Bucharest is, without question, Romania's economic engine. The capital concentrates major multinational corporations, shared service centers, regional headquarters, and financial institutions — creating a labor ecosystem unlike anywhere else in the country. Official data published at the end of 2025 and in January 2026 confirms that salary growth a...
Buying an apartment in Bucharest is one of the most important financial decisions a person can make. High prices, the varied offer, and the large differences between areas can make the choice difficult, and a rushed decision can lead to long-term problems. Beyond the aesthetic appearance or the seemingly advantageous price, a good apartment must be...
The life of Princess Maria of Romania, known in the family as Mignon and to Romanians as Mărioara, was marked by strong contrasts: affection and tragedy, glory and suffering, power and exile. The second daughter of Queen Maria, she became Queen of Yugoslavia, but fate reserved for her an existence troubled by dramatic losses and definitive separati...
At the beginning of 1929, Romania took an important step toward modernity by adopting a phenomenon that was already popular in the Western world: beauty contests. For the first time in the country’s history, on February 23, 1929, the idea was launched to organize a national competition that would designate the most beautiful young Romanian woman.Th...
The history of modern Romania preserves the names of personalities who decisively contributed to the development of society, even if today they are known especially through the names of streets or boulevards. Among them is Ion Ionescu de la Brad, rightly considered the founder of Romanian agronomic education and one of the most important promoters...
At the boundary between seasons, when the cold begins to soften and the first signs of nature’s rebirth make themselves felt, Romanians celebrate love in a very special way. While patches of snow still remain here and there, and the sun gains strength and lengthens the days, people in the old times welcomed the new season through a celebration full...
Philosopher Nae Ionescu was one of the most courted and charismatic men in interwar Bucharest. His romantic history reads like a who's who of the city’s elite, including figures such as Princess Măruca Cantacuzino, the wife of composer George Enescu, and the renowned pianist Cella Delavrancea. Despite his reputation as a seducer, Ionescu was marrie...
Electric scooters have become, after 2020, a common presence on the streets of Bucharest. For many residents of the Capital, they represent a fast and flexible alternative to public transport or private cars. Especially after the pandemic, urban mobility changed, and lightweight electric vehicles were seen as a modern solution for short trips.The e...
Bucharest has always been a city of contrasts, where luxury and excess coexisted with ambition and the desire for social recognition. In the first decades of the 19th century, the capital was beginning to take the shape of a lively fashionable world, where the local aristocracy displayed its wealth and influence. In this universe of lavish parties...
It was not the largest, but it was certainly the most beautiful stadium in Bucharest and, until the construction of the “23 August” Stadium, it was the most modern sports complex in Romania. Skillfully placed on the slope of the terrain, it was also very popular, with a pleasant atmosphere, hosting not only matches and athletics competitions, but a...