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
This week, Villa La Pietra, an outstanding historical villa home of the New York University Florence program, launched its annual city-wide event “The…
A memorial park commemorating the influential and revolutionary Baroque artist Caravaggio is scheduled to be inaugurated in July in the Monte Argentar…
"Famous Japanese pop star marries young bartender from an Apulian village she met at the hotel . They live happily ever after!"
Sounds like…
A group of 31 Congolese children, adopted by Italian parents, waiting for months for clearance from the Congolese officials to travel home to Ita…
An extraordinary exhibition to mark the 450th anniversary of Michelangelo’s death – 18 February 1564 – is opening today in Rome at the Musei Capitolin…
111 liters of genziana (gentian), the classic liqueur of Abruzzo, were seized by police because they lacked labeling, violating European law.
What’s s…
Home sweet home, or, as we would say in Italian, casa dolce casa! Our Word of the Week is casa, home or house (no distinction in Italian).
If you want…
Alice Rohrwacher’s “The Wonders” won the Grand Prix award Saturday night, Cannes Film Festival’s second most prestigious award.
“The Wonders” (“Le Me…
“A Journey in Campania. In the Footsteps of the Grand Tour” is a new tourist initiative launched by the region of Campania to promote the cultural her…
The Santa Maria di Montesanto church in Rome has reopened to the public after the second phase of its restoration project was completed.
Following the…
Isn’t May one of the nicest months of the year? Spring is in full swing, trees and flowers are blooming and there are many outdoor events to enjoy the…
The beautiful landscapes seen in the background of many Renaissance paintings, including those by Piero della Francesca, Raphael, and Leonardo Da Vinc…
Milan’s famous Piazza Duomo is going green. A project has been approved to plant trees and a flowerbed with a vegetable garden on the side of the city…
The Villa Medici del Vascello, one of the most important residential castles in the province of Cremona, reopened at the beginning of May after a nine…
Looking at it from the outside, massive and tall, projecting the most powerful light beam in the world, you could not imagine the Victory Lighthouse i…
The 97th edition of the Giro d’Italia, cycling’s most prestigious three-week long race along with the Tour de France, began last night in Ireland with…
A new and welcome addition to the group of the so-called Musei del Cibo (Food Museums): the Museo della Pasta (Pasta Museum) will be inaugurated this…
The quaint little town of Amatrice (Lazio) will be hosting a celebration of a much beloved pasta dish this weekend: amatriciana.
And we’re talking rea…
A precious painting by the Renaissance artist Romanino was unexpectedly discovered behind a closet in a little room inside a church in Valcamonica, Lo…
After visiting Rome, Valencia, Melbourne and Dubai, the Gelato World Tour will be stopping in Austin, Texas, May 9-11, at Republic Square.
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