Hungary - Pecs - A woman rides a bicycle along the pretty shopping street of Ferencesek Utcaja

A woman rides a bicycle along the pretty shopping street of Ferencesek Utcaja (street).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.