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Pécs

Pécs (PEH-ch) is a town in the south-west of Hungary. Pécs is the administrative and economic centre of Baranya County. Wikivoyage

Population 137,976 (Wikidata)

Live guide From your hotel

Before you go

Emergency numbers in Hungary

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Hungary

Getting there

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Still gathering the markets around Pécs. I'll let you know here when it's all in — or open the live guide.

Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. University Days

    April

    (April) a raw of events for the students of University of Pécs and the citizens of the city as well.

  2. Fishing on Orfű Alterfest

    June

    (June) 3-day music festival with bands only from Hungary. The festival is located in a camp site in Orfű, a small village 15 km from Pécs. There is hot shower and clean toilets on the area.

  3. ICWiP (International Cultural Week in Pécs)

    June – July

    One of the most well-known thematic festivals in the Alps-Adrian area. It is about building an international community of young, open-minded, ambitious people

  4. International Adult Puppet Festival

    June

    Held in every third year, the international festival hosts puppet theatres and artists from around the world. Shows are played on several spots, often on the streets of the downtown

    Official site

  5. Rockmaraton

    July

    Rock and metal music festival with bands from Hungary and outside the country

    Official site

  6. Sétatér festival

    September

    (September) an almost one-month-long festival with music performances, bungalows of wine cellars and artisan shops along the streets of down-town

  7. World Winesong festival

    September

    A festival for winesong choruses of only male singers from around the world

    Official site

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Pécs); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

All 7 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

More train stations: Állatkert 2.7 km, Pécsbánya-Rendező 3.0 km, Dömörkapu 3.2 km

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