Pécs packs an unusual density of good sights into its compact old town. The Ottoman legacy is the most visually distinctive: the Mosque of Pasha Qasim on Széchenyi Square is the largest surviving Ottoman building in Hungary, and the Pasha Yakovalı Hasan Mosque south of the square is the only intact example with its minaret. Together they are unlike anything else in Central Europe.
The Cathedral Quarter above the square contains the Pécs Cathedral, the Early Christian Mausoleum with its remarkable 4th-century frescoes (UNESCO World Heritage), and several museums clustered in the surrounding streets. The Csontváry Museum and the Vasarely Museum — showing two very different Hungarian artists born generations apart — are both essential stops for anyone interested in art. The Zsolnay Cultural Quarter occupies the famous porcelain factory complex on the edge of the centre.
For a view over the whole city and the plain stretching south toward Croatia, take the chairlift up to the Pécs TV Tower on the Mecsek ridge, with hiking trails through the forested hills beyond.