Bucharest hides beneath its layers of concrete and heavy traffic a number of stories worth telling out loud, especially when you are walking through the city with children and they ask you why “that” building looks strange or what the deal is with the name of the street you are on. Because, yes, kids notice things we have learned to elegantly ignor...
Bucharest has a varied and dynamic nightlife, offering options for all tastes — from refined cocktails and scenic lounges to nonstop energetic clubs and summer terraces. Below is a zone-based guide highlighting the places worth visiting, the kind of atmosphere you can expect, and what to keep in mind when going out.Old Town / LipscaniThe Lipscani a...
Bucharest is not just a city you live in or rush through. It's a city with layers — stories buried under asphalt and leaves, buildings that witnessed kings and revolutions, parks that grew out of swamps. The problem is that we, as adults, know this only vaguely, and our children don't know it at all.But there are places where history doesn't feel l...
In old Bucharest, inns represented much more than simple stopping places for merchants and travelers. They were true urban nuclei, spaces where business deals were concluded, the latest political news was discussed, and relationships were formed that influenced the economic life of the city. Around them developed shops, workshops, and small communi...
The weekend of August 8–9, 2026 comes with a rich offer of events for Bucharest residents who choose to stay in the city, as well as for tourists in the Capital. Even though the month of August is associated with holidays, Bucharest continues to be animated by theatre performances, concerts, sports competitions, exhibitions, and outdoor activities....
Bucharest is not the kind of city that immediately explains why you should like it. You need to walk a little, turn onto side streets, look above the shopfronts and, ideally, avoid judging the entire place after your first 20 minutes in the Old Town.October helps. The temperatures are much more comfortable for walking than in the middle of summer,...
Real estate consultancy Colliers Romania has been appointed to coordinate the repositioning process for both Unirea Shopping Centers, in Bucharest and Brașov. The mandate includes developing a new concept study, redefining commercial space layouts, and attracting a new tenant mix tailored to current market dynamics and the unique potential of each...
On Lipscani Street, at number 55, stands a space impossible to overlook once you step into Bucharest’s old town: Cărturești Carusel. In the ten years since its opening, this bookstore has become much more than a retail space – it is a genuine cultural center, an experiment in “cultural habitation” within the very heart of the city. Spanning six flo...
Winter profoundly changes the rhythm of cities, and Bucharest is no exception. Far from the summer crowds and the fast pace of the warm season, the capital takes on a different atmosphere during winter months: calmer, more introspective, better suited for unhurried exploration. Streets become less crowded, cultural spaces more inviting, and parks—t...
Bucharest has never been just a backdrop. Over the decades, the capital has played many roles — a Soviet city, a grimy Paris, a post-apocalyptic setting, and sometimes even a recognizable version of itself, seen through a raw, honest, or poetic lens. Film has offered the city the chance to reinvent its identity and hide its scars beneath the glow o...