When you need a quick break but do not want to lose an entire day on the road, flying can turn an ordinary weekend into a mini-holiday. From Bucharest, there are several destinations about one hour away by plane, suitable for two or three days of relaxation, without the need for a long holiday or co... Read more
Bucharest has a new urban sport that is growing quietly, but visibly: padel. It is not tennis, it is not squash, but it borrows something from both and adds a component that makes it very suitable for city life: socialising. It is usually played in doubles, on a court smaller than a tennis court, en... Read more
Bucharest has many possible maps: the city of cafés, the city of old houses, the city of parks, the city of museums or the city of wide boulevards. But there is also a diplomatic Bucharest, more discreet, visible on elegant streets, in historic buildings, in interwar villas or in modern headquarters... Read more
Bucharest has many literary faces. It can be a nostalgic city, a city of lost loves, a city of communist memory or a city of cafés and old houses. But there is also a darker Bucharest, tense and almost cinematic, which works perfectly in mystery, thriller and noir literature.Communist apartment bloc... Read more
Bucharest no longer closes its curtains as evening falls and hot summer days take over. When the interiors of traditional halls become too suffocating, the art of performance moves its stages under the open sky. Young crowds and couples looking for an alternative to sterile mall screens are rediscov... Read more
Bucharest has radically changed the way it shops over the past 100 years. From the elegant shops on Calea Victoriei and the interwar department stores, the city moved through the centralised commerce of the communist period, then through the explosion of malls, supermarkets, online shops and large i... Read more
5 Silfidelor Street is one of those places in Bucharest that seem, at first glance, too discreet for a legend. It is located close to Cișmigiu, in a central area where many people pass without looking up towards the steps of Saint Ilie-Gorgani Church. And yet, right here, on this old rise of land, b... Read more
Education does not end with a bachelor's degree, and Bucharesters are rediscovering the pleasure of learning beyond the rigid desks of traditional schools. In a city constantly on the move, free time has become a valuable resource that more and more people choose to invest in personal development. W... Read more
Bucharest is not only a city-break destination, but also a city where more and more foreigners arrive for conferences, fairs, corporate meetings, negotiations, networking events or short-term commercial projects. For citizens of the European Union, things are simple: they can enter Romania based on... Read more
Bucharest is usually seen at boulevard level: traffic, busy intersections, old buildings, apartment blocks, squares and people in a hurry. But the city also has a life beneath the surface, less spectacular at first glance, yet essential to the way Romania’s capital functions. Underground passages, w... Read more