The back story
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The back story
Novi Sad & Vojvodina: the back story
A Danube fortress, a baroque town and a holy mountain of monasteries, all close to Belgrade.
Area guide · Serbia
Novi Sad & Vojvodina: Our Favourites
Novi Sad and the Petrovaradin Fortress on the Danube, Sremski Karlovci and the vineyards of Fruška Gora. For Belgrade itself, see our Belgrade guide.
What to see and do
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Video 3 photosSummer in a fortress
EXIT Festival
An internationally known summer music festival, staged inside Novi Sad’s Petrovaradin Fortress.
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3 photosThe reversed clock
Petrovaradin Fortress
A vast Habsburg stronghold on a rock over the Danube, with guided tunnels and a back-to-front clock.
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3 photosNovi Sad’s main square
Liberty Square & the old town
Novi Sad’s main square, framed by a neo-Gothic church and City Hall, with café streets beyond.
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3 photosThree centuries of painting
Gallery of Matica Srpska
A major collection of Serbian art from the 18th to the 20th century, in central Novi Sad.
Trg galerija 1, Novi SadExplore View on map
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3 photosBaroque on the Danube
Sremski Karlovci
A small baroque town on the Danube below Fruška Gora, home of bermet, a sweet spiced wine.
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3 photosRoman gold helmets
Museum of Vojvodina
Vojvodina from the Palaeolithic to the 20th century, in an 1896 courthouse by the Danube.
Dunavska 35–37, 21101 Novi SadExplore View on map
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3 photosBaumhorn’s great dome
Novi Sad Synagogue
Lipót Baumhorn’s yellow-brick synagogue, crowned by a 40-metre dome, in the old centre.
Jevrejska, Novi SadExplore View on map
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3 photosFruška Gora frescoes
Krušedol Monastery
An early 16th-century Fruška Gora monastery, rebuilt in the 18th century, rich in frescoes.
Krušedol, Fruška GoraExplore View on map
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3 photosTwelve-sided dome
Novo Hopovo Monastery
A Fruška Gora monastery with a rare twelve-sided dome and 17th-century frescoes.
Novo Hopovo, Fruška GoraExplore View on map
Nature, lakes and beaches
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Video 3 photosMonasteries and vineyards
Fruška Gora National Park
Soft wooded hills above the Vojvodina plain, scattered with Orthodox monasteries and vineyards.
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3 photosDanube city beach
Štrand City Beach
Novi Sad’s Danube beach since 1911: 700 metres of sand, courts, cafés and summer events.
Štrand, Novi SadExplore View on map
Eat and drink
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3 photosFine dining on the Danube
Fleur de Sel
The fine-dining table of the Šapat wine atelier, looking out over the Danube.
Počenta bb, Novi SlankamenExplore View on map
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Video 2 photosOrganic Fruška Gora
Vinarija Kovačević
An Irig family winery turning organic, with tasting menus at its wine house and restaurant.
Kralja Petra 221, 22406 Irig (wine house and restaurant)Explore View on map
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Family cellar since 1925
Podrum Bajilo
A family cellar since 1925, with a cellar of 1864 and Karlovci tastings of Sila and Bermet.
Patrijarha Rajačića 9, Sremski KarlovciExplore View on map
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3 photosWine, honey and history
Museum of Beekeeping – Wine House Živanović
Wine and honey since 1770: a family beekeeping museum, old cellar and Bermet tastings.
Mitropolita Stratimirovića 86b, Sremski KarlovciExplore View on map
Where to stay
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3 photosInside the fortress
Hotel Leopold I
A baroque-style hotel inside Petrovaradin Fortress, with 59 rooms and suites over the Danube.
Petrovaradinska tvrđava bb, PetrovaradinExplore View on map
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2 photosFive-star boutique
Hotel Pupin
A five-star boutique hotel in central Novi Sad, with ZAK fine dining and the casual Kalem.
Narodnih heroja 3, Novi SadExplore View on map
Getting there and around
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2 photosFast train from Belgrade
Getting to Novi Sad & Sremski Karlovci
The Soko fast train links Belgrade and Novi Sad in about 40 minutes, several times a day.
Where to go next
Questions and answers
How do I get to Novi Sad from Belgrade?
Soko high-speed trains connect Belgrade with Novi Sad in roughly 40 minutes, several times daily.
How do I get to Sremski Karlovci?
Local buses and taxis cover the 20 minutes or so from Novi Sad.
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