There is a Bucharest that doesn’t appear in tourist brochures or specialty café Instagram posts. A Bucharest that doesn’t parade down boulevards but lives quietly on their edges—in places the city seems to have forgotten. Here, the right to the city is not a given but a daily struggle for visibility, dignity, and survival.LGBTQ+ people: between enc...
In a restless city where the urban pace can easily become overwhelming, the need for movement increasingly turns into a form of inner balance. Practices such as yoga, pilates or stretching are naturally migrating from enclosed studios to the city’s green spaces, in search of calm, fresh air, and a different kind of connection — with one’s own body,...
Dâmbovița is not just a watercourse flowing through the city. It’s a quiet yet powerful force of urban structure—a witness to Bucharest’s complex relationship with nature, hygiene, aesthetics, and neglect. Straightened, cemented, overlooked, and occasionally reimagined, Dâmbovița is a silent mirror of the city it cuts through.A river of borders and...
Contemporary Romanian art is increasingly attracting attention as an alternative investment class. For collectors and investors alike, artworks by Romanian artists offer both aesthetic and financial value, especially in a market that remains accessible compared to the West. In Bucharest, a number of contemporary art galleries serve as critical plat...
Advantages, risks, and Airbnb-related legislation and taxationShort-term rental (STR) — meaning short-term leases through platforms like Airbnb or Booking — remains a popular option for real estate investors in Bucharest, especially in central neighborhoods and areas with tourist or business potential. In 2025, the market is shaped by significant l...
Lower prices, the need for space, and the rise of new communities are pushing Bucharest’s younger residents away from the downtown core.In a city shaped by decades of chaotic development—where central boulevards still echo the aesthetics of the 1980s—a quiet shift is underway: more and more young people are leaving Bucharest’s center for its outer...
Bucharest is a city in permanent transition. Its frantic rhythm, uneven infrastructure, chaotic urban development, and the forced coexistence of multiple architectural eras create a fragmented backdrop for everyday life. But within this ever-shifting urban stage, there is a unique experience—being a woman in a space that was neither designed, built...
The charm of Bucharest doesn’t lie in the grand, but in the fragments. Not in sweeping squares or glamorous boulevards, but in the small moments that nearly slip past you. It’s a city of quiet repetitions, of daily habits that, when truly seen, take on the shape of rituals. Here, the ordinary turns into poetry—but only if you have the patience to n...
In a city defined by contrasts—where communist blocks coexist with interwar villas and Instagram-friendly cafés—Bucharest’s artistic spirit thrives beyond the walls of traditional institutions. You don’t need to step into a museum to feel the pulse of the city’s creative energy. From streets turned into open-air galleries to repurposed industrial s...
Like many European capitals, Bucharest’s official history has long been told through the names of rulers, mayors, architects, and businessmen. Women appear infrequently—and when they do, it's usually as background figures or symbolic muses. Yet, a closer look reveals a different story: women who shaped the city through architecture, political activ...