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![Hungary - Pecs - An old typewriter in the window of a disused shop](http://d3e1m60ptf1oym.cloudfront.net/d624a234-864c-41bd-b407-7d86f51ff99e/SFE_090618_035_xgaplus.jpg)
Hungary - Pecs - Antique books on sale in a bookshop window
Antique books on sale in a bookshop window 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.
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