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, 01/21/2022 - 03:26
2023 will see the return to Italy of the most iconic train of all, the Orient Express, with a special theme centered on ‘La Dolce Vita’. The Orient Ex…
Wed, 01/19/2022 - 03:55
In honor of World Pizza Day, which was recently celebrated on January 17, ITALY Magazine is sharing with you a list of some of Naples’ top pizza place…
Thu, 01/13/2022 - 13:01
Recently crowned the Italian city with best quality of life, Parma is a pleasant medium-sized town celebrated for its artistic masterpieces just as mu…
Wed, 01/12/2022 - 11:44
Italy’s borghi preserve that fascination of places stuck in time where life goes on as if in a different era. This rings even truer in those villages…
Wed, 01/12/2022 - 03:12
Palazzo Pitti in Florence inaugurates the new year with the opening of four rooms that had never before been accessible to the public.  The large roo…
Fri, 01/07/2022 - 00:00
Crime thriller The Hunting Season is set in the foodie town of Bologna, and food indeed plays a central role in the plot, especially as it refers to t…
Wed, 01/05/2022 - 05:33
Archaeologists at Pompeii continue to unearth exciting finds. In early November, excavations at Villa di Civita Giuliana, a majestic suburban estate,…
Tue, 01/04/2022 - 03:11
Among the many marvels of Villa Borghese in Rome is a water clock few may be aware of.  To admire it in all its beauty and engineering prowess, you h…
Thu, 12/23/2021 - 04:06
When temperatures drop low, what’s better than a steaming hot drink to warm the body and spirit? Here are nine drinks to enjoy in Italy in winter.  B…
Wed, 12/22/2021 - 03:35
One of Italy’s top pastry shops is located inside a prison in Padua (Veneto); there, salaried inmates produce artisanal cookies, pies, nougats, holida…
Tue, 12/21/2021 - 03:16
Truffle hunting and extraction in Italy was inscribed onto UNESCO’s List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on December 16, 2021. Describ…
Fri, 12/17/2021 - 03:16
Hand-kneaded pasta dough has been the base ingredient of many traditional dishes of Emilia-Romagna’s cuisine for a long time. A clever product that, i…
Thu, 12/16/2021 - 06:26
The Renaissance and medieval heart of Ferrara, a Unesco-inscribed town in Emilia-Romagna, comes alive in December with shows, light performances, Chri…
Wed, 12/15/2021 - 04:32
The climate of Italy is highly diverse, given the length of the peninsula and its mostly mountainous interior. However, conditions on the coast are di…
Fri, 12/10/2021 - 02:55
Ski season is already in full swing in Italy thanks to early abundant snowfalls and ski aficionados are happily back on the slopes. Going on a ski va…

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