Pecs is a city in Hungary, on the slopes of the Mecsek mountains in the country's southwest.
It has the oldest university in the country, and is one of its major cultural centers.
Pecs has a rich cultural and architectural heritage stemming from 150 years of Ottoman rule, and it contains the largest number of Turkish Ottoman buildings found in any city in Central Europe.
There are many historical sites namely: the Early Christian Necropolis of Pecs, extensive Roman tombs and mausoleums, the Cathedral,
Hungarian Bishop's Palace, University of Pecs, Klimo library,
rhe mosque of pasha Qasim, Originally gothic Church: St. Bertalan Cathedral,
Yakovalı Hasan Paşa Mosque,
Downtown (Houses from the Middle Ages. Baroque, Classicism, Rococo, Art Nouveau Houses),
Széchenyi square (main square with Nádor Hotel, County House, City Hall,
Building of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences,
National Theatre of Pécs (Nemzeti Színház),
Eosin glaze of Zsolnay fountain,
Posta (Post) Palace,
Synagogue.
There are several museums, Janus Pannonius Museum, Renaissance Museum,
Csontváry Museum, Zsolnay Museum,
Victor Vasarely Museum,
Amerigo Tot Museum.
I could walk several hours in the city center just to see around a bit.
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