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

Thu, 07/19/2018 - 00:00
The first stretch of Garda by Bike, the bicycle track positioned 50 meters above Lake Garda in northern Italy, has just opened.   The track has attrac…
Tue, 07/17/2018 - 23:00
The latest stage in the internal ‘revolution’ that is taking place at the Uffizi Galleries is the opening of a room entirely devoted to the Renaissanc…
Fri, 07/13/2018 - 12:17
Darius Arya loves the rooftop terraces of Rome because they make you see the Eternal City’s monuments from ever new angles. Even after 18 years of liv…
Thu, 07/12/2018 - 00:00
Like many villages in the Apennine mountains of Italy, Santo Stefano di Sessanio risked abandonment. It took the vision of an Italian-Swedish entrepre…
Wed, 07/11/2018 - 00:00
The northern Italian city of Ivrea is Italy’s 54thUnesco World Heritage site. The announcement came July 1 during the 42nd meeting of the UNESCO World…
Fri, 07/06/2018 - 00:00
Italy Magazine editors share favorite books by Italian authors for your 2018 summer reading list. Silvia Donati’s picks: “Ciao America! – An Italian D…
Wed, 07/04/2018 - 03:00
Twenty-five years after his death, the city of Rimini celebrates Federico Fellini, one of the greatest Italian directors of all times, who in this sea…
Tue, 07/03/2018 - 03:00
[Rocca di Vignola. Photo credit: Sogno o son deste.] In the past, when the powerful Este dynasty ruled the duchies of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio in Em…
Fri, 06/29/2018 - 00:00
[From left to right, Deborah Caponera, husband Greg, Sergio Caponera and Simonetta Zander at the Comune -city hall- in Fumone researching records.]  G…
Wed, 06/27/2018 - 00:00
Osteria Francescana in Modena, helmed by chef Massimo Bottura, was crowned the world’s best restaurant for 2018 at ‘The World’s 50 Best Restaurants’ e…
Fri, 06/22/2018 - 00:00
From open-air concerts set amid the spectacular backdrop of the Dolomites to al fresco opera festivals and beyond, here are Italy’s top music events t…
Thu, 06/21/2018 - 12:33
You can spot it from several locations in Florence, yet relatively few seem to venture to the Basilica of San Miniato al Monte, which stands atop one…
Wed, 06/20/2018 - 04:40
S.U.P.E.R., acronym for ‘Seven Unique Places to Experience in Rome,’ is the new cumulative ticket that gives access to seven sites within the Archeolo…
Fri, 06/15/2018 - 05:45
For our series on ten things you can do for free in Italy's most popular cities, we head to Bologna, Emilia-Romagna food-loving capital, which is attr…
Thu, 06/14/2018 - 03:00
The 16th International Architecture Exhibition (Biennale Architettura 2018) - the world's largest event dedicated to architecture – has opened in Veni…
Tue, 06/12/2018 - 10:15
[Pizza Pascalina made by legendary Neapolitan pizza chef Gino Sorbillo. Photo credit: scattidigusto.com.] Pizza is often considered junk food, especia…
Thu, 06/07/2018 - 04:00
Italy’s borghi (hamlets) are one of the pleasures of Italian travel, where you can get a more authentic feel for life in the Bel Paese, places where t…
Wed, 06/06/2018 - 04:00
They call it ‘the pearl of the Euganean Hills,’ and indeed Arquà Petrarca has fully preserved its medieval charm; no wonder that it is classified as o…
Mon, 06/04/2018 - 10:53
[Pizza chefs Gino Sorbillo and Davide Ruotolo at Napoli Pizza Village. Photo credit scattidigusto.it.] Napoli Pizza Village, the world’s largest event…
Fri, 06/01/2018 - 00:00
Why not spice up those long lazy days at the beach with a walk or trek that still allows you to enjoy the sea views, but removed from the crowds and i…

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