Drinking age in
Italy
See below for more details on drinking age and alcohol purchase age in
Italy
This is not legal advice. Check with local law enforcement what is the legal drinking age BEFORE drinking or purchasing alcohol while in the country.
More information:
| Click here: | Wikipedia Legal Drinking Age |
Alcohol Purchase Age
| On Premise | 18 |
| Off Premise | 18 |
Alcohol Drinking Age
| In Private | No Information |
| In Public | No Information |
Legal details
If at any point in the page above you find “No information” it means there is no specific mention in the legislation, but you still need to ask local law enforcement before drinking in .
In 2012 the then Health Minister Renato Balduzzi proposed to raise the age to 18. Selling alcohol to those under the age of 18 in shops carries a fine between €250 and €1000. Serving alcohol beverages to those under the age of 16 is a criminal offense and is punished with prison up to one year, if the individual is 16 or 17 it will be treated as an offense that is fined between €250 and €1000 (Legge n. 189/2013).
You can find more legal details and links here:Wikipedia Legal Drinking Age
