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Summer season opens in Bucharest on May 1st. TOP 5 classic public pools in the city

The May 1st mini-holiday marks, every year, the unofficial start of summer in Bucharest. Beyond festivals and urban events, one of the city’s most enduring traditions remains going to the public swimming pools and water parks — a habit that has survived for decades and returns every warm season.In 2026, interest in Bucharest’s classic public pools...

From Bucharest’s legends: French Street no. 13 or the Haunted Orphanage

Bucharest’s Old Town is not just about restaurants, historic buildings, and busy streets. Beyond the daytime bustle, there is another layer of the city, shaped by urban legends and stories passed down over time. One of the most talked-about is the so-called “Haunted Orphanage” on French Street.This legend has a strong local character and is closely...

Bucharest’s expats of the past. What ethnic communities lived in the capital and how they stood out among locals

Long before it was described as a city of expats, Bucharest was a multiethnic capital. Over the centuries, Romanians, Greeks, Armenians, Jews, Germans, Hungarians, Bulgarians, Italians, Russians, Albanians, Turks, Tatars and many other communities lived here, influencing the city’s trade, architecture, gastronomy, education and cultural life.Accord...

How May 1st was celebrated during Nicolae Ceaușescu’s era. The holiday dates back to 1890

Today, May 1st is mostly associated with relaxation and the start of the warm season, but during Romania’s communist period it had a very different meaning. Although Labor Day originated from workers’ movements in the United States, the communist regime reinterpreted the holiday and turned it into a tool of propaganda.In Romania, May 1st was first...

IVF in Bucharest 2026: Three Sources of Funding and How to Use Them at a Private Clinic

Infertility affects between 10 and 15% of couples of reproductive age in Romania — a figure that puts the real scale of the problem into perspective. And while an IVF procedure was until recently considered a financial luxury accessible only to some, 2026 brings a different picture: three distinct funding sources, digital vouchers, and European fun...

Kulturhaus Bucharest, the legendary club of millennial students. After the Colectiv tragedy it transformed into a multicultural hub

In the heart of Bucharest, in an area where urban history constantly blends with the energy of nightlife, Kulturhaus Bukarest became over time more than just a club. It was, in turn, a place for intense parties, a meeting point for the millennial generation, an alternative cultural laboratory, and finally a multidisciplinary hub reflecting the deep...

The history of the Miraj Factory in Bucharest: from “Macul Roșu” in the 1950s to niche perfumery today

For many generations of Romanians, the name Miraj does not mean only a perfume brand, but a true state of mind. During the communist period, when access to luxury products was extremely limited, a Miraj perfume represented elegance, refinement, and a small privilege that few could afford. For many, Miraj was the mother’s perfume, the memory of an e...

Alba Iulia Square, the Great Union and the history of the Romanian Principalities. Where the name of the most well-known square in Bucharest comes from

Bucharest is a city in which many streets, boulevards, and squares bear names loaded with history. Some recall important personalities, others decisive moments for the destiny of the country, while others evoke cities that had a fundamental role in the formation of the modern Romanian state. Among the best-known such places is Alba Iulia Square, on...

Famous boulevard names: Decebal, the last king of the Dacians, rival of Emperor Trajan, ancestor of the Romanian people

Few names from the ancient history of the Romanian space have remained as strongly imprinted in the collective memory as that of Decebal. The last great king of the Dacians is one of the best-known figures of Antiquity from the Carpathian-Danubian-Pontic area and, at the same time, one of the most mysterious historical characters. His name is assoc...

The Morning of May 1st. What Bucharest Looked Like When Labor Day Was Mandatory

On May 1, 1886, around 90,000 people took to the streets of Chicago. It wasn't a parade — it was a strike. They were demanding a reduction of the working day from ten or sixteen hours to eight, and the mood was angry rather than festive. The days that followed brought deaths, arrests, and a trial that entered American history as one of the greatest...