Tag: Romania
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Trains get beautiful makeover thanks to artists
Travellers to the Black Sea will have the chance of travelling by a more unusual train. The train called ” Pasarea Maiastra” (Majestic bird) has already made its first trip yesterday from Bucharest towards the seaside. The train was painted by Cristian and Razvan Scutaru, inspired from artist Adrian Felix Darabeanu who has won a…
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Men’s fencing team wins the bronze medal at the European championships
The men’s fencing team has won the bronze medal at the European Championships in Torun. The team formed by Mihai Covaliu, Dolniceanu, Teodosiu and Badea have defeated Hungary with a score of 45-32. Previously Romania has beaten Turkey with 45-22, France with 45-42, but lost to Russia with 32-45. The women’s fencing team have…
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Bike-sharing system increasingly popular in Romania
Bike-sharing starts to be a popular way of transport in Romania, as only in Cluj-Napoca city, 12,000 people have made cards to use the 500 bicycles made available for free by the city council. Since last year, when the 500 bikes were set at the 50 stations around the city, the council authorities estimated that…
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Romania wins over 100 medals at World Karate Championships, beating US (66 medals) and Italy (62)
The Romanian Karate Federation WKC has conquered the World Union of Karate-Do Federations Championships WUKF in Dublin, Ireland. The Romanian federation has won in all categories over 100 medals ( 49 gold, 25 silver and 26 bronze), beating the US with 66 medals ( 22 gold, 20 silver and 24 bronze) and Italy with 62…
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Romania wins silver medal at World Aerobic Gymnastics Championships in South Korea
The national Romanian team has won on Saturday the silver medal at the World Aerobic Gymnastics Championships in South Korea. The team was formed by: Corina Constantin, Lavinia Panaete, Dacian Barna, Lucian Savulescu, Lavinia Panaete, Dacian Barna, Bianca Gorgovan, Gabriel Bocser, Andreea Bogati, Anca Surdu, Madalina Cioveie, Alexandra Oprea, Andreea Darie, Laura Cistache, Denisa Ganea…
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Graffiti competition, freestyle skateboarding and hip hop dance battles at Urban festival in Bucharest
A festival which most teenagers and young people and artists will love, is set to be organized this weekend in Carol park, Bucharest. The festival will have extreme sports, concerts, dance, design and graffiti. The “UNDERval” festival wants to promote urban art and will be open for those who love… Urban Sports Those who love…
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Historical movie festival to be organized in Rasnov
If you love movies and history, you will love the historical movie festival in Rasnov, Romania. The festival takes place between July 29- August 7. The festival was first organized in 2009 and is considered already part of the cultural identity of Rasnov. The event helped the town to become a tourist destination, now over 200,000 tourist…
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TVR International launches campaign to promote Romania
TVR International channel has launched a campaign for promoting Romania and the traditional blouse, called “ia” ( pronounced- eeeyah). The campaign encourages the audience to share a photo of themselves wearing the traditional blouse and to say what Romania means to them. The campaign takes place between June 1-19 and the competitors can win three…
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Over 100 ceramic artisans at the Hurez Rooster festival
Over 100 traditional artisans attended the ” Hurez rooster” festival in Horezu. The festival brings together artists that create ceramic pottery in Romania but also people from all over the world that love traditional products. The artists came from Harghita, Suceava, Vrancea, Gorj, Mehedinti and from three centres in Valcea- Horezu, Lungesti, and Vladesti. Besides…
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Love horses? Join the horse show in Prod village, Transylvania!
Prod village will be home to the Transylvania Horse Show this year, an international event that gathers 60 young competitors from different countries. The event has three official competitions: the Complete International Competition, the Beginners and pre Beginners competition and the International University competition, dedicated to students. On Friday several stages of the competition started:…
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