Pipera Neighbourhood
22 May 2021 • Article
The Pipera neighborhood is located in the northeastern part of Bucharest and has become one of the most popular and valuable residential neighborhoods in the capital, due to the many existing international schools. Administratively, the Pipera area is part of the city of Voluntari, but due to its proximity to Bucharest it can be considered an integral part of it.
The Pipera area is bordered on the north by the Ring Road and Tunari neighborhood, on the east by the Voluntari town, on the west by DN1, Baneasa Shopping City and the French School, and on the south by the Lake Tei.
Pipera neighborhood is divided into three subzones: Pipera Blvd., Iancu Nicolae and Racovita-Popasului-A3 area, and among the main arteries, we mention Pipera Boulevard former Pipera-Tunari road, the connection between the neighborhood and Bucharest, Erou Iancu Nicolae street, which makes the connection between the Baneasa Zoo and Pipera Boulevard, Matei Basarab Street and Emil Racovita, are just some of the infrastructural landmarks of Pipera.
The Pipera neighborhood allows quick access to Baneasa and Otopeni airports, to the new A3 Bucharest-Ploiesti highway, but also to the Baneasa commercial area and the Pipera industrial platform, where there are numerous office buildings.
Regarding public transportation, the Pipera metro station connects quickly with the center of Bucharest, there are also RATB lines (R459, RR449 and R450) that run on Pipera, Iancu Nicolae and Emil Racovita boulevards.
There are numerous educational units present in Pipera.
State educational units:
- Gymnasium school no. 3 Volunteers
- Kindergarten with normal program no. 3 Volunteers
Private educational units:
- American International School of Bucharest (AISB)
- Questfield
- Mark Twain International School
- Olga Gudynn International School
- Kindergarten & After-School Happy Universe
- British School of Bucharest (BSB)
- Little London International Academy
- Butterfly School
- Happy Children Academy
- St. Mary's Primary School
- Gymnasium School with grades I-IX "Discovery"
- Hermann Oberth High School
From the point of view of access to shopping centers, the neighborhood benefits from many places where locals can spend a day shopping in nearby malls, Baneasa Shopping City and Promenada, but also in other shopping areas such as Pipera Plaza, Jolie Ville and Strip Mall.
In addition, there are supermarkets in the neighborhood (Mega Image, Carrefour Express, Lidl, Penny), banking units, gas stations, several private medical clinics and an important car showroom.
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