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, 01/22/2015 - 11:25
More than 5,000 precious artifacts from the past have been recovered in an operation by the Carabinieri that has been described as the biggest recover…
Thu, 01/22/2015 - 04:55
Have you ever noticed how Genoese basil’s delicate smell has no hint of mint? All other species of basil do, and that is just one of the characteristi…
Wed, 01/21/2015 - 04:16
The 39th edition of Arte Fiera Bologna, Italy’s most important event dedicated to modern and contemporary art, kicks off this Friday.
The four-day ev…
Tue, 01/20/2015 - 02:00
[Photo: Costume designer Piero Tosi adjusts an outfit worn by Claudia Cardinale on the set of "The Leopard".]
If you’re in Rome these days, make sure…
Mon, 01/19/2015 - 08:44
Italy's President Giorgio Napolitano resigned last week, setting the stage for the election of a new head of state, which will take place over the nex…
Mon, 01/19/2015 - 06:10
As Italy prepares to elect a new President by the end of January, we take you inside what has been the official residence of the presidents of the Ita…
Sat, 01/17/2015 - 02:00
The magnificent collection of the Savoy Gallery (Galleria Sabauda), which features 500 works including masterpieces by Guercino, Orazio Gentileschi, M…
Fri, 01/16/2015 - 02:00
Italy’s Health Ministry has announced plans to extend the smoking ban to public parks, stadiums and beaches, as well as on cars with children on board…
Thu, 01/15/2015 - 02:00
Italy boasts many varieties of onion, but perhaps due to its unique sweetness, the most famous and appreciated, even abroad, is cipolla di Tropea – on…
Wed, 01/14/2015 - 03:53
Imagine yourself flying up on a balloon over the stunning Alta Pusteria in the Dolomites, floating quietly in the blue sky, carried by the wind. Sound…
Tue, 01/13/2015 - 06:09
Italy is full of surprises, with many places of interest still overlooked by the main tourist itineraries, yet offering much historic and artistic cha…
Tue, 01/13/2015 - 04:06
Christie’s will auction a rare Caravaggio painting in New York later this month as part of Old Masters Week.
Boy peeling a fruit depicts a young boy s…
Mon, 01/12/2015 - 09:11
Given the bleak international news making headlines just a few days into the new year, we decided our Word of the Week would be pace - peace.
Pace…
Sun, 01/11/2015 - 03:00
Good caciocavallo cheese is made throughout Southern Italy. Calabria, and especially the area around the small village of Ciminà (700 inhabitants) wit…
Thu, 01/08/2015 - 01:00
A rare black and white photo of the Mona Lisa painting at the Uffizi is the highlight of an exhibition currently on view in the museum’s Sala del Cami…
Wed, 01/07/2015 - 05:13
Thousands of fans of singer Pino Daniele, who died suddenly of a heart attack on Sunday, gathered on Piazza del Plebiscito in Naples to pay their trib…
Mon, 01/05/2015 - 04:08
Visit Sant’Agata Feltria, a picturesque medieval village in the province of Rimini, nestled between Emilia Romagna and Le Marche, and you’ll feel tran…
Fri, 01/02/2015 - 02:30
With the start of 2015, the countdown to Milan’s Expo, Italy’s biggest event of the year, has officially begun.
The theme for the Expo, which takes pl…
Thu, 01/01/2015 - 02:00
Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, currently on the International Space Station on a five-month mission, has joined a global sing-along of John…
Tue, 12/30/2014 - 02:00
Every year since 2004, Italy welcomes the new year with the Concerto di Capodanno del Teatro La Fenice di Venezia – the New Year’s Concert from Venice…
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