Thursday, November 11, 2010

HUNGARY: Introducing Pécs, European Capital of Culture 2010


Pécs celebrates its title as 2010 European Capital of Culture. I was there "in 2010", get it?
Hungary (weeks two and three):

On August 15th, I traveled by train to southern Hungary. I arrived in the city of Pécs (pronounced “Paych”), located three hours south west of Budapest. The city of 160,000 was named the 2010 European Capital of Culture (ECOC). 


This prestigious title affords the city a major injection of capital and programming dollars from the European Union to realize its potential as a cultural centre. They have renewed major and minor public squares, restored public museums, and created new ones. 


The impact these changes have had on the mentality of the people in this post-industrial, post-communist city is palpable. The city is beautiful and the community is proud and optimistic about the future.





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