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![Hungary - Pecs - Children play over the ruins of the early Christian Tomb](http://d3e1m60ptf1oym.cloudfront.net/a559e5a7-9fc3-4a94-b1ec-73f486d41309/SFE_090619_126_xgaplus.jpg)
Hungary - Pecs - Teenage lovers embrace and kiss
Teenage lovers embrace and kiss on a park bench in Pecs, Hungary.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.
![Hungary - Pecs - Detail of a wooden door at the Bishop's Palace](http://d3e1m60ptf1oym.cloudfront.net/eb1f47d5-9ea3-4742-9ae5-68d3ebaabe36/SFE_090619_105_xgaplus.jpg)