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
We recently featured an article where we took readers on a stroll along the Roman Forum. Now add this to your stroll as a new fascinating site just op…
Call it a one-of-a-kind museum: the Museum of Mummies in the quaint little town of Ferentillo, in Umbria’s verdant Valnerina, does not display your us…
“There’s a treasure behind that passage,” the old man said to the group of six young speleologists who had just climbed down a wall and had ended up i…
Here are a few useful terms for you to know when traveling by plane. Signs do include the English translation in Italian airports, so you will not hav…
This article is part of ITALY Magazine’s "Slow Food series", where we present typical products from the different regions of Italy that make up the ne…
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Saint Francis of Assisi, whose feast day was recently celebrated on October 4, is considered by many to be the first “ecologist” in history. His famou…
In Italy, wine is made even in the most improbable places. One such place is Valtellina, a beautiful 40-kilometer wide valley north of Lake Como, in t…
“Horribly beautiful” - thus Lord Byron described the Marmore Waterfall, which he saw in 1817 during his Italian Grand Tour; he was so impressed …
"If you choose to live in a castle, it's not the castle that adapts to you; you must adapt to the castle." Gianfranco Gibelli, the loving owner of the…
At least 50 cities in 11 different Italian regions are celebrating truffle this fall with one or more events dedicated to “il tartufo”, while truffle…
The autumn season – la stagione autunnale – is definitely here, with crisp days, changing colors and seasonal food products to enjoy.
So let’s look at…
This article is part of ITALY Magazine's Italian American series, where we aim to provide a glimpse into the lives and contributions Italian Americans…
Every time Google comes up with a ‘top’ list, the news makes the rounds – such is the case with the latest article from its blog, which has selected I…
There’s more to Romagna than seaside resorts. In the second part of the "Loving Romagna" tour attended by our contributing editor Silvia, we venture i…
Italy is a good place to be if you love formaggio – the variety and quality of the cheeses here are outstanding.
Every region produces its own unique…
[Image: Triumph of Bacchus and Ariadne, fresco from 'The Love of the Gods', Annibale Carracci, 1595-1605.]
The Galleria Carracci, a monumental fr…
“Don’t be afraid to hurt it,” Nonna Violante tells me jokingly as I stare, perplexed, at the ball of dough in front of me. I’m halfway through my cook…
South of Lake Iseo, about an hour east of Milan, is the verdant countryside that produces one of Italy’s most renowned sparkling wines: Franciacorta.…
Cheese, Slow Food’s signature event dedicated to ‘il formaggio’, returns to Bra this Friday for four days. Hundreds of artisanal producers from Italy…
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