Explore Pécsi Sörfőzde (Pécs Brewery) up close and taste its beers right where they’re made. The Pécs Brewery Tour opens the doors to Hungary’s oldest continuously operating brewery, inviting you into the brewhouse, the fermentation rooms, and the story behind every pour. It all ends with a guided tasting in the showroom, because the best answer to how beer is made is in the glass.
Tours run every Saturday from 10:00 to 12:00 at 7600 Pécs, Tavasz utca 13. Visits depend on the number of participants, so registration is essential and spots are confirmed only after you receive a reply. Sign up by Thursday 20:00 via the provided email address and include your planned group size. The tour fee is 4,000 HUF per person and includes the guided tasting. If you’re coming with a group of more than 15, weekday slots can be arranged too.
Scheduled dates: 2026.05.30., 2026.06.06., 2026.06.13., 2026.06.20., 2026.06.27., 2026.07.04., 2026.07.11., all in Pécs. Curious about the craft? Head to Pécs for a friendly, expert-led introduction to brewing from mash to maturation, then settle into the showroom for a tasting flight guided by a specialist.
How the tour unfolds
You’ll walk the production line with brewery staff, from the heat and aroma of the brew kettles to the quiet patience of fermentation. Along the way, you’ll meet the raw ingredients—malt, hops, yeast, and water—and learn what each brings to the final beer. It’s an inside look at the techniques and timelines that shape different styles, capped with a tasting designed to help you spot those differences in flavor and finish.
Booking and practicals
– When: Saturdays, 10:00–12:00
– Where: 7600 Pécs, Tavasz utca 13
– Registration: by Thursday 20:00 via email (include number of visitors). Participation is confirmed only after you receive a reply.
– Groups: Weekday tours available for groups larger than 15.
– Price: 4,000 HUF per person, guided tasting included.
Stay the weekend: where to sleep
Pécs comes stacked with characterful stays steps from the historic center. Adele Boutique Hotel wraps four-star comfort in a protected 19th-century building, blending period charm and modern design across rooms and apartments. If you want hillside tranquility and a view, Bagolyvár looks over Pécs from Havihegy, with 19 rooms decorated with Hungarian folk-art touches and six suites styled after traditional wine press houses, each echoing a famous Hungarian grape. Expect a quiet setting, panoramic city views, and a restaurant leaning into classic Hungarian dishes and sweets alongside international plates.
Barbakán Hotel sits just behind Pécs Cathedral, within easy reach of the old town, offering 16 rooms across double, triple, and quad configurations, plus a conference room and garage. For a homier vibe in the Mecsek hills above downtown, family-run guesthouses place you at the edge of forest trails and minutes from the center; the zoo and Da Vinci Private Clinic are nearby, with the Mandulás recreation area a short stroll away. Groups even get complimentary guided hikes.
If you like your heritage with high design, Boutique Hotel Sopianae contrasts a monument-like exterior with crisp, modern interiors and tailored, discreet service right in the city center. Deeper in the countryside feel, the Büdöskúti key-house sits halfway between Remete-rét and Orfű, about 800 m off the road along the Blue Trail and Green Cross paths. It sleeps 12 and drops you onto some of the region’s best walking routes.
Prefer apartment-style comfort? An apartment hotel near the UNESCO-listed Early Christian Necropolis, the Cathedral, and the city’s museum street puts you in the villa district within minutes. Another property has been carved out of the former convent of the Congregation of Our Lady, a Baroque, heritage-listed building from around 1870 that’s been fully renovated to deliver modern stays behind a historic facade. Downtown hotels tuck you close to Pécs’s Mediterranean-flavored pedestrian streets, with the Knowledge Centre and Kodály Centre just 500 m away.
Where to eat and drink around town
Start casual in the Rose Garden, the prettiest park in the center, where a street-food bistro and café serve easygoing bites and coffee with a side of people-watching. For a sweet fix, Angyali Kísértés Csokoládé sells chocolates, bonbons, and home-style cakes straight from temptation’s top shelf.
Craving a classic, big-plate Hungarian lunch or dinner? Several downtown restaurants deliver everything from breaded, grilled, or stuffed meats to brassói-style skillet dishes, fish, oven-baked favorites, risottos, pasta, pizzas, salads, soups, and desserts—with a daily menu at noon and quick service so lunch hour feels like a treat instead of a race. Another kitchen hews closely to Hungarian culinary traditions with dependable quality and fair pricing, opening at 8:00 with foamy coffee, sandwiches, house pogácsa, and hand-stretched strudel; they also handle standing receptions and small events on- or off-site.
Wine and dine at Golden Duck Restaurant (Aranykacsa Étterem), which builds seasonal plates around local ingredients and modern technique. Pick your room for the moment: Vinarium for guided tastings, Tüke for casual wine, beer, and meals, Zsolnay for family and protocol dining, and the upstairs Dakk hall and garden for weddings, banquets, and birthdays.
Bagolyvár’s restaurant mirrors its lodging—Hungarian to the core, with stylish decor and a menu balancing national classics and international comforts, plus those beloved old desserts. For bistro energy at the gateway to the Balkans, a relaxed spot plates fresh, home-style flavors in an unbuttoned setting with strong value.
Craft seekers should drop by the Big Bell Restaurant’s showpiece microbrewery and beer garden, or head to Bohemia Beer Kitchen (Bohemia Sörkonyha) downtown for the triumvirate: Beer – Burger – BBQ. On busy Király Street, Borostyán Gyorsétterem keeps weekday lunches humming from 11:00 to 16:00 with a rotating lineup of budget-friendly, quality meals.
Make a weekend of it: walk the old town, climb into the Mecsek trails, then clock in at Pécsi Sörfőzde (Pécs Brewery) for two hours of steam, stainless steel, and a tasting that puts it all together. Registration’s simple, the beer’s cold, and the story is best told from inside the brewery.
