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
One of the oldest carnivals in Italy, the Venice Carnival is also one, if not the, most spectacular and thrilling. It is a time for exhilara…
For our series on ‘True Stories of Buying Property in Italy,’ we’ve interviewed Thomas Martellone, an Italian-American from Boston with a passion for…
Protective barriers are to be set up around the Trevi Fountain in Rome to prevent tourists from sitting on one of the Italian capital’s most iconic mo…
For our author interviews series, we’re delighted to present Taras Grescoe, a Canadian journal-ist based in Montreal and the author of seven non-ficti…
Cortina d'Ampezzo, one of the most popular mountain resorts of the Dolomites, is already preparing to host the 2026 Winter Olympic Games. Which means…
A year ahead of the celebrations for Dante Alighieri’s 700th death anniversary, the Italian government has announced the establishment of a National D…
My Italian Family, a leading company specializing in Italian Dual Citizenship and Family Research Services, answers some of the most common questions…
Bologna’s famous porticoes have been approved as the Italian candidate for 2020 to Unesco’s World Heritage List. The decision was taken by Unesco’s It…
One of Rome’s most mysterious places, the underground Basilica of Porta Maggiore is being restored and partially reopened to the public.
A plac…
New Year, new Italy – well, not quite, but there’s interesting travel-related news that you may want to take into consideration for planning your 2020…
Two Italian regions and one city made The New York Times’ recently released annual list of 52 places to go in the coming year. According to The New Yo…
[In the piazza, meeting relatives who brought with them old family photos. The man in this photo is a Campise relative of Sarah Campise…
Along the western bank of the Arno river, slightly outside the historic center in south-eastern Florence, where few visitors venture, is Anconella Par…
Set in a beautiful natural landscape between the Apennine mountains and the Adriatic Sea, the medieval town of Piobbico boasts an unusual title: it pr…
Dozens of shoe models, from those worn by ancient Romans to those designed for Hollywood stars, are currently on display at the Museum of Fashion and…
Here’s a round-up of some of our favorite ITALY Magazine stories from 2019, before we delve into new and exciting stories for 2020. Buon Anno!
Part o…
A special new opening will welcome 2020 visitors to Pompeii: the Casa del Frutteto, or House of the Orchard.
The small house, still under restoration…
The Royal Gardens of Venice, located adjacent to St. Mark’s Square, have reopened just ahead of Christmas, barely a month after a series of floods cau…
Giovanna Carla Coppola was the first of her large family of Italian Americans to make the decision to move back to Italy, the home country of her pare…
For Christmas this year, the Uffizi Gallery, Italy’s most renowned art gallery, offers art lovers a virtual journey through the history of art. Called…
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