The family had fresh drinking water from this preserved natural spring, whereas many other unclaimed springs were contaminated with animal waste.
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The water was first bottled in 1880, and was subsequently the first still water to be produced in plastic bottles within the boundaries of Italy.
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Find sources: — · · · · November 2017 In the 16th century the powerful ruling family of the in owned the spring, and it was fenced off as their private property.
Acqua Panna takes its name from Villa Panna in the hills of , where the was first discovered.