Pécs is a town in the southern part of Hungary with Mediterranean atmosphere, colours and shapes. It owes its irresistible charm to the inseparably intertwined imprint of historical eras and cultures.

Ancient Roman burial sites, a Turkish minaret and türbe, medieval castle walls and the Bishop’s Palace, the harmonic unity of Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque residential buildings and an abundance of museums make Pécs one of the most promising cultural destinations in Hungary.

All of the above also explain why the town was selected to be the European Capital of Culture in 2010.

The brightest jewel of the town is the Zsolnay Cultural Quarter where the unique legacy of the founding family of the famous porcelain manufacturer lives on with new content.

Besides the street of artisanal stores, coffee-houses, restaurants, contemporary exhibition spaces and atmospheric promenades, the Quarter is also home to one-of-a-kind sights, such as the Gyugyi Collection presenting the Golden Age of the Zsolnay Factory or the mysterious Zsolnay Mausoleum.

Taste premium wines in the cellar villages of Villány

Located near Pécs, Villány is the southernmost of Hungary’s 22 wine regions, whose premium red and rosé wines are regularly awarded at domestic and international wine competitions.

The long and hot summers and the mild winters in the Southern region favour the production of full-bodied, spicy wines.

This is where Hungary’s very first wine route was set up: in addition to the protected, landmark cellar-streets, old press-houses and small family businesses of Palkonya, Villánykövesd, Villány, Nagyharsány and Kisharsány, wineries operating with state-of-the-art technology also welcome visitors with open doors.

source: XpatLoop

Válaszolj a következő kérdésekre a szöveg alapján angolul.

1. What does Pécs owe its charm to?
2. What is in harmonic unity in Pécs?
3. What happened in 2010?
4. Which is the most famous ‘jewel’ of the town?
5. What are the one-of-a-kind sights?
6. What is Villány?
7. What do good to the production of full-bodied and spicy wine?
8. What was set up in this region?

Key/Megoldások: 1. the inseparably intertwined imprint of historical eras and cultures, 2. the Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque residential buildings, 3. Pécs became the European Capital of Culture, 4. The Zsolnay Cultural Quarter, 5. the Gyugyi Collection presenting the Golden Age of the Zsolnay Factory or the mysterious Zsolnay Mausoleum, 6. a cellar village, whose premium red and rosé wines are awarded both at domestic and international wine competitions, 7. long hot summers and mild winters, 8. the first wine route