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Top 10 most crowded schools in Bucharest by number of enrolled students in the 2025-2026 school year

Bucharest has some of the largest schools in Romania, and the pressure on educational infrastructure is most visible in neighbourhoods where parents look for schools with good results, a stable schedule, nearby after-school options and relatively easy access. In many areas, schools considered “good” end up attracting far more students than they can...

How to socialize in Bucharest if you are retired. Useful addresses for seniors who want and are able to leave home

For many pensioners in Bucharest, going out does not only mean taking a walk or solving administrative errands. It means contact with other people, activities that give rhythm to the week, conversations, light exercise, games, courses, workshops, cultural events or simply a place where they do not feel alone. In a large city, where families are oft...

What people in Bucharest look for outside the capital and cannot find in the city. 3 things you have to travel for

Bucharest has restaurants, theatres, malls, parks, museums, terraces, events and enough places where you can spend a few hours without leaving the city. Still, for certain types of relaxation, the capital remains limited. No matter how large the city is, there are things that people in Bucharest increasingly look for in Ilfov or in nearby localitie...

How many tourists came to Bucharest in 2025. What the official data shows

Bucharest was the city with the highest number of tourist arrivals in accommodation establishments in Romania in 2025. According to data published by the National Institute of Statistics, the capital recorded 2,053,700 tourist arrivals in tourist accommodation establishments, including hotels, apartments and rooms for rent. In terms of overnight st...

What childhood looked like in Bucharest during the communist years, between 1960 and 1989

The Bucharest of communist childhood turned small things into true domestic epics. A burst ball, patched with Scotch tape, could keep an entire apartment stairwell busy. A matchbox became a garage. A queue for oranges, toward the end of the eighth decade, could enter a family’s memory as a great battle of history. The Bucharest child grew up among...

10 playful terraces where you can go out with your child on Children’s Day in Bucharest

Children’s Day is one of the best reasons for a family outing in the city. In Bucharest, many restaurants and terraces have started adapting their spaces for parents with children: playgrounds, kids’ menus, generous terraces, green areas, weekend programmes or special activities. However, before making a reservation for June 1, it is best to check...

The best 50 high schools in Bucharest after the 2025 Baccalaureate: the average grades by school and the exam pass rate

Baccalaureate results remain one of the most closely watched benchmarks when parents and students compare high schools in Bucharest. However, a ranking based only on average grades can create an unbalanced picture, especially when the same list includes high schools with hundreds of candidates and institutions with only 3, 6 or 9 students registere...

Map of Bucharest’s bunkers and nuclear fallout shelters. Where they are, how to check them, and how they can be accessed

Bucharest has more than 1,300 civil protection shelters, popularly known as “bunkers” or “anti-atomic shelters”. However, the official term used by the authorities is “civil protection shelters”, and information about them should be checked through official sources, not only through maps or lists circulating online.According to the official situati...

What is it like to live in Rahova, Bucharest? Here is what people who actually live there say

Rahova is one of the Bucharest neighbourhoods that still carries a heavier reputation than the everyday reality described by many of its residents. For some Bucharest locals, the name of the neighbourhood automatically brings to mind the image of the 1990s, rough areas, old apartment blocks and stories about safety concerns. For those who actually...

How much does it “cost” to have a child in Bucharest: school expenses, extracurricular activities and other “hidden” costs

Having a child in Bucharest does not only mean the obvious expenses, such as clothes, food, school supplies or extracurricular activities. For many families, the real costs appear gradually: daily transport, after-school programmes, school trips, gifts for classmates, days off when there is no one to stay with the child, medical appointments, cloth...