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Apparently the original game (Enalotto) was invented in 1949 by Dante Benedetti from Florence.

Story goes that Benedetti couldn’t afford the registration so his paternity was never recognized. 40 years later Enalotto got removed, and a new fresh start of this game is given with the inauguration of the Supernalotto in 1997, which jackpots are among the richest in Europe.

Lucky enough?

The goal is to match six numbers out of 90 and that’s the reason why it is one of the most difficult games worldwide (even the luxurious jackpots of Euromillions in USA are played sorting out fewer figures).

Just think that statistically the asteroid 99942 Apophis destroying our planet in 2036 is more likely to happen than you (or me…) winning Superenalotto. Frustrated maybe?

You should not ! Ever since SuperEnalotto got popular it has been gambled by a growing number of average Italian people.

Winning Enalotto ?

How does it work?

The six winning numbers are drawn in six different regional Lotto draws, taking place in the cities of Bari, Florence, Milan, Naples, Palermo and Rome.

A Jolly number is also picked up from the Venice draw.

If you are willing to fork out a little extra money, you can include an additional number, called Superstar number, taken from the extra National Lotto of Rome (Lotteria Nazionale).

Record Payoffs

On May 4, 2005 one single ticket won a jackpot of 72 000 000 euros (over 90 million dollars). A winning, amounting 44 billions liras, was won years before near Bari and in 1998, 100 people won 63 billions liras.

Today jackpot got up to 100 millions euros, reaching the sixth place in the world list, eager to try? You can try with the now famous technique the Italian gamblers have been using which seems to be more successful , which is to gamble as a group, which means you can put down more money and obviously you split the payoff thereafter. But then if it is an 8 figure winning, that should not be a problem.

Where do I purchase my winning Superenalotto ticket ?

Most tobacco shops all over Italy sell Superenalotto tickets.

Good luck, and as the Italian saying goes “In Bocca al Lupo !”

And if you plan to come to Italy take a look at our wide Italy accomodation selection.

Several decades ago children were obsessed with beautiful Barbie and her boyfriend Ken, before that we all played with little baby dolls, but even dolls grow up, become mature creatures, gain magic powers, practically evolve. I want to talk today about the Winx. Today’s kids are really obsessed with these magician dolls, or fairies. It is an authentic Made in Italy product. I a real commercial success, I would add.

Winx Club is a cartoon animation film created by the Rainbow Spa Italian studio, based on an ori

ginal idea of Iginio Straffi and distributed in several countries. In Italy it was broadcast on Raidue and Rai satellite channels for children. The cartoon has also inspired a musical, a comic homonym and a host of merchandising products (cheese, branded accessories, figurines) with a target market focused on boys and girls with age ranging from 5 to 12 anni. For all fans of Winx, is about to get off Winx On Ice, the musical on ice produced by Front stalls seat in November that slip in the main Palasport Stadiums, and then win in the three years to come almost all European countries (primarily in Spain, Portugal, France and especially Holland, where the ‘these authentic Italian Winx are even more popular than in Italy), South-East Asia and, who knows, maybe one day  America.

The star of this show will be Carolina Kostner. Carolina Kostner is without doubt the most good Italian skater of the moment.  But soon will become also an actress. The beautiful skater, in fact, has been chosen to interpret the role of one of the Winx fairies, in the show on the ice that will take, for the first time, in the Datch Forum in Milan: Carolina Kostner will be part of the cast of the show " Winx on ice. " To the joy of girls, and beyond. 30 skaters on stage, strepitose sets, special effects and an amazing soundtrack will present to the public a show full of mystery and magic. So why wait? Book your tickets now for this show here in Rome! Do not forget to book our lovely family oriented Hotel- YES Hotel, where you and your kids can relax and ejoy good time!

The SHOW will take place in the the Palalottomatica on the 2-6 of January 2009!

When we speak about Italy, of course, we start thinking about people… These  hectic, messy, chaotic, gesticulating and loud Italians. But we also often think about Mediterranian beauty. To my mind, Italian males are quite handsome, or more handsome than Italian females. But this strictly anti-sexist and quite personal opinion, I hope young Italian ladies won’t start throwing stones at me. But there are always nice expections to the rules. Remember Sofia Loren, Carla Bruni, or Monica Belucci? Yes, Italian beauties have no rivals on the world stage! So, today, I will talk about the winner of  Miss Italy 2008, which was recently held in the vacation town of Salsomaggiore.  And the winner is… Miriam Leone!

Miriam Leone is the winner of 69th edition of  "Miss Italy".  She was one of 100 finalists in the beauty contest "Miss Italy 2008, and already was given a title of the   "First  Miss of the Year 2008 ". Imagine, that she was pulled in again into competition by the jury, after not qualifying for finals.
Miriam Leone – full blood sicilian girl, born  on the 14th April of 1985 in Catania (a town in the Italian region of Sicily, the administrative center of the same province) and lives in the city Arcireale. Her astrological sign is Aries, she is tall of  1,76 m,  and has enchanting copper-red  hair, which highlight her beautiful bright green eyes.
Father  of Miriam Ignazio, is a retired teacher, her mother, Gabriella works  as an office employee,  her brother, Sergio – a student of  piano at the Conservatory in Catania. She herself, as well as her brother, studies at the University at the Faculty of Arts, and  has only two exams left to graduate.
In addition, Miriam works at the local radio,  her hobbies are – climbing of the active volcano Etna and writing poetry.

So, the gist of this post is to come to visit beautiful Italy with its beautiful and sympathic people, and gourgeous women! Do not miss the chance of your life and spend some romantic moments in Rome. Our Yes Hotel is a great romantic place and offers you a great service!

Our author: Diana

   On October 17th (ending Oct 20th) the  third edition of the Wellness Spa & Beauty Exhibition is landing in Milan. Extraordinary the number of the expected partecipants (over 300 Italian and foreign exhibitors) and impressive the location area, the fairgrounds of Fiera Milano, covering more than 28,000 sqm with 14-18 pavilions, just nearby the airport Malpensa and accessibile by underground.

The Exhibition will inaugurate the partnership between Les Nouvelles Esthetiques (outstanding scientific magazine with 27 editions all over the world since 1976) and Fiera Milano. That is basically the main reason why during this same fortunate occasion, the 29th Italian Conference on applied Aestetics – Les Nouvelles Estetiques Congress will take place.

The scope, as said before, will be wider than in last editions since international rapresentatives are expected to partecipate both as relators and exhibitors. The main target is to create a meeting point in the field of the Beauty and the Aestetics and to foster the networking at international level for the mutual exchange of information and technical skills.

It will also be the opportunity to make the point in a field, the one of aestetics, which experienced interesting innovations and introductions in the last years and give the chance to the newcomers to take the most of this field. If you happen to visit official capital of Italy Rome these days which also offers a lot of Exhibitions and Fairs,  but this time do not forget to plan a visit to an Industrial capital of Italy-Milan and do not miss this aestetics and pleasure appointment for your mind and soul!