Tag: Romania

  • Tasnad volunteers help to make the streets sparkle

    Tasnad volunteers help to make the streets sparkle

    Residents of Tasnad got involved in a bid to change their environment. Several local gathered together to improve the town centre. The leader of the volunteers and the organizer is Cristian Irimus, a local who currently works in England. He managed to motivate several of them to bring brooms, bing bags and paint brushes.  They…

  • Specialists introduce first Romanian 3d bio-printer that creates human organs

    Specialists introduce first Romanian 3d bio-printer that creates human organs

    Good news for the medical field in Romania! A team of specialists have invented a 3D bio- printer that will be able to print human organs such as kidneys or livers that will be used in transplants. According to MEDIAFAX, the printer was designed and created at the OncoGen medical research centre by specialists from…

  • This little town in Romania has become a tourist hotspot for the Japanese

    This little town in Romania has become a tourist hotspot for the Japanese

          A Romanian little town is popular among the Japanese tourists. Jata tourism company which specializes in trips to Europe has asked its members to create a list of best little towns in Europe that are worth visiting. The list includes 30 towns and villages and includes towns such as Berat, from Albania,…

  • Andy Garcia to play Brancusi in “Sculptor” movie

    Andy Garcia to play Brancusi in “Sculptor” movie

      Andy Garcia will play  Constantin Brancusi in a movie called “The Sculptor”. The information was provided by director Mick Davis, who also directed “Modigliani”, which was filmed in Romania. “Modigliani” also had Andy Garcia as the main character and the movie was a critical success. The film had many personalities such as Eva Herzigova,…

  • Bucharest celebrates 557th aniversary with a vintage festival

    Bucharest celebrates 557th aniversary with a vintage festival

      If you love vintage fashion, old stories and theatre shows, this festival is for you. Bucharest is celebrating 557 years anniversary. The celebration begins with Bucharest Tales. For three days Herastrau park is hosting many events such as carriage rides, flower battles, shows and concerts, children shows, vintage clothing parade and a crafts market.…

  • Timisoara will be European Capital of Culture in 2021!

    Timisoara will be European Capital of Culture in 2021!

        Timisoara won the title of 2021 European Capital of Culture. Many cities from several countries have competed for this title, including cities from Romania, such as Baia Mare, Bucharest and Cluj-Napoca. The title was given by an international jury which is assigned by the European Union yesterday at a press conference in Bucharest.…

  • Disadvantaged children receive free school supplies thanks to two students

    192 children from Bistrita-Nasaud county, Cluj, Hunedoara, Maramures and Salaj have received new school backpacks and new school stationery. The campaign called “Do a child’s backpack” was created by two journalism students- Loredana Bertisan and Saul Pop. The campaign was launched for a month on their facebook page called Art4Education. There the organizers posted tickets…

  • Amazing volunteers build heliport in Fagaras mountains without help from the authorities

    Amazing volunteers build heliport in Fagaras mountains without help from the authorities

    Volunteers from Arges and Bucharest have worked for a week to build a heliport in Fagaras mountains. The heliport was created in the area of Fereastra Zmeilor, at an altitude of 2.300 metres. the heliport shortens the time of interventions for mountain rescue teams with an hour and a half. It is important to note…

  • Airbus factory to open in Romania

    Airbus factory to open in Romania

    An Airbus helicopter factory will open this week in Ghimbav, Romania. The factory will be officially opened by France president, Francois Hollande and the Romanian prime minister. The general director of Airbus noted that there are already orders for the helicopters that will be produced starting next year. The factory is situated close to Brasov…

  • Free breakfast for cyclists in Romanian city

    Free breakfast for cyclists in Romanian city

    People that chose bikes over cars in Targu Mures city were rewarded with a free breakfast. The Mures Comunity foundation and the Pro Biciclo Urbo Association have developed a project called Breakfast for Bikers. Thanks to this project people that cycled on their way to work were given a free breakfast. The project was inspired…