• Early Christian monuments A must for anyone visiting Pecs is the 4th c. early Christian necropolis. Several of the excavated, underground burial chambers and chapels have been connected to make it a complex under the name Cella Septichora [3]. (Cella Septichora being the largest of them.) Several of the burial chambers are painted, including the St. Peter and St. Paul Chamber with one of the earliest depictions of Virgin Mary.
• Mosque Church. Széchenyi tér. Formerly the Pasha Gazi Kassim Mosque, this Ottoman-era mosque was converted into a Catholic church by the simple expedient of hanging a crucified Jesus above the mihrab (the prayer niche pointing to Mecca). Even the original Arabic inscriptions inside the niche remain intact.
• The Cathedral (Székesegyház). The most important, largest and beautiful religious building in the area.
• Television tower. Open for visitors; provides a nice panorama on the city, on the neighbouring Mecsek Mountains, and on the hills in the south.
• Vasarely Museum, dedicated to the works of Victor Vasarely, founder of op-art.
• Csontváry Museum, a museum featuring the paintings of Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka, a visionary painter from the early 20th century.

By train

There are frequent trains to Pécs from Budapest's Déli or Keleti station - see Hungarian Railway Timetable [2]. The trip can be as fast as 2:40 on an express, but several hours longer by local clunker.

There is also a daily, daylight-hours train to/from Osijek in Croatia and Sarajevo in Bosnia (up until late 2006, this ran as an overnight service in both directions), and a daily train to the city from Vienna.

By bus

Numerous buses from all directions (including from cities in northern Croatia) serve the city. Buses to Budapest's Nepliget station operate numerous times daily, though the trip is slower than the train, and far less scenic or comfortable.

By plane

Pecs Airport opened in 2006 and currently there are year-round flights to Corfu in Greece. There are no timetabled, domestic flights operating in Hungary at present.

The core of Pécs is small enough to cover on foot, but for those who wish to explore the town, there is a cheap and efficient bus service, single tickets are available for 300 HUF from the driver or 220 HUF from the many kiosks dotted around the city. Make sure you have tickets, the bus inspectors have no mercy and will fine clueless foreigners.

To visit the impressive communist era TV tower catch the (infrequent) number 35 or 35A to Misina (the last stop), from the Train Station or Kórház Tér (Hospital Square).

Volan Taxi and Euro Taxi are both safe.

Pécs' most famous local product is Zsolnay porcelain, covered with a distinctive green-gold glaze known as eosin. There's a Hungarian fashion label's (www.tiszacipo.hu) shop in the "Irgalmasok Utcája". For everyone, who loves the fashion line "Oldschool".

Király utca is packed with restaurants and cafes, many with attractive outdoor terraces in summer.

• Enoteca Corso, next to the National Theatre, rated Hungary's 4th best in the 2009 Restaurants and Wine Guide, and also placed in the top ten of the Hungarian Dining Guide. Enoteca is divided into a fine dining section with an emphasis on nouvelle cuisine, and a bistro where simpler dishes based on more traditional Hungarian recipes are available at more modest prices. Around noon, there is a daily menu, but snacks are also served in the morning and until midnight.
• Kalamáris ("Inkwell"), traditional dishes in a lighter interpretation. Found near the Zsolnay Monument on Rákóczi Str.
• Arizona Restaurant. Serves the best beef steak in town.
• Caesar Pince, next to the cathedral. This special restaurant with a more exclusive atmosphere is situated in the same building as the Pannonia Champagne Factory, and shows you the beauty of the old Roman cellars.
• Replay Café. A wide variety of small dishes.
• Semiramis. Cafe with a good selection of arabica coffee, chocolates and assorted sweets.
• Tettye. Located on the Tettye hill, known for Danubian Schwabic dishes. Portions often overgenerous. Reservation recommended in the summer.

Even in a country of oenophiles, Pécs is known for its sparkling wines.

• Pannonia Champagne Factory (Pannonia pezsgőgyár). Hungary's first champagne factory, founded in 1859 by Lorinc Littke and still producing sparkling wine under the Pannonia label. The facility is a tourist attraction, with a 5-story underground labyrinth of caves and cellars.