Must See Hungary - Pécs

Pécs is blessed with an illustrious past, a mild climate, superb museums and some of the finest Turkish monuments in the country. Lying equidistant from the Danube and the Dráva rivers in Southern Transdanubia, Pécs is certainly one of the most interesting cities in Hungary.

Music, opera, ballet, and Hungary's best leatherwork are some of the city's cultural gems. Its symbol is the Mosque Church, the largest building from the Turkish occupation still standing in Hungary. The square mosque, with an octagonal green copper dome, was built in the mid-16th century.

Near the mosque is the synagogue, another of Pécs' extraordinary monuments. Built in the Romantic style in 1869, it has carved oak galleries and pews, ceiling paintings, and the ornate Ark of the Covenant in the sanctuary.