Bucharest life

A place of lost souls and fornication, inhabited by thieves, easy women, beggars, and impoverished boyars. This was the very historical center of Bucharest at the turn of the 20th century described in one of the best novels inspired by the Romanian capital nightlife ever written – Mateiu Caragiale’s Princes of the Old Court (Craii […]

Story by Warren Singh-Bartlett Wander along the busy boulevards of Bucharest and you’ll be forgiven for thinking that with the exception of the historic core and a few graceful older buildings, the entire city is shiny new glass towers and crumbling old Communist concrete blocks. Take the time to wander its backstreets, though, and you’ll […]

We all love to party from time to time, and choosing to travel to a place with a wild nightlife is a great idea, especially if we are celebrating something. Imagine having a bachelor party in a place where everything closes at 10pm. Not the perfect destination, right? Many of you think about Berlin or […]

You may have heard of it, even may want to join this year. But if you haven’t, let me tell you about the George Enescu Festival, one of the biggest classical music festival and classical international competitions in Europe. The first edition of the festival was held in 1958, three years after George Enescu passed […]

– by Giulia Andreola Have you ever asked yourself what the capital of Romania looks like? Or even, what could you do there if you were supposed to spend a weekend? To answer the first question, it is very likely that many of you will associate Bucharest exclusively with the soviet architecture. And you’d be […]