Bucharest never sleeps

Bucharest is the cultural, financial and municipal capital of Romania. Being nicknamed the “Little Paris” due to its elegant and impressive historic architecture and the glamour of Bucharest’s Elite, the city is now a thriving and active European capital – famed for its great night-life, strong cultural heritage and great music.

Bucharest Palace of Justice

Being the most prosperous city in Romania, Bucharest has most of the commodities you would expect from any European capital but, unlike other European capitals, it can also offer some of the best and high quality entertainment, cuisine and venues at a much lower cost. As a result, Bucharest has become an increasingly attractive destination for tourists, also due to factors such as the high percentage of English speakers, the low criminality and the presence of one of the largest and most affordable public transport networks in Europe.

Palace of the Parliament

Most of the entertainment and night-life of Bucharest is focused around two clusters, the Historical Centre and the Regie, a largely Student-populated area due to its vicinity to several university campuses. Some of the strongest musical genres found in the city include electronic music – with some of the best electronic music clubs in Europe being hosted in Bucharest – rock music, including Romanian Folk bands and modern-age rock, rap music as well as Jazz and Blues – which have become increasingly popular and have led to the creation of the Bucharest International Jazz festival.

Bucharest is also home to a number of landmarks and monuments with one of the most prominent being the Palace of the Parliament (unofficially called the House of the People – a communist-era vestige) which was, when it was built in the 80’s, the largest building in the world. However, Bucharest is a hybrid of modern, communist, medieval and neo-classical architecture and, as such, has an incredibly diverse and eclectic scenery.

Bucharest Historical Centre

Furthermore, Bucharest is literally a city that never sleeps. With clubs and bars being open as late as 06:00 AM, beer festivals, music festivals, museum festivals street performers, park recitals or just a live jazz band at the nearby terrace, there is definitely enough variety in Bucharest to make anyone’s experience an amazing one.