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Residential Property Taxes in Bucharest to Rise Sharply in 2026: What the City Council Decided and What It Means for Homeowners

Starting 1 January 2026, homeowners in Bucharest will face significantly higher property taxes. The General Council of the Municipality of Bucharest has approved the new levels of local taxes and fees for next year, with the most visible impact being a sharp increase in residential property tax — on average, close to 80% compared to 2025.The decisi...

The Best Schools in Bucharest: What You Need to Know Before Submitting Your Application for First Grade

Spring brings, for tens of thousands of families in Bucharest, one of the first major decisions of parenthood: where will my child go to school? It is a decision made under time pressure, with incomplete information, in the middle of heated debates in parent groups, and with the nagging feeling that everyone else knows something you don't yet.The t...

Symbols of Bucharest: The Stella soap factory, a century of “extra-fine” products that kept the body “lively”

The industrial history of Bucharest is full of fascinating stories, and one of the most interesting is, without a doubt, that of the “Stella” Soap Factory. Over more than a century, this name was synonymous with hygiene, refinement, and modernity. In a period when everyday products were often made in small workshops, and high-quality items were imp...

A trade on the verge of extinction. Probably the last bookbinder in Bucharest

On Oboga Street, in a workshop you only get to see if you call ahead, someone is still doing by hand something Bucharest, by and large, has forgotten how to do: an old book gets repaired thread by thread, not thrown out or scanned.The trade is called antique bookbinding and restoration, and the city has, based on everything you can search for today...

Lacul Morii – the only promenade of the Capital or a wasted opportunity?

When you say “promenade,” your mind instantly pictures a spectacular shoreline, waves gently breaking, and a breeze caressing your face. Bucharest, a city without access to the sea or a major river, seems condemned to the absence of such an emblematic place. And yet, there is one location that could fulfill this role: Lacul Morii. With a bit of urb...

The first mobsters of interwar Bucharest. How Nae Chioru and the Dragon terrorized Romanians in the 1920s–30s

Interwar Bucharest is often remembered as a city of elegance, full of cafés bustling with intellectuals and artists, with architecture that earned it the nickname “Little Paris.” Yet behind this refined image, the streets of the capital also concealed a darker universe: poor slums, marginalized neighborhoods, and the beginnings of an underworld tha...

The Batiștei neighborhood: from the path trampled by cattle and the puddles of the Bucureștioara to today’s grand residences

In the heart of old Bucharest, where elegant buildings, refined restaurants, and embassies now stand, lies one of the city’s oldest and most storied streets: Batiștei Street. Just a few steps from the modern center, the street begins behind the Intercontinental Hotel and the National Theatre, crossing other emblematic arteries — Tudor Arghezi, Jean...

What You Should Know Before Driving in Bucharest When It Snows

In Bucharest, snowfall is not a meteorological exception but a test of how the city functions. Problems rarely stem from the amount of snow itself and far more often from the way infrastructure, snow removal, and traffic behavior do—or do not—work in sync. When driving is unavoidable, a few basic considerations can make the difference between a man...

“Scala Has Fallen!” 49 Years Since the 1977 Earthquake That Wiped Out Half of Central Bucharest

On March 4, 1977, at 21:22, Romania experienced one of the most dramatic moments in its modern history. An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 on the Richter scale, with its epicenter in Vrancea, violently shook the south of the country, and the capital was hit directly. In just a few tens of seconds, the familiar image of central Bucharest was tran...

Monza Hospital, the first private cardiovascular center in Romania. The history of one of the best medical institutions in the country

The private medical system in Romania has experienced accelerated development in recent decades, and the emergence of modern institutions, well equipped and oriented toward the patient, has significantly changed the way medical care is perceived. One of the most relevant examples in this regard is Spitalul Monza, considered the first private cardio...