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, 10/13/2016 - 15:05
Inferno, the film based on Dan Brown’s 2013 novel of the same name, is scheduled to be released on October 28 in the USA. If you are a fan of Brown’s…
Thu, 10/13/2016 - 02:00
Beyond wines and truffles, the Langhe area of Piedmont features several interesting historic sites – one of them is the massive medieval castle of Gri…
Fri, 10/07/2016 - 00:00
[Photo: the town of Barolo in the Langhe, an area renowned for winemaking.]
The name of Italy’s second largest region – Piemonte – derives from medi…
Thu, 10/06/2016 - 08:00
Truffle hunting season is under way in Italy and, if you’re a fan of this tasty delicacy, there’s one event you should head to this fall: the Fiera In…
Tue, 10/04/2016 - 03:00
The Vasari Corridor, the elevated enclosed passageway built in 1585 to connect Palazzo Vecchio with Palazzo Pitti in Florence, has temporarily reopene…
Fri, 09/30/2016 - 04:00
“The Dream of Venice series is an exploration into understanding Venice as a contemporary city,” says JoAnn Locktov, the publisher and editor behind t…
Tue, 09/27/2016 - 10:00
Whether you’re planning a sightseeing trip to Liguria or you’re looking for Italian wedding venues, check the three castles below.
Castello Brown,…
Fri, 09/23/2016 - 00:00
“Every morning, when we get up and see the views and the scenery, we pinch ourselves,” says Alana Mazza, the owner with husband Joe of Casale San Piet…
Thu, 09/22/2016 - 08:00
Once used as an ornamental plant gracing the gardens of houses in the Savona’s countryside, the chinotto plant can still be found in Liguria, although…
Fri, 09/16/2016 - 00:00
Fall season in Italy means roasted chestnuts, truffle hunting, grape picking, olive oil harvest, delicious chocolate and torrone, and more… Are you hu…
Thu, 09/15/2016 - 10:00
33 residents, a handful of houses, a historic inn, unspoilt nature: this is Palmaria, a two-square-kilometer island in the Gulf of La Spezia, located…
Mon, 09/12/2016 - 08:55
The Spanish Steps are scheduled to reopen on September 21, after a year-long restoration financed by jewelry company Bulgari cleaned Rome’s most famou…
Fri, 09/09/2016 - 00:00
It is perhaps the contrast between the mountains, which cover most of the narrow region, and the sea, lapping against a coastal arc which forms the fa…
Thu, 09/08/2016 - 06:00
15,000 animals and 200 vegetal species housed in a 27,000 square-meter area: these are the numbers of the impressive Aquarium of Genoa, Italy’s larges…
Fri, 09/02/2016 - 00:00
This article is part of our new monthly series, "Where to Find Italy in America" (part of the Italian-American section), devoted to Italian-American c…
Mon, 08/29/2016 - 08:10
Italy has declared a state of emergency in the areas hit by Wednesday’s earthquake. As many as 2,000 aftershocks have been registered by the National…
Thu, 08/25/2016 - 03:00
Cannonau is a robust red wine produced in Sardinia. While little known outside the island, Cannonau is grown all over the region, from a special grape…
Wed, 08/24/2016 - 08:50
A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck central Italy in the early hours of Wednesday, killing at least 240 people. Many more are thought to be trapped unde…
Wed, 08/17/2016 - 04:45
Giuseppe Garibaldi, the Risorgimento hero who led several military expeditions fighting for the unification of Italy, spent the last 26 years of his a…
Fri, 08/12/2016 - 00:00
Sardinian cuisine is extremely varied, enriched through the centuries by the exchanges and influences from other populations of the Mediterranean basi…
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