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Baranya County

Pécs, Zsolnay tiles and the masks of Mohács.

16 museums
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Baranya, in the south, has the sunny city of Pécs, the Mecsek hills and the Danube town of Mohács.

Museums in Baranya County

Look inside, then pay your admission straight to the museum.

Places in Baranya County

★ Has its own city story

The story of Baranya County

Pécs has early Christian tombs on the UNESCO list, a mosque that became a church, and many museums, from Csontváry to Vasarely. The Zsolnay Cultural Quarter shows the shimmering ceramics of the Zsolnay factory. In Mohács, the Busójárás carnival fills the streets with horned masks at the end of winter.

  • 2000the early Christian necropolis of Pécs on the UNESCO list
  • 2010Pécs is a European Capital of Culture

Baranya County through time

The big moments, and where to see them today.

  1. 1526The Battle of Mohács.See it: Mohács Historical Memorial Site

What to do in Baranya County

  1. 01

    Csontváry Museum

    The visionary painter's great canvases.

    Pécs1 hour
  2. 02

    Zsolnay Cultural Quarter

    Ceramics, galleries and the old factory.

    Pécs2 to 3 hours
  3. 03

    Vasarely Museum

    Op art in the painter's birthplace.

    Pécs1 hour
Getting there

Getting to Baranya County

From the airport to the city centre by public transport, then the trains and local lines to the museums.

Arriving by plane

BUD
Budapest Ferenc LisztBudapest
  • BusBus 100E ↗→ Deák Ferenc tér in the centreabout 40 min

Getting around Baranya County

Lines and timetables change. Check the operator’s website before you travel.

On the map

Hidden story

Masks to frighten the Turks

The busós of Mohács chase away winter, or an army.

Read the storyClose

Every year at the end of winter, men in Mohács put on sheepskins and carved wooden masks with horns and make noise with rattles. One story says the townspeople once dressed like this to frighten away the Ottoman soldiers; another says it chases away winter. Either way, the six days of Busójárás end with a great bonfire.