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 first time, Palazzo Pitti in Florence, the former residence of the Medici family, becomes the setting of a video game.
A murder happens within…
In Italy, coffee is a religion with millions of worshipers. Yet, most of these devotees know nothing about the object of their devotion, despite being…
September in Parma, a Unesco City of Gastronomy, famous for its productions of Parmigiano Reggiano, Prosciutto di Parma, pasta, tomato, culatello and…
One of the most prestigious and well-known film festivals around the world, the Venice Film Festival returns this year to the Lido for its 76th editio…
The southern region of Campania – the one you’re most likely to visit for Pompeii and the Amalfi Coast – has five UNESCO World Heritage sites (plus on…
It’s not normally available for viewing, but for a short period between the end of summer and early fall, the magnificent inlaid marble mosaic floor o…
Every day between 4 and 7 pm, an average of 2,000 people swarm over Stromboli, a small island off the north coast of Sicily, part of the Aeolian Islan…
For our series dedicated to true stories of buying and restoring Italian property, we speak today to husband and wife Jeff Marzilli and Robin Lan…
I’ve always associated Chianti wine with, well, Chianti, the area of Tuscany between Florence and Siena where the famous wine is produced. So, on a re…
Pompeii never ceases to amaze. After the disgraceful collapses and neglect of recent years, the archeological site is breathing new life thanks to the…
On the south-eastern coast of Sicily is a string of marine villages and wild beaches suited for a serene holiday dictated by leisurely nature walks, l…
[You may not see this ever again.]
Tourists and residents in Rome are no longer allowed to sit on the Spanish Steps, the effect of a new set of rules…
Seven hundred years on, the question of where Dante’s remains should be kept remains divisive and one more cause for polemica (controversy).
The dispu…
Italy’s Culture Ministry has halted plans for the construction of a McDonald’s restaurant inside the archeological area of Rome’s Bath of Caracalla.
I…
If the nuns of Catania’s Benedictine Convent devoted all their time to praying, the monks of the adjacent Benedictine Monastery were said to be a bit…
[Rocco Petrone at Cape Kennedy in 1969. Photo: Nasa.]
The 50th anniversary of the first Moon landing - 20 July 1969 - was just celebrated, and here's…
[Artisanal bread from Forno Mollica. Photo credit: newseventicomo PR.]
Forno Mollica is a labor of love. This bakery/bistrot/pizzeria/café in Sas…
[Photo credit: Comune Venezia.]
Police in Venice have fined two German tourists a total of €950 for making coffee on the steps of the Rialto bridge, V…
For Sicilians, granita isn’t just a refreshing treat – it’s a ritual, as coffee is for many.
Brought to the island by the Arabs, Sicilian granita has…
Sardinians cling fiercely to their culinary traditions, which often have roots in a distant past. Favored by the island’s rich biodiversity, the cuisi…
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