In the eastern part of Bucharest, in an area long associated with apartment blocks, major industrial platforms and heavily trafficked roads, stands today one of the capital’s best-known shopping centers. Mega Mall Bucharest radically changed the appearance of an important area of the Pantelimon dist... Read more
Casa Vernescu is one of the buildings that, almost without words, tells the story of Bucharest. Built at the beginning of the 19th century as an aristocratic residence, radically transformed towards the end of the century by architect Ion Mincu, subsequently used for administrative purposes, passing... Read more
In the history of Romanian theater and cinema, there are numerous actors who have remained in the public’s memory through characters that have become part of the cultural heritage of several generations. One of them was Nucu Păunescu, an actor whose career spanned several decades and who appeared bo... Read more
Bucharest preserves in its street nomenclature the names of people who played an important role in Romania's history, although, in many cases, their biographies are no longer known to the general public today. One of these streets bears the name of Major Dimitrie Giurescu, a Romanian officer who los... Read more
The last full weekend of August 2026 comes with a rich program for Bucharest residents and tourists visiting the capital. Between August 28 and 30, the city hosts festivals, theatre performances, concerts, exhibitions, film screenings, parties, fairs, workshops for children and guided tours. The pro... Read more
Few personalities in the history of music managed to transform opera into such a lively, spectacular and accessible show as Gioachino Rossini. An extremely prolific Italian composer, famous for his musical humor, dizzying rhythms and celebrated crescendos, Rossini dominated the European stage during... Read more
Arta Florescu remains one of the important figures of the Romanian lyrical stage of the 20th century, an artist who managed to combine vocal performance with stage intelligence, professional discipline and a vocation for teaching. The Bucharest-born soprano stood out not only through the beauty and... Read more
Few Romanian actors had such a spectacular beginning to their careers as Radu Zaharescu. His artistic story seems to have been taken from a comedy script: a teenager of only 17 was about to step onto the stage for the first time in a show by the famous troupe led by Constantin Tănase, but, right dur... Read more
In the history of Romanian theater, there are actors whose careers go far beyond the boundaries of a single generation. Ion Finteșteanu was one of them. Actor, lyric artist, professor and film performer, he crossed more than six decades of Romanian stage history, becoming an emblematic presence of t... Read more
In the heart of Bucharest, at the intersection of Calea Victoriei and Episcopiei Street, stands today one of the capital’s best-known hotels: Athénée Palace, which became part of the InterContinental brand in 2023. The building is connected to the diplomatic, political, and social history of the cit... Read more