Tineretului Park — known in Romanian as Parcul Tineretului or Youth Park — is one of the largest parks in Bucharest and the main green space for the southern part of the city. It covers 94 hectares in Sector 4…
Cișmigiu Gardens, or simply Cismigiu Park, is the oldest public park in Bucharest and one of the most visited green spaces in the city. It sits right in the center, covers about 17 hectares and takes less than 10 minutes…
Herăstrău Park is the largest park in Bucharest and one of the best places to spend a full day in the city. It covers roughly 187 hectares in the northern part of the capital and wraps around the shores of…
Henri Coandă International Airport — known as Otopeni or OTP — sits about 17–20 km north of central Bucharest. Getting to the city center is straightforward and affordable once you know your options. Note: The airport is currently under renovation…
I met Ana Cazac in her kitchen in Gura Humorului, a small town in northern Romania. She’s one of only four or five people in the entire country who still make traditional Romanian mask craft with their own style. Just…
Viorica Petrovan told me it takes six months to finish one traditional Romanian shirt. I thought I’d misheard. But watching her in her workshop in Gura Humorului, adding beads one by one, I understood. This isn’t just sewing. It’s patience…
I first met Leuciuc Oresia at a small handcrafts festival in Bucharest, standing behind a table of impossibly intricate decorated eggs. Each one looked like it belonged in a museum – and as I’d learn later, many of her pieces…