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
[In the photo: Elio Germano in "Il giovane favoloso", one of the three Italian films competing for the Golden Lion.]
The 71st Venice Film Festival beg…
The viral ALS Ice Bucket Challenge is on everyone’s social media feeds these days, so this week we thought we’d teach you how to say ice in Italian: g…
The recent surge in hazelnut prices has led to speculations that the price of Nutella, the popular hazelnut-chocolate spread, may sharply increase as…
Three paintings dating to the 15th century were stolen from Milan’s Castello Sforzesco on Saturday.
The three canvas by an unidentified Cremona artist…
A sagra not to miss, especially if you like hand-made pasta and would like to see the experts at work!
The 29th edition of the Sagra delle Sfogline be…
There’s no better place to try cappellacci di zucca (hand-made pasta filled with pumpkin) than the Po Valley area, where the dish hails from. And beca…
The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge is the viral phenomenon of the summer, boosted by scores of celebrities dumping a bucket of ice water on themselves and c…
The 27th edition of the Ferrara Buskers Festival, the biggest event in the world dedicated to street art, is currently under way in Ferrara.
Founded i…
The search continues, and with it the debate, for the mother bear that attacked a mushroom picker who came between her and her cubs in northern Italy'…
The king of gelato in China is Italian (how could it not be) and hails from the Ligurian town of La Spezia.
Mattia Pinza moved to China in 2008 and,…
While Rome just marked the 2,000th anniversary of Emperor Augustus’ death, celebrated yesterday, it’s bad news for an important archeological site bui…
The Ferragosto weekend on Tuscany's Versilia coast was devoted to solidarity.
Around 30,000 people wearing colored wigs gathered at Lido di Cama…
A Baroque masterpiece by Italian painter Guercino was stolen from a church in Modena last week.
The 1639 large painting, “Madonna with the saints John…
The Via Francigena, Europe’s oldest road of pilgrimage, beginning in Canterbury and ending in Rome, has reopened the route’s access to the north of th…
We know money can’t buy happiness, but at least it can buy a trip to Italy, so this week we teach you how to say money in Italian – soldi.
By the way,…
On August 19, 14 A.D., Rome’s first emperor, Augustus, died in Nola. To mark the 2,000th anniversary of his death, Rome has planned a series of initia…
The extraordinary inlaid marble mosaic floor of Siena’s Cathedral will be unveiled on August 18.
Normally covered by carpets for protection, the floor…
Buon compleanno, Robert De Niro!
The extraordinary actor is turning 71 today.
De Niro was born in Greenwich Village, New York, the son of Virginia Adm…
Fierce horse racing and a festive atmosphere will take over Siena today as the second Palio race of the year is held in the Tuscan city (the first is…
Looking great in a pink and orange dress, Laura Pausini made her debut as a judge of "The Voz", the Mexican version of the famous musical talent show…
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