Pécs region for Families - 2 days

The best place to exploring the Cultural Capital is the ‘miniature town’, built on the site of what was once the Zsolnay Porcelain Manufactory, in the Zsolnay Quarter, the cultural centre of Pécs. The Quarter is paradise for families, because it has so many fun attractions that children will enjoy just as much as the grown-ups. Take a pleasant walk through the street dedicated to shops selling handmade products, then briefly stop at the Bóbita Puppet Theatre. The puppet theatre, which is almost 60 years old, offers exciting and unique shows, but you can also take part in one of the puppet-making workshops. There is a café in the building, where you can sit down and rest before continuing an exciting day. Then head to the planetarium and on the way, try the fun outdoor toys. The very first optical planetarium of the country takes you on a journey through time and helps you discover the universe. And there is more to see here for kids who are interested in the sciences. Check out the most super-awesome physics class in the entire Quarter and experiment with sounds, collisions and liquid nitrogen. Once you have had your fun in the Quarter, head for the town centre.

There are bound to be some places you still haven’t explored in the Zsolnay Quarter. So why not go to the street of Craft Shops and take part in some ‘compulsory’ chocolate tasting in the Csoko-láda Chocolate Shop, where even the flower vases and lollies are made of chocolate. But this is not all the sweetness that you will experience here, since you can also visit the Nosztalgia Cukorka Látványmanufaktúra, the home of traditional handmade sweets. The ‘candy-man’ of the Quarter is Gyula Kovács, one of the few Hungarian artisanal candy-makers who is truly dedicated to their craft. Visitors can watch how they are made and, of course, can also taste the colourful sweets. Labor - Játechtér the gamers’ ‘palace of wonders’ offers half a day of fun for gaming fans: you can try everything from Nintendo to state-of-the-art technology. Gamers could spend days in here, using and testing computers, consoles, kinect devices, Xboxes and simulators. You can even take part in giant-screen arcade tournaments. The place is not only designed to entertain players, but anyone who is interested in how these devices have evolved. Visit the technology history exhibition to see some interesting items of consumer entertainment electronics and the evolution of 3D graphics, starting from the primitive animation of the first games through visual effects to 3-dimensional imaging. Attention visitors! You are kindly asked to touch all the exhibits in the museum.