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New Airport in Bucharest

Aleksandr Shatskih

According to Mediafax, the main news agency in Romania, one of the largest low-cost flight companies, Blue Air has recently announced its intention in building a new airport in Bucharest.

13 years ago

Corbi’s First Romanian Traditions Festival Calling

Aleksandr Shatskih

A little village in Argeș county – Corbi – will host Sunday, April 29 the first edition of its own Romanian Traditions Festival.

13 years ago

Gardenia Fair Comes to Arad, Romania

Aleksandr Shatskih

Coming up later this month, the Arad International Expo kicks off the Gardenia Flower Fair from April 19 through April 22. Some 40 plus exhibitors from Romania and Hungary will show off some of the most exotic and beautiful plants anywhere. Arad, Romania, in the far West of the country near the Hungary border, will […]

13 years ago

May 1st in Romania: Invigorating Traditions with Style and Fun

Aleksandr Shatskih

May 1st  or more commonly, May Day is a national holiday in more than 80 countries, but for Romanians, the day bears more meanings than you’d expect. If in most countries the day is celebrated as the International Workers’ Day, Romania celebrates it as the beginning of the holiday season… more or less. Of course, […]

13 years ago

A Top 10 for Business Travelers to Bucharest

Aleksandr Shatskih

Business travel is not always as entertaining as it could be, it’s not even a vacation, after all. But, with good time management, business travelers to Bucharest should find ways to soak up of the local culture and to explore the city’s main attractions when not at the board table.

13 years ago

A View of Rural Tourism in Romania

Aleksandr Shatskih

With a huge potential for tourism, and a growing number of travelers every year, Romania has become a popular destination among European travelers.

13 years ago

Transylvania: Europe’s Most Authentic Rural Retreat

Guest Author

Transylvania is a real hidden gem, so beautiful you almost don’t want to tell other people about it in case a flood of tourists come and spoil its peaceful backwater atmosphere. Go there now, before everyone else finds out.

13 years ago

How Romania Celebrates Easter

Aleksandr Shatskih

Like other Christian countries around the world, Easter is celebrated with the same fervor in Romania but there are still certain traditions and unique rituals which make it different from other nations.

13 years ago

Sensation White in Romania

Aleksandr Shatskih

Romania, get ready! Famous DJs, exceptional performers and an opulent atmosphere of music, dance, lights, theatre, choreography and pyrotechnics effects promise to transform Bucharest into an “Ocean of White”.

13 years ago

A Sad State of Affairs on the Romanian Littoral

Aleksandr Shatskih

Instead aligning prices and services to other East European countries, Romanian hoteliers prefer to maintain fees that don’t attract tourists and cause them a greater financial loss. Add to this the low quality of the customer service practiced by most seaside hotels in Romania, and you get a full picture.

13 years ago

Sibiu – Where Romania’s Past Meets the Present

Aleksandr Shatskih

Romania’s European Capital of Culture in 2007, Sibiu is not only an important cultural center of Romania, but one of the most beautiful cities in the country.

13 years ago

Sun Plaza Mall: Sunniest Mall in Bucharest, Romania

Aleksandr Shatskih

Claiming itself to be the largest shopping center in Eastern Europe, Sun Plaza Mall was inaugurated on February 25, 2010 and since then, has received two CIJ Awards in the categories of “Best Shopping Centre Development” and “Best Overall Development” and it has also achieved an official record, accepted by the Guinness Book – In 2010, it created the world’s largest indoor Christmas display, using 449,658 lights.

13 years ago

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