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
Mon, 03/21/2016 - 10:20
Gorgona, the smallest of the Tuscan Archipelago islands, is set to open to visitors starting this Spring.
Up until now, visits to the islands were li…
Fri, 03/18/2016 - 12:05
Easter is approaching – it is next Sunday, March 27. For Italians, the Easter holiday means at the least a long weekend – Saturday to Monday, as the M…
Fri, 03/18/2016 - 11:55
900 cultural sites throughout Italy will be open to the public for free this weekend, in celebration of FAI Spring Days (19-20 March), an annual event…
Tue, 03/15/2016 - 05:35
The Basilica of Santa Maria Antiqua, the oldest and most important Christian monument inside the Roman Forum, is scheduled to reopen on March 17, afte…
Fri, 03/11/2016 - 03:30
“How does one demonstrate love for a city? For us, it is by celebrating the nature of her being. Bella Figura Publications was created to celebrate Ve…
Thu, 03/10/2016 - 06:00
Approximately 25 kilometers south-east of Florence, standing amid a 185-hectare park in the municipality of Reggello, rises a magnificent castle, a pr…
Fri, 03/04/2016 - 00:00
Mountain huts in splendid panoramic positions abound in Italy, a country blessed with breathtaking mountain groups, such as the Dolomites. We have sel…
Thu, 03/03/2016 - 05:10
Starbucks will open its first store in Italy in early 2017. The announcement was made by none other than Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, who was recentl…
Wed, 03/02/2016 - 06:57
Next Tuesday we celebrate International Women’s Day, so our Word of the Week is DONNA – woman.
The plural is donne – women.
If you want to celebrate W…
Tue, 03/01/2016 - 04:45
Italy had reason to celebrate at this year’s Academy Awards thanks to the well-deserved Oscar win by Ennio Morricone.
The 87-year-old composer won Bes…
Fri, 02/26/2016 - 10:10
Right in the heart of Monti, one of Rome’s most beautiful neighborhoods, roughly halfway along Via Cavour, is a little-known church not many tourists…
Fri, 02/19/2016 - 09:10
We continue our exploration of the Italian mountains by traveling to central and southern Italy, where we discover more notable mountain ranges in the…
Fri, 02/19/2016 - 00:00
There’s no shortage of options for the mountain lover in Italy. From north to south, il bel paese features mountain resorts to be enjoyed both in wint…
Thu, 02/18/2016 - 04:50
Cinque Terre Park authorities may limit the number of visitors to the area beginning this summer. The (for many, shocking) announcement was made this…
Fri, 02/12/2016 - 01:00
Experiences are better than things, you seem to read everywhere lately, and we couldn’t agree more, so this Valentine’s Day, rather than buying cards…
Fri, 02/12/2016 - 00:00
Leave it to the Italians to come up with the most bizarre ways to produce delicious food. Such is the case with Formaggio di Fossa, or Fossa cheese, w…
Wed, 02/10/2016 - 00:00
Ancient truffles, huge pumpkins and watermelons, strange cauliflower, big apricots, giant citron lemons, fava beans, sheaves of wheat, grape bunches,…
Fri, 02/05/2016 - 04:00
Carnival in Italy isn’t just about floats and masks; it’s also about food and indulging in decadent dishes, from rich primi to sweet treats that are o…
Fri, 01/29/2016 - 00:00
Planning a visit to Italy during the Carnival season? Here are seven celebrations not to miss!
Carnival of Venice
The star of Italian Carnival celeb…
Fri, 01/22/2016 - 00:00
[Photo: reconstruction of the original medieval facade of Florence's Duomo by Arnolfo di Cambio’s at the revamped and enlarged Opera del Duomo museum…
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