to the city.

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