Sochi residents say that once their water could be drunk from the tap without any boiling. Even now it is noticeably better in taste than in many other cities of Russia, but you can not recommend it to drink raw. It is best to boil the water or at least let it through the filter.

The water pipes in the city are old, the particles of the coating from the inner surface of the pipes can get into the water. Due to large-scale construction, new water intakes are being constructed for some districts and settlements. So you should not neglect the filtering and boiling of water.

If you have a rest with your child, you can buy bottled water for drinking. It is also worth taking with you on excursions. Because you can drink water from a mountain stream only when there is no shelter, no construction, no campsites upstream. And in this case, caution does not hurt: it's better to drink water from a bottle than to get any infection.