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
James Bond is headed to Rome next year!
The next 007 film, the 24th in the series, will be partly set in Rome, with historic locations used for the se…
What is the connection between one of the world’s most popular children’s book series and a small hill town in the heart of Umbria? C.S. Lewis, author…
We’ve followed with trepidation astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti’s launch into space to reach the International Space Station, which happened last nig…
ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti arrived safely at the International Space Station last night, thus becoming the first Italian woman to fly into s…
A plan that would restrict the use of wheeled luggage in an attempt to reduce noise pollution in Venice is under consideration by the city authorities…
[Photo: Lorenza Sebasti and Marco Pallanti, producers of the Chianti Classico San Lorenzo, at their Castello di Ama wine estate in Tuscany.]
A Tuscan…
As we reported earlier, the Santa Lucia Fair in Bologna opened the season of Christmas markets in Italy today, so we chose mercato for our Word of the…
Christmas markets are a beloved tradition in Italy; among them, one of the most famous and the first to open is the Santa Lucia Fair (Fiera di Santa L…
“Curiosity is all you need in life.”
Alex Zanardi, the Paralympic champion and former race car driver, was recently invited on the David Letterman Sh…
The signature November event of the Parma lowlands has only one protagonist: pork. Yes, the area where some of the best pork products, including Culat…
A total of 332 Italian restaurants is featured in the prestigious Michelin Guide 2015, the reference point for haute cuisine in the world, which is ce…
This is the time of the year when in Italy we try the “vino novello” (new wine), therefore we picked vino as our Word of the Week.
Do you prefer vino…
I praise the recent European Union's decision to grant piadina Protected Geographic Indication status (IGP in Italian or PGI in English) to safeguard…
Visitors to Eataly New York can now get an up-close view of one of Italy’s most famous and beloved churches: the Duomo of Milan.
Eataly New Yor…
The Domus Aurea, Emperor Nero’s large villa in the heart of Rome, has reopened to the public.
The monument was closed for years after several parts ha…
Italy’s Culture Minister Dario Franceschini has voiced his support for the proposed restoration of the Colosseum’s combat ground, which would rebuild…
Temperatures are starting to drop in Italy – il freddo sta arrivando! (cold weather is coming). Our Word of the Week therefore is freddo – cold.
To be…
After three years of work, the Vatican Museums have installed a new lighting system with LED technology in the Sistine Chapel intended to protect the…
The largest industrial quarter for the production of ceramics of the ancient world has been discovered at the archeological site of Selinunte in south…
It’s Halloween time! So we picked zucca – pumpkin – as our Word of the Week.
Besides referring to the delicious vegetable used in many recipes, includ…
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