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Why Bucharest has streets named after cities. The story behind Turda Street, Timișoara Boulevard and the “maps” hidden across its neighbourhoods

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 Suceava.These names were not all chosen during the sam...

Is Bucharest worth visiting? What foreigners say about Romania’s capital

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 spent several days in Vienna, Prague or Budapest, t...

Bucharest ranks 20th in the world for traffic congestion. What is the average driving speed in the city?

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 road network was only 18.5 kilometres per hour, while...

A guided tour beyond Bucharest: 5 lesser-known places just 30 minutes from the capital. The hidden forest, the park with rare trees and the lakeside hermitage

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 nature.We selected five destinations located approxi...

Mihai Viteazul Monastery, saved from demolition on railway tracks. Where the church can be found today

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 originally chosen by its founder.In 1985, the church and...

The most expensive universities in Bucharest in 2026

Titu Maiorescu tops the list with an English-language Medicine program for non-EU students: 13,500 euros in year one, according to the tuition regulation approved by the Senate for 2026-2027. It's the highest tuition fee in the country, not just in the capital. The amount doesn't stay fixed through the six years — it drops annually, down to 8,000 e...

Aviației has Bucharest’s highest rents in 2026. How much a studio apartment costs and where to find cheaper homes

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 differences are even greater for apartments. Owne...

Filipescu Residential District, Bucharest’s historic luxury neighbourhood. Elegant villas and streets named after world capitals

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 eclecticism.Today, the area is commonly known as Do...

Villa Oromolu, the landmark near Victory Square that rose again after bombing, nationalisation and fire

Just a few steps from the Romanian Government headquarters, at 8 Aviatorilor Boulevard, an interwar villa stands in front of a contemporary building with a curved glass façade. The contrast is striking, but deliberate: the modern structure was designed so that the historic house would remain in the foreground.This is Villa Oromolu, one of Bucharest...

Where to enroll your child in kindergarten in Bucharest in 2026. List of public preschool institutions by district

Parents who have not yet secured a kindergarten place still have an important opportunity before the beginning of the 2026–2027 school year. After the first two enrollment stages, any remaining places can be allocated during the adjustment stage, scheduled for August 17–27, 2026.The list below includes public kindergartens and the main state-run in...