Bucharest has a large stock of exquisite period properties that are in an advanced state of disrepair, with many among them expensive to restore or renovate due to their advanced structural and architectural detail decay. However there are innovative wa
Acquiring, restoring and owning a period property requires a great deal of intellectual work. One has to study and construct an entire imaginary map of the artistic/ architectural value of the building, its history and not the least to attempt recreating
The article is entitled In Bucharest, a Flourishing Housing Market, published in October ‘07, but still particularly relevant for the Bucharest period property market. NYT journalist Jon Gorvett reports on the experiences of American expatriates liv
The text bellow entitled “My Dream-Houses” was written by Queen Marie of Romania in the 1920s. Marie was Romania’s English Queen, a niece of Queen Victoria, born and raised at Eastwell Manor, near Ashford, Kent. In the text she refers an
I highly advise anyone looking to buy a period property in Bucharest to research as in depth as possible the history and character of this complex and substantial city at the eastern edge of the European Union. That would be a necessary task before fine t
Posted in Manor Houses - Conacs Tagged: Conac, Romania
I would like to introduce you to a remarkable period property from south-eastern Romania, the Casota Conac that I am very familiar with since I grew up in that area. The description bellow is a brief introduction to one of the most prized types of country
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