Pécs is the fifth largest city in Hungary, the administrative and economic center of Baranya County, and the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pécs, which is on the slopes of the Mecsek mountains in the country's southwest. The city dates back to ancient times, settled by the Celts and the Romans, it was made an episcopal see in early medieval Hungary.

A good example of the city's history and interesting past can be seen in the main square, where the Gazi Kasim Mosque still stands, and, although consecrated as a church following the retreat of the Ottoman Turks centuries ago, the crescent moon of Islam is still visible on the cupola, surmounted by a cross. Indeed, Pécs is the richest town in Hungary in terms of Turkish architecture, with the ruins of Memi Pasa's Baths and the mausoleum of miracle worker Idris Baba, just two other notable remains.