Zone de protection paysagère du Mecsek occidental, Protected landscape park in Baranya County, Hungary.

The Western Mecsek Protected Landscape Area covers 10,316 hectares in Baranya County, within the administrative areas of Pécs, Orfű, Abaliget and eight other settlements. It includes the Jakab-hegy and the Orfű lake area. Its southern slopes carry flowering ash and downy oak scrub, while beech woods grow on northern sides and in cool valleys.

The protected landscape area was created on 25 April 2009 by government decree 4/2009 (IV. 10.) KvVM. It absorbed four earlier protected areas: the surface protection zone of the Abaligeti Cave, the Jakab-hegy, the Meleg-mányi Valley and the Pintér-kert. The same decree established the Kőszegi-forrás forest reserve.

Small villages scattered through the area show how people have long lived alongside forests and hills. The way locals manage meadows and woodlands reflects deep connections to this landscape that visitors can observe while walking through.

Visitors can start exploring from the town of Abaliget using clearly marked trails throughout the area. Local administrators offer information and guidance to help plan visits and walks of different lengths.

Four strictly protected areas were merged into the landscape protection area on 25 April 2009: the surface protection zone of the Abaliget Cave, the Jakab-hegy, the Meleg-mányi Valley and the Pintér-kert. The Abaliget Cave also holds a bat exhibition, the Denevérmúzeum, where several bat species of the area are presented.