A wall and fence covered in padlocks in Pecs, Hungary. Lovers place the padlocks here as a sign of commitment in a quiet back street of the Old Town..Pecs has been chosen as the 2010 European City of Culture. The city is on the southern slopes of the Mecsek Hills and has a sub-Mediterranean climate. Settled by Romans as Sopianae, it was a significant Christian settlement. Later conquered by the Ottomans, it has important Turkish architecture.