Novi Sad is capital of Vojvodina, the northern region of Serbia. Situated on the Danube river, between Budapest and Belgrade, it is treasured regional and cultural centre.

 

 

The city was founded at the end of the 17th century as a vital bridgehead of the Petrovaradin fortress,one of the most beutiful and biggest fortresses in Central Europe, which was being built for about 100 years with the purpose to defend Austria from Turks and known as "The Gibraltar on the Danube".

 

 

Today, Novi Sad is a pleasant city with wide boulevards, modern buildings and special famous Central Square surrounded by the Old Town Hall, the Roman catholic church and a similar buildings dating mainly from the early nineteenth century. The city as well as whole Vojvodina is well-known multicultural, multinational and multireligious region.


Among cultural-historical monuments, the best known is the Petrovaradin fortress with its underground corridors, promenades, museums, restaurants and art studios.There are also many churches, monasteries and other cultural monuments.


NS is known by the longest and the most beautiful sand beach on the Danube, the large marina for river boats and organized water sports, attractive picnic grounds at Fruska Gora and nearby terrein for hunting and fishing.

 

 

As a university town, Novi Sad is known for a lively bar scene. There are lots of nice bars, cafes and clubs.

 

 

Exit Summer Fest, the largest music festival in the South-Eastern Europe, takes plase on a beautiful fortress in NS. Exit attracts each year more and more thousands of visitors enjoing performance of world's most popular rock bands and Djs.

 

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You can find Novi Sad on the Google Maps.