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
The delicious Certaldo Onion is so tied to its area of production (and it has been for a long time) that, in the 12th century, the local lords, counts…
[Photo: DeBella (DiBella) Family documents. Photo credit Toni DeBella.]
We begin a new series we’re very excited about: ‘Back to Your Italian Roots’ w…
There’s more to Florence than art and museums, and once you’re done exploring the historic center, why not head to the hills for some beautiful views…
You’ve done Florence, Siena, San Gimignano, the Val d’Orcia, Chianti, and all the famous splendors of Tuscany. Or you simply like to take the road les…
We take no pleasure in permitted joys. But what’s forbidden is more keenly sought. (Ovid, Amores, II, xix, 30)
2017 marks the 2000th annive…
The Tuscan stretch of the Via Francigena, the ancient road and pilgrim route beginning in Canterbury, England, and ending in Rome, is filled with pict…
[Photo: Certosa di Pontignano in Castelnuovo Berardenga. Photo credit: Certosa di Pontignano.]
Abbeys, monasteries, convents and churches dot the…
Italy boasts a large number of fabulous gardens filled with flowers and plants that, comes spring, explode into a myriad of colors and scents. It is t…
If you’re looking for the ideal Italian destination for your active vacation, look no further than the Dolomites, the magnificent mountain range locat…
It took six years to complete, but the result was worth the wait: the painstaking restoration of Leonardo’s unfinished Adoration of the Magi by Opific…
It may be an under the radar destination, but Abruzzo has it all: from nature to art, from history to cuisine, this region in south-central Italy offe…
Night tours of the Colosseum will be available again this year, and for a longer period of time. The event known as ‘La Luna sul Colosseo’ will in fac…
A new ‘attraction’ will soon be opening in Pisa, the Tuscan city famous for its Leaning Tower.
The attraction in question is a large ferris whe…
[The Rape of Ganymede sculpture hanging in the Tribuna room inside Palazzo Grimani. Photo Credit: Jeff Hirsch.]
Too often, tourists in Venice limit th…
In the northern portion of Molise, Agnone stands out as a pleasant surprise: this town of 5,400 inhabitants, famous for its historic factory producing…
A visit to the recently reopened archeological restoration site of the Domus Aurea in Rome has been enhanced thanks to the introduction of new multime…
We receive many inquiries from our readers asking about acquiring Italian Dual Citizenship. As the process is quite long and complicated, it may be wi…
One of the largest protected areas in Europe, the Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga National Park covers an area of 2,014 square kilometers (778 sq mi)…
Giovanni and Gentile Bellini, Tintoretto, Tiziano, Paolo Veronese, Cima da Conegliano, Taddeo Zuccari, Vittore Carpaccio, Giorgione, Lorenzo Lotto…the…
The 57th International Art Exhibition, or Biennale Arte 2017, is scheduled to open in Venice on May 13.
Titled “VIVA ARTE VIVA” and curated by Christi…
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