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

The attempt to ban large cruise ships passing through the Venice lagoon has just suffered a setback. A regional administrative court on Monday accepte…
Rome has unveiled a series of self-guided walking tours that will include many city sights featured in the Oscar-winning movie "The Great Beauty," inc…
The real Sherlock Holmes is half Italian, apparently. According to biographer Angela Buckley, who wrote a book about “The Real Sherlock Holmes,” Jerom…
Father’s Day in Italy is celebrated on March 19, this Wednesday, so our Word of the Week is Papà (Dad). In the United States and other countries wher…
After two years of restoration, the church of Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini, a 17th century  Baroque jewel, is open again for Roman…
Who would have guessed that the country with the highest consumption of wine is the Vatican. According to a study released by the California Wine Inst…
It may not have won the Oscar for best song, but Pharrell Williams’ “Happy” seems to be everybody’s favorite song right now. Fans around the world are…
Eataly is coming to Milan. The Italian food emporium chain is scheduled to open a new store in Piazza XXV Aprile on March 18. And it plans to do it in…
Ed. February 3, 2023: In celebration of Giancarlo Giannini's recently announced recognition on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, we're re-sharing this compe…
In the photo: detail from the "Criptoportico Domus" in Pompeii. After the incredibly successful exhibition organized in 2013 by the British Museum an…
Hotels in Rome are nearly sold out for the weekend of April 27, when canonization ceremonies for Popes John Paul II and John XXIII will be held. Italy…
The most famous kisses in film history have been collected in a book by Sicilian director Giuseppe Tornatore, whose Oscar-winning movie Nuovo Cinema P…
Castel Gandolfo, the papal summer residence, has been opened to the public. Located in the Castelli Romani area, 15 miles south-east of Rome, the 55-h…
In 2014, Nutella celebrates its 50th birthday. To celebrate this milestone, Ferrero, the company that makes Nutella, has asked fans to share their mos…
The Mondadori Publishing Group is launching a new magazine, “Il Mio Papa” (My Pope), entirely devoted to Pope Francis. The magazine, on sale for 50 c…
Italian singer Zucchero is about to begin his North America concert tour that will bring him to more than 40 cities in Canada and the U.S. The artist,…
The perfect Italian word to use when expressing doubt, boh means "I don’t know" or "I’m not sure," and is best accompanied by a light shrug…
Three amateur scientists from Enna, Sicily, decided to compete with NASA engineers by…launching a Sicilian cannolo into space. The typical Sicilian pa…
In place of the sling, a sniper rifle. That’s the David, according to ArmaLite Inc., a manufacturer of weapons based in Illinois, which has used the R…
Laura Pausini has arrived in America, with style! On March 6, the Italian singer gave an extraordinary performance at New York’s Madison Square Garde…

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