The first radio drama produced by Radio Romania, V. Al Jeans one-act play “What the Village Knew, was aired shortly after the first Radio Romania broadcast on January 18, 1929.
Vasile Voiculescu was a Romanian poet, short-story writer, playwright and physician.
Long time personal friends, N. Stroe and Vasile Vasilache were comedians who became famous on the radio.
Anyone visiting the open-air Village Museum, a nice and quiet place right at the city exit, can admire some of the most representative architectural styles in the villages of Romanias historical provinces
The Gambrinus beerhouse is one of the landmarks of Romanias capital Bucharest. The place literally became famous thanks to the great Romanian playwright Ion Luca Caragiales short stories. It is located in an area dense with restaurants, pubs and cafeter
The great art historian Alexandru Tzigara-Samurcas, the founder of the Romanian Peasant Museum.
A small town in northeastern Romania, Harlau was also home to an important Yiddish speaking Jewish community.
The ruler of Moldavia with the longest reign was Stephen the Great, who led the country for close to half a century, between 1457 and 1504.
The Necropolis in Paru, belonging to the Balta Sarata group, casts new light on those who belonged to that culture.
In the old center of Bucharest, near the shopping area traditionally known as “Lipscani, there is also the capitals financial district, the place where the head offices of the National Bank of Romania and of key banks for the countrys economic history
Together with Aurel Vlaicu and Henry Coanda, Traian Vuia is one of the pioneers who shaped the aeronautic history of Romania in early 20thCentury.
Iulia Hasdeu enjoys a special place in Romania's cultural hall of fame.
In the old times salt used to be highly valued and nobody could afford wasting it.
Salt is the richest underground resource in Romania, and for this reason the Romanian word for “salt and its derivatives are often included in place names and in current phrases and sayings.
On the southern outskirts of Bucharest, once suggestively called the Beggars Bridge, a beautiful, towering building was erected at the beginning of the 20th century, which the locals used to refer to as the Colossus.
