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
Dedicated to all our male readers who are passionate about fashion: take note, man must be hipster.
This is the emerging trend from one of the major e…
An early Christian basilica came to light during the construction for the new Lavazza headquarters in Turin.
“It is an exceptional find for Turin, an…
5,459 million people visited the Vatican Museums in 2013.
"We reached almost five and a half million. The Pope Francis effect can be felt even in the…
Wine is not just for drinking. At least it’s not for Elisabetta Rogai, an artist who uses wine to paint.
Rogai has abandoned tempera and watercolors i…
Prosecco beat champagne in 2013.
The production of the popular Italian bubbly wine has increased to 330 million bottles, compared to the 300 million p…
One of the best gins in the world is created within a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Italy, the Dolomites.
In the Alpe di Siusi resort area, Florian R…
Olympic champion Armin Zoeggeler will be the Italian flag bearer at the Winter Olympics, which begin February 7 in Sochi, Russia.
The decision was an…
At least 550,000 Italians now call the U.K. their home, according to estimates by the Italian Embassy and the Italian Consulate there.
To help a grow…
Photo credit: Rob Shelley, National Gallery of Art.
The Dying Gaul, one of the most renowned works from Roman antiquity, is on view at the National…
It all started with a video: Igor, the leading company producing gorgonzola cheese in Italy, asked the chef of the best Chinese restaurant in Milan to…
The centuries-old Farmacia del Cinghiale sits on the ancient Piazza del Mercato Nuovo in the heart of medieval Florence; the Statua del Porcellino, wh…
An attempt to bring the Mona Lisa back to Italy, even if just temporarily, has failed.
French Minister of Culture Aurelie Filippetti has denied the re…
According to Christian tradition, the Star of Bethlehem, also called the Christmas Star, revealed the birth of Jesus to the Biblical Magi and later le…
Florence celebrates the Epiphany today with a re-enactment of the story of the Magi.
Now in its 18th year, the event, organized by the Opera di Santa…
Sixty years ago, on January 3, 1954, RAI – Italian Radio and Television – began its television broadcasts on a single channel, which would later…
As every New Year’s Day since 1996, Mister Ok, a.k.a. Maurizio Palmulli, jumped on Wednesday into Rome’s Tiber river from the Cavour bridge, for the e…
In 2014, visitors entering the Sistine Chapel will be greeted by a gleaming light, seeming to radiate from the chapel’s spectacular frescoes.
That imp…
ITALY Magazine wishes our readers a fantastic 2014, filled with Italian stories.
But before we dive into those 2014 stories, here's a look back at som…
In the photo: Restaurant Le Bontà del Capo in Conca dei Marini (Salerno).
Trip Advisor has revealed the results of its annual Traveller's Choice Award…
Italy ranks second in Europe for the oldest population, Istat revealed last week in its annual statistical report.
The Italian National Statistical In…
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