The story of this street begins somewhere in the 15th century, even before Bucharest’s official birth - September 20th 1459. Lipscani used to be the heart of the Capital back then, the most commercially and economically prosperous area. The name of Lipscani street, the former Grand Alley, comes from the name of the city of Leipzig or Lipsca, as it was called in the 18th century by Bucharest residents impressed by the goods brought from the famous German city.
Women or men, we are all interested in fashion. This interest can be expressed through a glance over the trends, and afterwards we return to our usual clothes, but also through exaggerations, if we are true “fashionists” – we breathe fashion every minute and do not leave our home until we have studied every aspect minutely.
Twenty years ago, there was an agricultural community called Agricol-Ilfov, just a little north of the City, long before you come to Otopeni. Today, driving to our office from the airport, we went off the main roads, to avoid the traffic jams of the city center. We made a left turn, and drove through PIPERA.
I had never been in this area before, and was amazed at the agglomeration of new construction, clearly built without any zoning plan, nor indeed any plan except to get the m...
Pieces of jewellery made by young designers will leave their workshops in order to be displayed and sold at AUTOR – Contemporary jewellery fair. The fair is hosted by the French Institute on the 3rd of October, making it easier for the public to take a closer look at original jewellery made by a designer, which spells concept, uniqueness and authenticity. The event features the most important, talented and well-known Romanian jewellery designe... Read More >>
The new grid from The Money Channel proposes a premier for the Romanian media environment to people interested in economic information: The Frank Show, a business show which is fully performed in English. The Frank Show offers you the most important local and international news, interviews with business leaders and analyses on the hottest topics of the day. Peter Frank served for a dozen years as a Senior VP and Executive VP within Bank of America and MB... Read More >>
ROMANIA WAS AWARDED 3 POMME D’OR PRIZES
The “Golden Apple” trophy ("La Pomme d'Or"), the FIJET’s equivalent of the Oscar, is an excellence award granted each year by the International Federation of Journalists and Writers about Tourism (FIJET) to an attraction, a tourist destination or to a person and it represents an acknowledgement of the special efforts made to promote tourism and increase this industry’s level.
Whoever cannot imagine what Heaven must look like should simply come and visit Vatra Dornei - the heart of peaceful Bucovineans, who love all that is beautiful, maintainers of traditions and virtues. You can meet the shadows of people from the past sailing a raft on the Bistrita’s waves, riding on the Tartar Road, going for a dip in the sweeping waters, showing your skill at hunting, admiring the wonders with which our kind Lord has blessed this part of our land. It is ful...
His work consists of pure forms, the great paradox of modern art: total innovation through the return to the original, to isolation, to the traditional peasant spirituality. He will remain the innovative artist refusing to submit to any rigid rules, limited definitions, obsessed with perfection, with rendering the essence of things. The rhombus, the square, the circle are full of significance for Brancusi – they contain this essence.
It is more than worthwhile to attend the shows which will take place at the end of this month and during the first days of November, when you can take part in the feast of the Romanian theater on its home turf. Many of the shows are performed in foreign languages, and the connected events are in widely ranging languages, so you have plenty to choose from, if you do not speak Romanian - even though most of the plays are so well known that not speaking the language does not repr...
ROMANIAN ARTISTS AT THE ATHENAEUM - 1ST AND 2ND OF OCTOBER
ROMANIAN ARTISTS AT THE ATHENAEUM - 1st and 2nd of October The 141st season of the Philharmonic ‘George Enescu’ in Bucharest opens with an extraordinary concerto with maestro Cristian Mandeal. The program includes a first Romanian presentation: Costin Miereanu – 3rd Symphony – along with a classical piece from our national musical repertoire: Paul Constantinescu (100 years anniversary) – concerto for piano and orchestra in the exceptional interpretation of pianist Valentin Gheorghiu. Towards the end of the month, the ... Read More >>
IV BUCHAREST ANIM’EST
IV BUCHAREST ANIM’EST The only festival of animated films in Bucharest and the most important in Romania, Anim’est, in the first three editions, attracted 900 film projections and over 18.000 spectators. The competition and special programs of the event include the animated films produced during the previous year, which received awards at Cannes, Annecy (the largest festival of animated films in the world), Animadrid, Animateka or other festivals. The fourth edition of Anim’est will take place 11 October ... Read More >>
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL ACCORDION WHITE NIGHTS
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL ACCORDION WHITE NIGHTS For this year’s edition the organizers of the International Festival ‘Accordion White Nights’ decided – a first in our country’s history – that the festival be dedicated entirely to women who have chosen this instrument to express themselves in an artistic way. The stage of the International Festival ‘Accordion White Nights’ will present women artists who have become well-known in Europe or across the world. There will be concerts and shows on the ... Read More >>
PAUL MORAND, L’EUROPÉEN
PAUL MORAND, L’EUROPÉEN It’s a series of events dedicated to Paul Morand, between 21 September – 23 November. Morand was the French ambassador to Romania between 1943-1944. Diplomat, poet, journalist, novelist, historian, academic, bridging the gap between Paris and Bucharest, Paul Morand was a true European. Through his well-known book Bucarest, he set the Romanian capital among the metropolises seen as true icons of modernity, such as New York and London. In Paul Morand's descriptions of Bucharest we ... Read More >>
WELLFITEXPO 1-4 October 2009
WELLFITEXPO 1-4 October 2009 WELLFIT is a Fitness, Wellness and Bodycare exhibition, October 1 - 4 at the Baneasa Shopping City. It is oriented towards the Fitness business (gyms, sports clubs, beauty centres, spas, hotels, etc.) as well as the end consumers. More than 27.000 visitors (approx. 2.500 professionals and 25.000 members of the public) are expected during the four exhibition days. Hours are from 10am till 20pm. A ‘Fitness and Aerobic Masterclass Convention’ will take place during October 3 - 4. The Na... Read More >>
BIKE PATHS - A NEW MAP OF BUCHAREST
BIKE PATHS - A NEW MAP OF BUCHAREST Earlier this year I began to write the story about the advantages of using a bike in a city like Bucharest, as well as about the facilities the Capital has recently made available for this means of transportation: the Cicloteque rental center, opened last year, free parking spaces have been made available for cyclists by various state institutions and private companies, as well as the appearance, in the last couple of years, especially in central areas, of bicycle paths. A beginning has been mad... Read More >>
