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
A sagra not to be missed in October is surely the 22nd “Sagra del Gnocco Fritto”, held in the picturesque village of Castello di Serravalle, on the Ap…
[Image: Mulberry Street, New York, ca. 1900.]
“In the five centuries since Christopher Columbus, a son of Genoa, Italy, first set sail across the Atla…
A giant sandstone sculpture has been uncovered at the Monte Prama excavation site, home to the Giants of Monte Prama, ancient stone sculptures created…
Fall has officially started, leaves are either beginning to fall off trees, or, in some parts of Italy, like the northern region of Trentino Alto-Adig…
Italian is the world’s sexiest accent, according to a poll conducted by CNN.
There are an estimated 7,000 languages on earth; CNN came up with 13 whic…
The world’s deepest swimming pool, as certified by the Guinness Book of Records, was inaugurated earlier this year at a spa complex in Montegrotto Ter…
The ancient Roman Baths of Diocletian reopened to the public this week, following a six-year restoration project.
Highlights of the complex are the na…
Acclaimed Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, who turned 56 last Monday with a ‘special’ celebration in Australia, is featured in the latest album of a musi…
This weekend in Venice is all about the George Clooney-Amal Alamuddin wedding. Yes, the couple is reported to get married next Monday, however festivi…
The Louvre Museum will lend Italy three Leonardo masterpieces for an important exhibition that will coincide in part with the Milan Expo 2015.
Belle…
Milky Way is the name given to the extremely rare albino female pony born in late August in Assisi.
The announcement was made by Father Danilo Reverbe…
A toll for private vehicles entering Rome’s city center is set to be implemented starting January 1, 2017.
The toll would apply to the city’s anello f…
The so-called “Vertical Forest” skyscraper in Milan is among the five finalists for the prestigious International Highrise Award 2014.
The recognitio…
A new "Japanese-Italian" star was born. Yusaku Tamura was the big surprise – and entertainment – of the night during the first episode of the 8th edit…
She was the winner of the Italian edition of The Voice 2014 and made headlines around the world for her performances on the talent show: Cristina Scuc…
Restoration work on the famous Barcaccia fountain located at the bottom of the Spanish Steps has been completed.
On Monday, Rome mayor Ignazio Marino…
Today we join Andrea Bocelli's fans in wishing him a very happy birthday! The acclaimed tenor is turning 56 and is celebrating from Australia, where h…
Our Word of the Week is angelo – angel.
Angelo is a masculine noun, therefore the plural ends in -i-: angeli.
Guardian angel is angelo custode.
Patriz…
Padua’s Botanical Garden – the world’s oldest and a UNESCO World Heritage Site – will be revamped and expanded thanks to a 20-million-euro project fin…
[Photo: hail stones coated the roads like snow. Here, Piazza Duomo.]
An extreme hail storm hit Florence on Friday, causing some of the city’s mos…
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