Articles (1839)

12 universities in Bucharest in one place — What questions to ask (yourself) to make sure you choose the right faculty for you

On June 3rd, the National Library of Romania becomes, for one day, the largest educational fair in Bucharest. The City Hall, in partnership with the School Inspectorate, has brought together under the same roof 93 high schools and 12 universities, and students can find out directly from representatives all the details about study programs, admissio...

The beginnings of feminism in Romania and the role of women in interwar Bucharest society

Romanian feminism did not appear suddenly during the interwar period, but rather represented the result of a complex process of social, cultural, and political modernization that began in the second half of the nineteenth century. In a society dominated by patriarchal norms and a traditional vision of the family, women gradually began to demand acc...

How home visits were conducted in Belle Époque Bucharest: Guests were served with a chibouk, coffee, and the latest gossip

Before elegant restaurants, modern cafés, and grand entertainment halls became the main social gathering places for Bucharest residents, the social life of the capital was largely carried out within the walls of aristocratic homes. In the first decades of the nineteenth century, the most appreciated gatherings took place within the family circle, a...

Barbu Mumuleanu, the “voice of Romanian sorrow” who inspired Mihai Eminescu, has a street named after him in Bucharest

The history of Romanian literature is full of names that contributed decisively to the formation of the national language and culture, but which, with the passage of time, were overshadowed by the great personalities of later generations. Among them is Barbu Paris Mumuleanu, a poet of the early nineteenth century, considered one of the pioneers of...

What Summer in Bucharest Felt Like Before Malls and Air Conditioning

Summer in Bucharest began with the scent of linden trees warmed by the sun and windows thrown wide open toward the street below. The city slowly slipped into a different rhythm sometime after mid-June, and the evenings seemed longer than at any other time of year. Inside apartment blocks, thin curtains moved gently in the breeze flowing between the...

June 1st in Communist Bucharest: The Day Children Somehow Felt More Seen

There is one day that, in the memory of those who grew up in Bucharest during the 1970s and 1980s, carries a special flavor. It was their day. June 1st arrived with a certain electricity in the air, with something unspoken yet deeply felt — that today, as a child, you mattered a little more than usual.Officially, it was International Children’s Day...

How teenagers in Bucharest socialize during the summer. Their favorite meeting places and activities

For teenagers in Bucharest, summer is not just a break from school, but also a time when they spend more hours with friends outside the home. For a few months, the city becomes a place for meeting, exploring and gaining independence, from parks and shopping malls to street events, cafés, sports fields and activities organized especially for young p...

The most important personalities who visited Bucharest. From the history textbook to the reality of our times

Bucharest has been, over time, more than Romania’s administrative capital. It has been a stage for imperial protocol, a place of diplomatic encounters during the Cold War, a space for major post-communist speeches, a city of papal visits and, after 1989, an important point on the map of international concerts. Emperors, American presidents, Soviet...

Top 5 well-known places near Bucharest, within a one-hour drive

Bucharest has many places to go out, but sometimes you need a change of scenery without planning a real holiday. For days like these, the areas around the capital are the simplest option: you leave in the morning, arrive quickly, spend a few hours in nature, visit a palace, a monastery or a park, then return home in the evening.Around Bucharest the...

What you can do in Bucharest for Pentecost if you are not leaving the city. Quiet places, old churches and urban traditions to rediscover

For many Bucharest residents, Pentecost is one of those holidays that bring a day off, a mini-break and the temptation of a quick trip out of the city. But if you are not going to the seaside, the mountains or visiting relatives, Bucharest can be rediscovered differently: more quietly, more slowly, through old churches, hidden courtyards, historic...