They say that there are cities that you do not want to part with. Many of them even come up with special rituals for this: they throw a coin in the fountain somewhere to return, touch the shattered corner of the monument somewhere, and in the town of Pecs they hang locks in suitable places to throw them away the keys to them. However, even without this leave the oldest city in Hungary does not pull at all. Check it out for yourself! The
How to get to Peacock
Pecs is located 200 km from the Hungarian capital, Budapest, in the south-western part of the country. To get to it is available for money, very simply and fairly quickly. The slowest shuttle bus goes to its destination for a maximum of 4 hours, and individual routes promise to drive to the goal in 3 hours. There are a lot of buses, they leave the bus station in Budapest every 2 hours from 6am. But the schedule should still be studied carefully: closer to the evening the interval increases, and the departure time of the last voyage may change. The full ticket will cost 14-15 EUR.
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By train
The train from Budapest (Kalatie station) to Pez will cost you 16-20 EUR, depending on which class you want to travel. Travel time - up to three hours. Since the city in its location is displaced to the border with Croatia (only 30 km before this country), you can get there. The trip along the route Pecs - Osijek lasts 2 hours, the trains run three times a day.
Climate
March 1, Sunday Partly cloudy, light rain +10 ° С in the afternoon +4 ° C at night ° С water |
March 2, Monday Overcast +13 ° С in the afternoon +4 ° C at night ° С water |
March 3, Tuesday Overcast +9 ° С in the afternoon +6 ° С at night ° С water |
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Pechov hotels
The city is interested in the influx of tourists, and that pleases especially, despite the thickness of their wallets. Everything here is focused on travelers with different financial opportunities, everyone can choose their own accommodation to taste and afford. In Pec during the student holidays (the ideal time is July-August), you can rent a room in an empty hostel for only 11 EUR per night! And it will have a neat bathroom for two rooms, and a refrigerator, and even free parking and Internet access.
But the hotels also do not frighten their value tourists. For example, in the hotel "Patria", located very close to the Archaeological Museum and the famous Cathedral, the prices for rooms start from 34 EUR. In many hotels, there are often various promotions that make it possible to rent a house in the most favorable way. The hotel "Feniwes" even makes special, very tempting offers for those who are going to be in the city on various holidays or to spend there a honeymoon.
Book popular Pec hotels by best prices
Hotel Millennium from 4 136 rubles. Pécs Kálvária Utca 58 | Corso Hotel Pécs from 3 377 rubles. Pécs Koller u. 8. | Hotel Makar Sport & Wellness from 2 413 rubles. Pécs Középmakár dűlő 4 |
Golden Ship Hotel / Aranyhajo Fogado from 1 655 rubles. Pécs Király u. 3 | Fordan Hotel Pécs from 2 344 rubles. Pécs Bajcsy Zsilinszky utca 14-16. | Hotel Palatinus City Center from 2 688 rubles. Pécs Király u. 5 |
Hotel Fönix from 1 930 rubles. Pécs Hunyadi ut 2 |
Kitchen and Restaurants Peacock
Of course, here, as in all of Hungary, amazingly prepare national dishes .They are recommended to try first of all .You can do it in many cafes and restaurants, where a three-course dinner will cost you 10-18 EUR .This is considered to be already cheap, but if it is a restaurant Pezsgohaz Etterem, then you will not regret the money spent .The restaurant is located in the basement, formerly served as a wine cellar, and looks extremely colorful .Well, about the dishes themselves, it's pointless to tell, you need to try.Just remember that vegetarians there will have to stay hungry! The
It is better for them and all the other sweet tooth to visit local cafes and confectioneries where they can treat themselves to delicious cakes and cakes for an amazingly pleasant price on average about 2-2.5 EUR. Well, to wash down this splendor is best with hot chocolate (especially good is that with hazelnuts in a cozy "Cantabar" or Virag Cukraszda). There is no shortage of cafes specializing in Italian, Asian, bistro, pubs (we recommend to try Hungarian beer) and bars (as elsewhere in Hungary, the most popular wine is Tokay).
Shopping and shopping
Traditional Tokarean wines, salami, spices, from which the paprika and red hot pepper, marzipans, as well as leather products in the national style and, of course, ceramic dishes, are especially popular in the traditional Hungarian souvenirs. .And here's the last item Pec leads .No wonder one of the versions of the origin of the name of the city claims that it is necessary to thank for it exactly furnaces for burning ceramic dishes and famous local masters. .Anyway, and to leave here without the famous Zholnai porcelain of a mysterious green color - it is absolutely impossible .You can buy the products in the Zsolnay Markabolt branded shops or in the numerous antique shops and souvenir shops in the streets of Kirali and Ferenc .There you can buy leather authentic gizmos .The
Entertainment, Excursions and Attractions Pecs
The cultural capital of Hungary, as its inhabitants proudly call their city, pleases tourists with a wide variety of sights. For the most part, historical - a joke, the city more than 2 thousand years! This is evidenced by the early Christian burial site found during excavations of the city, and numerous churches, the first of which was built in the 3-4 century. If you want to get acquainted with the monuments of early Christianity in Pec, visit the mausoleum and the necropolis.
Other famous sights of the city include the majestic Cathedral of St. Peter, with a wrought-iron gate, green with time, can be viewed endlessly .In this cathedral played on the organ German Franz Liszt, who was so Hungarian in the soul that the residents of Pea put him a monument to the .The great composer stands on the balcony of the Episcopal Palace (also worth the attention of tourists!), Looking at the cathedral, where he once played .A real symbol of the city is the Gazi Kasim mosque, which is often called the Mosque-Mosque .This religious structure in its history passed from the hands of Christians to Muslims and back, and as a result, the Islamic crescent and the Catholic cross are now adorned over the dome .The
Those who are more interested in the common history and interesting places, also have something to do in Pecs .For example, visit the Barbican bastion, or go to one of the museums, which are here a whole block (including the museum of Zholna porcelain, the museum of Vasareli, the museum of Hungarian art and others), or get to the cave Mesztufa .And you can just wander the cozy streets of the city, admire the photo exhibitions that are often held on the Szczecin Square for free .Take pictures of yourself near a lot of funny monuments, go to a local botanical garden or a zoo, and just sit next to the local fountains .The Photos of Pecha (27)