Silvia Donati
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Silvia is ITALY Magazine's Contributing Editor. She graduated from the University of Bologna in Literature and studied Print & Broadcast Journalism at the University of California in Los Angeles, where she has lived, on and off, for several years. She began her career in journalism working for a Southern California news agency before returning to Italy and going freelance. She has written both in English and Italian for a variety of publications; she has covered the entertainment industry in Los Angeles, where she had the chance to interview Leonardo DiCaprio and Al Pacino among others and reported live from the Golden Globes for ANSA. She now specializes in everything Italy-related.
Articles by Silvia Donati
For the past 18 years, Zola Predosa, a sleepy town 12 km from the center of Bologna, has been hosting Zola Jazz&Wine, (this year, June 30-July 2),…
In her early forties, in the wake of a divorce and a traumatic illness, California-born Chandi Wyant decided to walk - alone – on a stretch of the Via…
[Photo: Along the GEA, the view from the Passo di Pradarena on the Appennino Tosco-Emiliano.]
On a few recent hikes in the Apennines south of Bologna,…
Thanks to the opening of areas previously closed to the public, the visit of Castel Sant’Angelo is now longer and more complete, turning into a trip t…
Here are our picks for some great places to stay in Emilia-Romagna, our featured region of the month.
We begin with Bologna, the bon vivant capital o…
[Really?! Women bathing in the 17th-century Fontana dell'Acqua Paola last summer in Rome.]
Enough with frolicking at Rome’s historic fountains. R…
It is often said that you need to know the past to understand the present. That also applies to cities and it is certainly true for Bologna, a city th…
“As when one sees the tower called Garisenda from underneath its leaning side...” - Divine Comedy, Inferno, Canto XXXI
Pisa is not the only Ita…
There’s no other building in Emilia-Romagna - or the rest of Italy for that matter, except perhaps for the Castello di Sammezzano in Tuscany - quite l…
A controversial pope, Alexander VI, a.k.a. Rodrigo Borgia; a fine and beautiful lady, Giulia Farnese; a brilliant artist of the Renaissance, Pintoricc…
For the active – and curious – travelers among you, check this out: a cycling path that traverses Friuli Venezia Giulia, our featured region of the mo…
Ristorante, trattoria, osteria, bar, tavola calda, pizzeria, paninoteca, rosticceria, etc.
When you travel to Italy, chances are you’ll come across ma…
[Photo: Claire Romano Fisher, the subject of our interview this week, with her Italian relatives.]
Our series ‘Back to your Italian Roots’ continues w…
The Italian State Property Administration (Agenzia del Demanio), together with the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Tourism, has raffled off 103 negl…
[Photo: View of Giudecca Island.]
When news broke last week, the outcry was almost immediate: how could Venice consider charging a ticket to access S…
Halfway between Venice and Trieste is Lignano Sabbiadoro, one of the most popular summer resorts on the Adriatic coast in northern Italy. So as we hea…
If you love cheese, Italy is a good place to be. Each region produces a variety of excellent cheeses; this month, as we’re featuring little-known Friu…
When it comes to Italian destinations, some regions get all the love, and others…don’t. Such is the case with Friuli Venezia Giulia, the north-eastern…
Smaller than Venice, but with its fair share of charm and history, Grado is Friuli Venezia Giulia’s lagoon city, a town with 1600 years of history, wh…
Tuscan cuisine is all about simplicity; there’s no need for elaborate dishes when the raw ingredients are so good to start with. In fact, a classic wa…
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