Venue
The 47th International Conference on the Bioscience of Lipids (ICBL) was held in Pécs, Hungary.
Pécs, which has won the title of European Cultural Capital at 2010,
is a delightful, exuberant place, the largest and loveliest city
in the Mecsek Hill region. Situated 32km or so from the Croatian border, the city
enjoys a particularly warm and arid climate; in fact, the rolling hills around Pécs
are the source of some of Hungary's finest fresh fruit. Few places in Hungary
possess a more Mediterranean quality than Pécs. Known as the "2,000-year-old city,"
Pécs was a major settlement in Roman times, when it was called Sopianae. It was
later the site of Hungary's first university, founded in 1367. While that
university no longer exists, Pécs remains one of the country's most important
centers of learning. Pécs thrived during the almost-150-year Turkish occupation,
and reminders of this period fill the city. Although Pécs (like much of Hungary)
was almost completely destroyed during the bloody liberation battles between the
Ottoman and Christian armies, what did survive - particularly the Mosque of
Pasha Gazi Kassim - may well be the best examples of Turkish architecture in
the country. For more information, you can check the
"Links" page, where you can find links to websites that
could help you to learn more about the town and the country.
The Conference was located in the Hotel Palatinus situated in the city center (7621 Pécs, Király u. 5.).
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Hotel Palatinus |