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Skating rinks in Bucharest for the 2025–2026 season: Caro IceLand, Colosseum Mall, Circul Park

Bucharest enters the cold season with three skating areas covering all preferences: Caro IceLand – one of the city’s best-known outdoor rinks, the free skating rink at Colosseum Mall, and the rink within the Metropolitan Winter Fair in Circul Park. Each offers a different type of experience, from structured lessons to weekend activities and child-f...

What drivers in Bucharest risk when driving with an expired ITP: sanctions, confiscation of the registration certificate, administrative implications

The Periodic Technical Inspection (ITP) is not a minor bureaucratic formality; it is a legal condition for a vehicle to operate on public roads. In Bucharest—where intense traffic and infrastructure wear constantly test a vehicle’s safety components—an expired ITP is not treated as a trivial oversight. The sanctioning framework is explicit, and the...

Prince Nicolae of Romania Gave the Woman for Whom He Was Exiled from the Country the Steinebach Villa, the Most Beautiful House in Cotroceni

In one of the most elegant neighborhoods of Bucharest, right across from the Cotroceni Palace, stands Steinebach Villa, a building that attracts the admiration of everyone passing by on Eroii Sanitari Boulevard. Considered by many to be the most beautiful house in Cotroceni, the villa is not just a simple building, but a living page of history. Ste...

The incredible story of Doina Levintza, the first designer from Eastern Europe to present her creations at New York Fashion Week

Doina Levintza, one of the greatest personalities of Romanian and European fashion, turned 86 on April 10, 2025. Her name is, without exaggeration, synonymous with elegance, professionalism, and innovation. For over six decades, the fashion designer has influenced theater, film, television, and, of course, international fashion, becoming a referenc...

He lost his mind because of poverty and died alone in an asylum. Poet Dimitrie Bolintineanu has a street bearing his name in the center of Bucharest”

Poet, revolutionary, and political figure Dimitrie Bolintineanu experienced a tragic end that contrasts deeply with the cultural legacy he left behind. He lost his mind because of poverty and died alone in an asylum in Bucharest, far from the world of literature that once celebrated him. His life had been marked by honesty and dignity, yet these vi...

Who was Gala Galaction, the writer who translated the Bible into Romanian and gave up monastic clothes for love

Grigore Pișculescu, the man who would become known under the literary name Gala Galaction, was born on April 16, 1879, in the village of Didești, Teleorman County. Coming from a family with Macedonian roots on his father’s side and inheriting from his mother, a priest’s daughter, a deep religious sensibility, the young Grigore discovered early a st...

Carol concerts and high-energy artistic performances at the “Ice Realm” Christmas Market in Sector 4 / The event’s main attractions

Organizers of the “Ice Realm” Christmas Market in Sector 4 announce that, between 8–12 December, visitors will enjoy carol concerts performed by talented students from the European Bilingual High School. In addition, the program includes dance, vocal performances, and energetic artistic moments, alongside the event’s already established attractions...

Why December is the hardest month for bureaucracy in Bucharest

December compresses the administration’s systemic bottlenecks into a few weeks. Regardless of the institution – the city hall, tax offices, community services, utility providers – the final month of the year produces a structural slowdown, not an incidental one. The pace shifts because the administration is forced to handle mandatory internal proce...

Ice rinks in Bucharest in December 2025: Drumul Taberei, Veranda and Opera Comică – three distinct winter experiences

In Bucharest’s December landscape, ice skating remains one of the few seasonal activities that consistently attracts visitors. In 2025, the city’s offer is structured around three locations with different profiles: the ice rink in Drumul Taberei Park, the Veranda ice rink in the Obor area, and the children-only rink at the “Christmas Story” Fair at...

„The Rudolph Valentino of the Balkans” Died in the Great Blizzard of 1954 in Bucharest. The Story of Writer Ionel Teodoreanu

Ionel Teodoreanu, recognized as one of the greatest Romanian writers of the interwar period, left an indelible mark on Romanian literature. Among his works, La Medeleni stands as a cherished masterpiece, beloved by generations of readers. Yet, his life was not only about literature; it was also about passion, love, and sacrifice. A life of literatu...