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
Fri, 12/20/2019 - 00:00
Christmas Day is just around the corner, so we’ve put together a collection of our favorite Christmas-inspired stories from the magazine. Consider tha…
Thu, 12/12/2019 - 00:18
Most visitors to Emilia-Romagna associate the Parma area with ham and cheese, and rightly so; it’s the heart of production of the prized Prosciutto di…
Tue, 12/10/2019 - 07:43
The three monumental doors of Florence’s Baptistery, bronze and gilded masterpieces of late Medieval/early Renaissance art, have been reunited after a…
Fri, 12/06/2019 - 00:00
[Candelo, Piedmont.]
Get into the holiday spirit when you visit these Italian villages where Christmas is celebrated with special events.
Candelo (…
Thu, 12/05/2019 - 00:00
Antonio Canova, the greatest of Neoclassical artists, the sculptor behind such masterpieces as Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss, The Three Graces, and P…
Tue, 12/03/2019 - 09:07
It’s back! Spelacchio, Rome’s world-famous Christmas tree, arrived in Piazza Venezia early on Monday after traveling overnight from Varese, in the nor…
Fri, 11/29/2019 - 00:00
For our series on buying property in Italy, today we feature the professional advice of an Italy-based architect who assists clients with their renova…
Wed, 11/27/2019 - 00:00
The new Italy Michelin guide 2020 is out. The prestigious list of what Michelin rates as the best restaurants in Italy was presented on November 6 at…
Fri, 11/22/2019 - 00:00
Liz Zito’s story is one of perseverance. Her Italian parents, born in small Calabrian villages, migrated to Australia separately – her father in 1925,…
Thu, 11/21/2019 - 00:00
Beautiful Val di Pejo, in the northern Italian region of Trentino, has announced a complete ban on plastic starting with the upcoming winter season, m…
Tue, 11/19/2019 - 06:20
Bad weather continues to sweep Italy with more heavy rains, snowfalls and strong winds predicted for the week ahead.
Last week, Venice was hit by its…
Fri, 11/15/2019 - 00:00
‘Tis the season for chocolate. As Italy enters fall, chocolate festivals open across the country and continue into the spring.
Italians love chocolate…
Thu, 11/14/2019 - 00:00
‘Best in Travel’ by Lonely Planet is back – the annual list of the top 10 countries, regions, cities and best value destinations to visit in the year…
Wed, 11/13/2019 - 00:00
Elena Ferrante is out with a new book, released in Italy last week: La Vita Bugiarda Degli Adulti (which translates as The Lying Life of Adults). Ahea…
Fri, 11/08/2019 - 00:00
For ITALY Magazine’s series about ‘True Stories of Buying a Property in Italy’, we’ve interviewed Chris and Eva Lock, who moved from the U.K. to Tusca…
Thu, 11/07/2019 - 00:00
Perched on a rocky spur, the village of Barrea is set amid the natural beauty of the National Park of Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise, surrounded by mountai…
Tue, 11/05/2019 - 06:45
Ferrero, the producer of the world’s most beloved spread, Nutella, has something new in store – literally – for Nutella’s aficionados: the first Nutel…
Thu, 10/31/2019 - 01:36
Welcome to ITALY Magazine’s ‘Share Your Italian Story’ series. This month, we’re featuring the story of Aisling Sullivan, who moved from Ireland to Mi…
Thu, 10/31/2019 - 01:35
Located right in the heart of Sicily, Piazza Armerina boasts one of the largest and richest historical centers in Sicily. Built on three hills, in an…
Wed, 10/30/2019 - 01:00
Castles often make for mysterious, ghostly places, and on Halloween night even more so. Here are three castles in Italy to spend a spooky night this O…
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