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
Want to experience life as Casanova, history’s most famous libertine? Then head to the newly opened ‘Casanova Museum and Experience’ in Venice, birthp…
The remains of an adult, limping man have emerged in Pompeii in an area of new excavations, the so-called Regio V, at the corner between the Vicolo de…
South Tyrol, Italy’s ‘less-Italian’ region, is a fine blend of natural wonders (hello, Dolomites) and historic charm, with its well-groomed mountain v…
Opening May 24, ‘L’Italia a Hollywood’ (Italy in Hollywood) traces the years shoe designer Salvatore Ferragamo spent in southern California, his close…
Kneeling before St. Sigismund, Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta looks proud and dignified, reflecting his fame as a skilled and daring condottiero: thus…
One of the oldest churches in Rome, the Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere was recently in the news as its restored façade has been unveiled after…
Straddling the central Italian regions of Marche and Umbria, the National Park of the Sibillini Mountains protects the mountain chain of the same name…
The number of clean and sustainable beaches in Italy, as awarded by the Blue Flag eco-label, has increased this year to 368, up from 342 in 2017. Over…
The southern portion of the region of Emilia-Romagna (of which Bologna is the food-loving capital) is hilly and mountainous. Many of the region’s park…
Touting itself as “the world’s first and only immersive art experience celebrating pizza,” the Museum of Pizza - MoPi, for short - is scheduled to ope…
For our Borgo of the Month series, we head to the Saracen village of Sambuca in Sicily.
Near major Sicilian attractions like the Valley of the Temples…
We continue our exploration of Italy’s wine villages moving to the center and south of Italy. Read Part One here.
Montefalco (Umbria)
Montefalco is lo…
Spello, one of Umbria’s prettiest medieval walled towns, famous for its narrow streets, marble buildings, the Infiorata (flower carpets on the Corpus…
Vineyards and villages, wine cellars and bell towers, wine bars and churches: from the north to the south of Italy, the history and culture of many It…
Does your mom love to cook? Is she always talking about (Italian) food and wine? This Mother’s Day – Sunday, May 13 – treat her to a unique Italian gi…
The exhibition currently on view at Fondazione Prada in Milan, “Post Zang Tumb Tuum. Art Life Politics: Italia 1918-1943,” explores 20th-century Itali…
Planning a trip to Italy in the Spring? Here are a few events and sites not to miss.
Trofeo Marzocco, Florence – May 1
Those who like historic re-enac…
Culatello, one of the most prized salumi (cured meats) of Italy, produced in the flatlands north of Parma, near the Po River in Emilia-Romagna, is the…
Considered one of the most cruel tyrants in history, the figure of Nero continues to fascinate, even 1950 years after his death. New openings on the P…
If you love running, and discovering new places while you’re at it, admiring incredible historic and natural sights, in art cities or among hills, by…
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