Andreea Bisinicu

The Code of Good Manners in Belle Epoque Bucharest: gentlemen entered the restaurant first, while ladies went out wearing hats and gloves

Imagine Calea Victoriei on an afternoon at the beginning of the 1900s. Carriages move among pedestrians, the shop windows of the great stores attract attention, while in front of cafés and confectioneries people dressed according to the latest fashions from Paris and Vienna meet. Gentlemen wear impe... Read more

“The Man of Steel” Armand Călinescu, the Legionnaires’ Fiercest Enemy, Has a Street Named After Him in Bucharest

Armand Călinescu was one of the most powerful and controversial political figures of interwar Romania. Nicknamed “the man of steel” because of the determination with which he acted against the political opponents of the state, he remained in history above all as one of the most determined adversarie... Read more

Mircea Eliade’s Bucharest: Mântuleasa District, the Cultural Mosaic, the Manta Family, and the Birthplace of the Famous Writer

Few places in Bucharest have managed to gather, within such a limited space, so many layers of history, legend, and literature as the old Mântuleasa district. Today, the neighborhood situated between the city’s former commercial arteries still preserves fragments of the charm of Bucharest in days go... Read more

Cinema LUX, the Bank of the Romanian Financial Society, and the Zografi Brothers’ Beer Hall: The History of the Establishment on Doamnei Street

Today, at the intersection of Doamnei and Academiei streets, in central Bucharest, stands the building known as Adriatica or Tehnoimport, a structure with an unusual silhouette dominated by the semicircular shape of its façade. Few of those who pass through this area still know, however, that one of... Read more

Everything about East European Comic Con September 2026: programme, tickets, surprise guests

East European Comic Con, the most important event dedicated to pop culture in Romania and one of the best-known events of its kind in Eastern Europe, returns to Bucharest in September 2026. For three days, fans of films, TV series, comic books, video games, anime, cosplay and pop culture will once a... Read more

Who Was the Italian Revolutionary Giuseppe Garibaldi and Why Is There a Street Named After Him in Bucharest?

Giuseppe Garibaldi was one of the great figures of nineteenth-century European history: a revolutionary, patriot, and military commander who became a symbol of the struggle for freedom and the unification of Italy. His life was a succession of sea voyages, exiles, revolutions, military campaigns, an... Read more

Composer Georges Bizet, the “Father” of the Famous Opera Carmen, Has a Street Named After Him in Bucharest

Georges Bizet’s name is known throughout the world thanks to the opera “Carmen”, one of the most famous and frequently performed works in the history of opera. The French composer, who died prematurely at the age of just 36, left behind a body of work that secured him a permanent place in the univer... Read more

Bolta Rece, the summer garden, the centuries-old trees and the capital’s elite. The history of Bucharest’s legendary restaurant

In old Bucharest, restaurants and summer gardens were more than places where people went to eat. They were meeting places, social spaces and important landmarks of urban life. Among the establishments that became well known over the decades was Bolta Rece, the restaurant on Popa Savu Street that was... Read more

How to Have Fun in Bucharest on a Budget of 100 Lei per Day in September 2026

Bucharest may seem, at first glance, like an expensive city for those who want to go out every day. The price of a concert ticket, a dinner at a restaurant, or a few hours spent in a club can quickly exceed a modest budget. However, the capital also offers numerous options for those who want to have... Read more