VISITING THE CITY OF PÉCS

We have been to most of the major cities in Hungary on mission business.  The one city that everyone says is the most beautiful, Pécs, we had never been to.  Well we needed to find out for ourselves so we decided to take a P-Day and drive there.  It is about a 3 1/2 hour drive from Eger.  It was a perfect day for a road trip, so we packed up our treats and headed out.  It was a beautiful drive through the countryside to a section of Hungary unknown to us.
Pécs was founded by the Romans, who called the  place Sopianae, in the 3rd century AD. It was an early centre of Roman Christianity.  However the Turks took over the city 1000 years later. Today there is much evidence remaining in the city centre of the Turkish influence.
There are beautiful walking streets with quaint shops, monuments, water features, sidewalk Bistro's, theatre's, and of course the beautiful St. Peter's Cathedral, Gazi Kasim Pasha Mosque and Jewish synagogue.

The "National Theatre", where they hold Opera and Ballet performances

Beautiful water features on the walking streets

We loved this beautiful Hotel

Colorful walking streets, where we especially enjoyed the shade canopies  1

Meeting Elder Martineu and Elder Lawrence in the square.

St.Peters Cathedral, was first built in 1009

The gate entrance to St. Peters's Cathhedral

The interior of St. Peter's Cathedral

Beautiful interior of the Cathedral

Stairs to the 'Bell Tower'

Exploring the 'Bell Tower in St. Peters's Cathedral

The view from the top of the 'Bell tower' of St. Peter's Cathedral

Elder Lawrence served with us in Eger.  It was so good to see him again. We are standing in front of the "Gazi Kasim  Pasha Mosque".  This was the city's primary mosque for two centuries.

Beautiful apartments on the walking streets of Pécs.

Rolling farmlands just outside Pécs