Between Dorobanți Square and Victory Square lies a version of Bucharest that feels very different from the crowded city of major boulevards. The streets are quieter, the houses are set back behind small gardens, and the façades range from Neo-Romanian architecture to Art Deco, modernism and French e... Read more
Aviației is the most expensive area in Bucharest for renting a studio or a two- or three-room apartment, according to data published by Anunțul Telefonic for June 2026. The average asking rent for a studio reaches €583 per month, more than €230 above the average calculated for the entire capital.The... Read more
Hidden behind several apartment blocks along Splaiul Independenței, a short distance from Izvor Park, stands one of the oldest surviving buildings in Bucharest. The church of Mihai Vodă Monastery was built more than four centuries ago, but the place where it can be seen today is not the site origina... Read more
When you want to escape Bucharest for a few hours, the first places that probably come to mind are Mogoșoaia Palace, Cernica Monastery or Snagov Forest. However, there are also lesser-known destinations around the capital that are suitable for a quiet walk, a family outing or a few hours spent in na... Read more
Bucharest ranks 20th in the global list of cities with the highest congestion levels, according to the 2025 edition of the TomTom Traffic Index. Romania’s capital recorded an average congestion level of 62.5%, slightly higher than in the previous year.The average speed measured across the city’s roa... Read more
Bucharest is not a city that reveals its most beautiful side as soon as a visitor leaves the airport. The road from Otopeni Airport to the centre passes shopping areas, construction sites, billboards, new developments and apartment blocks built during the communist period. For someone who has just s... Read more
Asking prices for homes listed for sale in Bucharest continued to rise during the first half of 2026, while the rental market remained much more stable. Two-room apartments recorded one of the most noticeable increases, reaching an average asking price of nearly €118,000.The data comes from statisti... Read more
Bucharest is divided into six administrative districts, but their boundaries do not always follow easily recognisable routes. Some streets, boulevards, neighbourhoods and even central squares lie close to the border between two or three local administrations, which is why the same area may be associ... Read more
Turda Street is located in District 1, Timișoara Boulevard crosses a large part of District 6, and in Drumul Taberei you can travel, without leaving Bucharest, along streets named after Brașov, Sibiu or Târgu Neamț. Other neighbourhoods include roads named after Arad, Bacău, Pașcani, Oradea and Suce... Read more
Two currently neglected plots of land could be transformed into public green spaces. One is located in the Aviației neighbourhood, in District 1, while the other is on Ghidigeni Street, in District 5, close to the administrative border between Bucharest and Bragadiru.The draft decisions transferring... Read more