An early Christian cemetery from the 4th-5th century stretches under St Stephen's Square. Listed amongst the World Heritage Site, certain sections of the site are now open to the public. Research and excavations so far have discovered various tombs and more than a hundred graves grouped around a sepulchral chapel which has three aspes (Cella ...

Among the most significant Hungarian heritage from the Middle Ages is the castle built on a Benedictine monastery commissioned by King St Stephen. The building complex is now used as a museum and a hotel.

The Catherdal is among the most important historical heritage of the town. Built in the 11th-12th century incorporating parts of an earlier 4th-5th-century church, the cathedral's current neo-Romanesque look dates from the late 19th century. The time when the Italian and French masters created its statues was a golden age in the life of the ...

Lying 219 metres above sea level, the stream which formed this dripstone cave still flows here. Thus far around 1,380 metres have been explored of which around 500 metres are open to the public.

The Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka Museum was established in 1973 on the basis of Gedeon Gerlóczy's collection. Most of the oeuvre of this great painter can be admired here. The exhibition displays study sketches done in Munich, and early paintings that show the characteristic features of his oeuvre that were present at the outset, such as in the ...

The natural values of the ribbon-like Duna-Dráva National Park are defined by the flowing and standing waters: floodplain areas are characterised by rich flora and fauna particularly diverse in bird species. The process of designating particularly important areas linked to the rivers set out in 1962. Its prime aim was to protect the natural ...

The Gemenc is a typical example of the Danube's virgin forests, one of the most beautiful floodplain forests. The game reserve covers 20,000 hectares. It is bordered by the River Sió to the north, the Danube to the east, the embankment to the west and the Báta Woods to the south. Held between the protective embankments and the Danube the ...

The Mohács battlefield burial ground became a historical memorial in 1976 on the 450th anniversary of the Battle of Mohács. About 28,000 Hungarian soldiers lost their lives in this defeat at the hands of the Turkish that sealed Hungary's fate for the following 150 years. This tragedy gained symbolic value in the Hungarian national psyche and ...

The most important figure of Hungarian post-Impressionism, Rippl-Rónai studied in Munich and then in Paris. The paintings exhibited here provide a cross section of his oeuvre. The furnishings are original. In the Rome Villa and studio built in 1868 and furnished with Rippl-Rónai's furniture and personal belongings, 70 of the artist's paintings ...

The Museum of Decorated Eggs was the first of its kind in Hungary and even in Europe it is considered a rarity. The collection consists of items from 55 regions of 19 countries. Of her collection of more than 5,000 eggs, private collector Rózsa Nienhaus Dr donated approximately 3,000 items to the permanent exhibition. Around 2,100 eggs can be ...

Covering approximately three hectares in the centre of the village, this one street museum village was established on a formerly unused plot. At present five various household types are set up here. Collected from Rinyakovácsi, Kisbajom, Csököly, Nagykorpád and places along the River Dráva, an impression of the financial and social ...

The only surviving Serbian Orthodox monastery church in Hungary, it was built between 1736 and 1741 in Baroque style. The steeple was completed in 1761. A relic of St Barbara is kept here.

This castle with its 18th-century exterior is among the best-preserved castle palaces in Hungary. It carries architectural features from the Romanesque to the Baroque, the finest being the Gothic elements. Its rooms and halls host exhibitions. Rising high above the town, the fortress was first mentioned in a charter from 1190. This period has ...

Rising over the village, at 442 metres Szársomlyó Hill is the highest summit of the Villányi Hills. It is the habitat for numerous plant species that in Hungary grow only here. One of the rarest and truly famous: the Hungarian meadow saffron.

The construction of the square plan castle with an outer tower began in the 15th century. The new owners continuously reinforced it. The castle has basically retained its 16th-century arrangement. The castle's central buildings are the Sulejman djami and the Andrássy lodgings. The djami was erected in honour of the victorious sultan and the ...

Every year tens of thousands come to the Visitor Centre of the Paks Atomic Power Station. There is the chance to become better acquainted with nuclear energy, as well as with the ethnographic, local history and natural assets of the area.

King Béla I founded the Benedictine abbey in 1061. Excavated in 1967 the walls of the abbey and of the Byzantine-style church with 11 naves can be seen in the courtyard of the county hall. Béla I was a king who reinforced Christianity and suppressed pagan revolts. By erecting this monastery he made it clear to travellers who rules the land, even ...

Amerigo Tot alias Imre Tóth (Fehérvárcsurgó, 1909 - Rome, 1984) was a sculptor. A museum in Pécs was established in 1984 based on the works that he had bequeathed to the town. Imre Tóth studied at the University of Applied Arts (Iparművészeti Főiskola) in Budapest and then at the Bauhaus. The master lived in Italy from 1937. The artworks ...

Count Mercy had this Baroque mansion built around 1760 and in 1773 it fell into the hands of the Apponyis. The enclosed rectangular building was restored in compliance with the regulations for listed buildings. It is now a hotel. The original architectural features have been retained in all the halls and guest rooms. The ground floor and ...

In a unique site 10 metres underground in a medieval cellar system located in central Pécs, Hungary's largest aquarium and terrarium can be visited. Among the collection of close to 160 species on exhibit here most are snakes, lizards and fish. However, there are also several mysterious arthropods and unusual mammals.