Novi Sad is situated in the southern part of the spacious Pannonian plain by the river Danube in the region of Backa, 75 km southwest from Novi Sad is Belgrade, the capital and the largest town in Serbia, and 110 km to the north are Subotica and the border crossings to Hungary. Novi Sad is directly connected with the international motorway E-75, and in the vicinity, over the mountain of Fruska Gora, Novi Sad can be reached from the international motorway E-70.

Novi Sad arised on the left bank of the river Danube in the XVII century as settlement of craftsmen and merchants, and since 1748 Novi Sad abruptly developed as free emperor-royal city.The town started to establish secondary schools, the Gimnasium in 1810, the Library Matica Srpska with the oldest literary journal in Europe that appeared in print in 1826 and the Serbian National Theater in 1861. The town was gradually recovered and the city nucleus got today's appearance after destruction in the Bourgeois revolution that happened in 1848/1849. After the First World War, Novi Sad became part of Serbia and Montenegro. Today, Novi Sad is a city with about 350 000 citizens and it is the political, administrative, but also economic, cultural and educational center of Vojvodina.

The trademark of the city is the Petrovaradin fortress. It is located on the right bank of the river Danube, opposite to the city center. It is built between 1692 and 1790 according to the plan of the French architect Sebastian Voban. The fortress stretches on the area of 112 ha, it has 12 000 loopholes and 16 km of underground corridors at four levels (some of the corridors are considered that lead even under the river Danube).These data speak about the monumentality of this fortress. Today here are located artist's studios, a museum, a hotel etc. From the fortress you also have a beautiful view over the city. Different cultural manifestations take place on the fortress. The most massive manifestation is certainly the summer musical festival EXIT that gathers around 250 000 to 350 000 young people.

The city nucleus is full of many architectonic buildings that represent a mixture of gothic, baroque, secession and neoclassicism. There are located the most important institutions, museums, galleries, etc. Among many galleries and museums stand out the Gallery of Matica Srpska established in 1874 that keeps the most beautiful and the most complete collection of paintings and graphics of Serbian art of painting, the Museum of Vojvodina with permanent supposition of period furniture and objects of applicable art, and in the direct vicinity is the Naturalist Museum as well as the Memorial collection of Pavle Beljanski.The narrower city center hides a great number of invaluable religious temples. St. George's orthodox cathedral, the Catholic church from 1895 in gothic style and the Synagogue from 1809 are the most impressive and the most beautiful religious temples among others. The monument of poet Jovan Jovanovic Zmaj in the Zmaj Jovina street, the monument of Svetozar Miletic that dominates in the very center of the city or the monument of Djura Jaksic that is placed in Dunavski Park, give special attraction to this part of the city. One of the oldest, but the most beautiful streets in Novi Sad is Dunavska street. In continuation of the Dunavska Street is Dunavski park where is located the monument of Djura Jaksic. At the other side of Dunavska street is Zmaj Jovina street, the main street where is, beside many impressive buildings, also located the Zmaj Jova monument. The monument of Svetozar Miletic dominates the main city square that continues on Zmaj Jova street. Very attractive parts of Novi Sad are Grckoskolska street, Mileticeva street and Pasiceva street where is situated the Matica Srpska, the most important cultural institution of Serbian people in this area. In the narrower nucleus is Mladenci Square, one of the oldest and the most beautiful square in this area. Today there are the Adamoviceva Palace, the Palace of Elites and the Registrar's building around this square. An extremely monumental building is Banovina, built between 1935 and 1939. The Parliament and the Executive Council of Vojvodina are today accommodated inside this building.

Novi Sad is a fair city with tradition since 1923. During a year at Novi Sad's fair are organized specialized fairs and exhibits that have become very valuable for the entire province. Novi Sad is also an university town that represents, with 13 faculties and a enormous number of majors, the most important center in the country after Belgrade. The Sports and Business Centre Vojvodina is the most important sport-recreative object in Vojvodina. It has several halls, closed swimming pool, cinema, post office, banks and a great number of shops.

At the bank of the river Danube is located Strand, one of the most beautiful beaches along the Danube, from where stretches a beautiful view of the Fruska Gora that hides many natural resources and cultural riches. In the neighbourhood of Novi Sad, except Fruska Gora, are also ancient Sremski Karlovci, a town of historical monuments and old institutions, then Kovilj-Petrovaradin's swampy area, a paradise for hunters and fishermen, lake Ledinci, Titel's hill, farms by Cenej, carda at Begecka jama and Danube, golf terrains near Zabalj etc.

However, if you want to familiarize yourself with Novi Sad, you have to meet its citizens, open- and wide-hearted people as it is the wide plain around Novi Sad.
Visit Serbia Reservation System offer you a great choice of hotels and accommodation in Novi Sad. Get your reservation instantly and pay at reception. The most popular one day tourist destination from Belgrade is a visit to the Fruska Gora Mountain, protected by the National Park of Nature.
Fruska Gora Mountain has also been called The third Saint Mount because of its 17 monasteries. The fame of the wines of the Fruska Gora goes far back to the period of the Habsburg Monarchy. This famous wine has been sipped at the Court of Vienna, throughout Europe, America and many other countries.
Our tours generally provide visits to two monasteries, or more if desired, and is combined with a visit of an ethnic exhibition or house, farmsteads, wine cellars or vineyards. Such an excursion can be combined with a tour to Sremski Karlovci as well as to the Museum of Bread in the village of Pecinci.

Irig is situated in Srem, more precisely in its central part, 20 km from Novi Sad to the south. The major road Novi Sad - Irig - Ruma that is directly connected with the international road of the first degree E-70 goes through the central part of the community. The Partisan's road that goes by the crest of the Fruska Gora and by which the community is connected with important tourist picnic places at Fruska Gora, also goes through the community.

Irig town is exceptionally rich in built objects that are rightfully protected by its common values. In the settlement territory there are objects of sacral architecture situated: St. Nikola church that was built from 1732 to 1740 and which was serving the church of monastery Hopovo as an example. The church has an exceptional value and its iconostasis is particularly picturesque and valuable. The Uspenska church was built from 1750 to 1764 and the new bell tower was built in 1837. The St. Tiron church was built in 1780 on the grounds of an old church from 1679. Monuments of civil architecture from the 19th and from the beginning of the 20th century include objects of the narrower city center. Among them particularly stand out an old building of a library and a building of young people's recreation center and community. Inside the community, there is the National Park of Fruska Gora that represents the most attractive tourist area in the province with its natural and anthropogenic values. Inside the community, on the mountain of Fruska Gora, even 10 orthodox monasteries are situated. The most famous are Novo Hopovo, Grgeteg, Krusedol, Velika Remeta and Jazak. There are also specific localities like the ethno-house in Jazak or the thermal spa in Vrdnik etc. Bela Crkva, 96 km from Belgrade, is a little town in the south of Banat. With its beautiful countryside, old and picturesque facades and streets, parks and lakes, it is a genuine oasis for tourists. Being far from the hustle and bustle of big cities and speed of modern life, Bela Crkva offers its visitors refreshment, leisure and enjoyable holidays.

Mountain air, which comes from the Carpati Mountain, slopes, prevailing sunny days during a year, a home cuisine and a lot of other pleasures offer a real opportunity for refreshment and memorable holidays. Visitors are impressed with wonderful crystal clear lakes of which as many as six are good for swimming. You can decide whether to go to one of the lakes where you can find just wild beaches and natural surroundings, or preferable town beach with facilities - showers, cabins for change clothing, restaurants, ice-cream parlors, sports grounds, weight lifting, water polo sport, sailboats for rent.

The tourist spot Jezero is located by the town lake. It consists of five solid buildings (bungalows) with 55 beds in 1/2, 1/3 and APT (2/2). All the rooms and APT have their own entrance, a bathroom and a balcony. This facility also includes a restaurant with a balcony. In a hundred year old park, 200m away from there, the hotel Turist with 80 beds, a restaurant, a bowling alley, a tennis court, and a basketball playground is a particularly suitable spot for sports training and recreation as well. For those who are fond of camping there is a well-equipped car-camp to be found.

Bela Crkva, a well-known resort with its picturesque countryside, beautiful lakes, elaborate baroque facades, famous Flower Carnival held in summer, fruits and wines of high quality, attracts lots of tourists during the course of the summer season. Finally, since the town hasn't developed into an industrial area, there is no pollution, and consequently Bela Crkva is classified as an ecological town.

If you decide to visit Bela Crkva, you should certainly stop by the museum, which dates from 1877. Besides an archaeological collection, there you can find Bela Crkva paintings from XIX century. Since Bela Crkva surroundings are a real treasure, we are recommending to come and visit us by car or bicycle. The hills covered with orchards in the middle of flat Vojvodina, must be the most surprising and magnificent sight to everyone. Some rivers, which are at a close range, such as - The Danube, The Nera, The Karash, Danube -Tisa - Danube Canal, together with already mentioned lakes, are all real fishing spots and are even recommended for fishing. Catching BESSIE, the capital fish is a well-known manifestation held in summer every year in honor of a catfish of 200 kg. It weighs so much as far as fishermen stories go. We also recommend you to try some fish soup in one of the restaurants in Stara Palanka, which is located at the confluence of Danube - Tisa - Danube Canal, about 10 km from Bela Crkva.

If you want to visit the old Roman fortress Ram, you can take and enjoy a ferryboat ride. The Deliblato desert, a unique sandy terrain in Europe, lies within reach of 15 km from Bela Crkva. It is a popular outing and a well-known hunting ground, particularly for big games. Then, if you happen to have a passport on you, you can drop by to the ecological country of Romania which is in the closest vicinity - the border crossing being only 12 km away. Vrsac, a town that has wonderful sights and a lot to offer to visitors, is also quite close to Bela Crkva. The municipality of Vrsac is situated in the southeast of Banat, towards the Romanian border. Motorways and railroads that make the closest connection between Belgrade and Timisoara go through Vrsac. Besides, the road Vrsac - Kovin – Smederevo - or the highway E- 75 is also important. The mountain of Vrsac that raises from the monotonous plain offers good conditions for recreation thanks to its mild and pleasant slopes. Misa, the upper part of the mountain, is located in the southern part of the massif. The Red Cross and the Wide Crest are the most famous picnic places in the municipality of Vrsac.

Archaeological sites in Vrsac, Vatin, Mesic and Oresac prove that this area was settled back during the Neolite. The monumental tower of Vrsac (from the 16th century) has been destroyed several times, but today it is restored. The most beautiful view of Banat stretches out from here. In the village Mesic there is a monastery from the 15th century, the center of Serbian spirituality in this part of Banat. The most important sights in the very town are:

The City Hall - consisting of three buildings, two in classical style, in other words in neogothic style, built in 1757. The Palace of Eparchy from the 18th century. Today it is the residence of Banat's bishops. The chapel with iconostasis, the library and the gallery of portraits of Vrsac's bishops.

The Pharmacy at stairs - the old pharmacy built in baroque style, where today is accommodated a collection of the National Museum.

Konkordija - built in classical style in 1847 and bought up in 1852 for needs of the St. Roka chapel, the oldest church in town. Among other objects in town, there are also the Orthodox cathedral and the monumental cathedral, built in pseudogothic style, with an impressive interior. Among the manifestations in Vrsac, the Festival of Vojvodina's folklorists and the Vrsac's picking of grapes really stand out . There is an airport within the Pilot School of JAT. An organized visit to this school center is possible. Pancevo is situated in the southwest of Banat, in the river basin of Danube, Tamis and Nadela. The mostly used road is Pancevo - Vrsac - Romanian border (E-94) that represents a part of the E-5 motorway (Budapest - Belgrade) and the E-70 motorway (Munich - Zagreb – Belgrade). The most important regional roads are: Ulima – Bela Crkva, as well as a part of the road Timisoara -Buzias. The very important international railroad track Belgrade - Timisoara - Buceresti - Constanta also passes through Pancevo.

The region of Pancevo is characterized, on the one hand, by the preserved city nucleuses of the typical Pannonian towns and, on the other, by culture and tradition of rural life. Pancevo has two rivers, each with beautiful banks where some localities represent attractions like Forkontumac Island, which is the favorite picnic place of the inhabitants of Belgrade. The archaeological settlement of the oldest culture found in Vojvodina - Starcevo's Culture is situated very close to Pancevo. The Monastery Voilovica from the 16th century also represents a master-piece of architecture, and there are also the Uspenska Orthodox Church with icons of Konstantin Danilo in baroque style, the Preobrayenska Church with icons of Uros Predic in postbyzantium style, and the church in Omoljica that is one of the oldest. Surely, the most important destination is Deliblato's sandy terrain, of which one part belongs to the community of Pančevo. Zrenjanin is situated in the middle of Banat, 40 km from Novi Sad and 60 km from Belgrade. It represents the most important crossroad in the Serbian part of Banat. This way the following roads pass: Novi Sad - Arad, Belgrade - Timisoara, Kikinda - Belgrade. It is connected to the rest of the world by an international railroad.

On the territory of this municipality there are rivers Tisa, Begej and Tamis, there are several picnic localities formed, like Bobotovo near Elemir and Botos by Tamis. In the vicinity of Zrenjanin, there is Rusanda Spa, sanatorium and activity center, where hydrothermal mud and other massages for rehabilitation and vacation are also used today, besides the treatment of diseases of locomotor systems and gynecology diseases.

Besides Rusanda, there are famous fishing areas around islands Okanj and Ostrvo. In the neighborhood of Zrenjanin, more precisely near Ecka, the famous Carska Bara (the Emperor's swamp) and the protected natural reservation Stari Begej – Carska Bara are located. Carska Bara is known as one of the biggest ornithological stations in Europe, so that this area is ideal for a photo-safari. Carska Bara also offers a possibility for sports fishing. The castle Ecka, a representative of former glamour, is situated in Ečka where the Gallery of the most famous painters in Yugoslavia is also placed, beside a hotel and a beautiful park. Zrenjanin with its city nucleus and architectonic composition represents an unique place. Among Zrenjanin’s manifestations the following stand out: Banat's Diligent Hands,  The Days of Beer and The Review of Oldtimers. Kikinda is situated in the northeast of Banat, not far from the Romanian border. The most important roads are Zrenjanin - Kikinda - Senta (M-24), then Novi Becej - Kikinda - Nakovo - Romanian border. Kikinda can also be reached by train. The most important railroad track goes from the direction of Subotica to Kikinda and continues in the direction of Zrenjanin and Pancevo.

Archaeological researches and remainders of material culture point out that people lived here even in the Bronze and Iron Ages. Near Idjos there is the locality Gradiste with objects of the Neolite age. Mokrin's culture that dates from the Bronze Age is also known.

When you arrive to Kikinda, you should visit the magnificent architectonic buildings among which stand out the City Hall from 1835 built in classical style, the Serbian Orthodox church of St. Archangels Mihail and Gavril and the Place of Worship Vodica at Tekije. Moreover, it is certainly worth to visit the famous protected mill of Suvaca, the Modern Gallery and The National Museum. In the Museum of Quartary, you can see unique exemplars of mammoth animals that lived during the Ice Age.

Kikinda is the town of tiles and the biggest factory of these products in Yugoslavia is located here. Kikinda's citizens make of tiles something more then just a building material.

Every year in Kikinda is organized the Simpozium Terra, where gather the most famous sculptors in Serbia. Kikinda has a hotel Narvik, that was once the best hotel in Vojvodina. Besides well equipped rooms, the hotel also has a winter swimming pool, sauna, solarium, trim center, and the national restaurant Lala's room is characteristic for the hotel.

The hunting areas in the community of Kikinda are rich with short venison, and the hunting ground is far and wide known by rabbits. A special value has the Mausoleum of the Čarnojević family in Rusko Selo.

In the town of poet Dusan Vasiljev and Jovan Popovic many manifestations are held , but the most famous are: The Days of Pumpkin, the World Championship in Rooling Eggs in Mokrin, the Lipar's Days in Srpska Crnja, a manifestation dedicated to a poet Djura Jaksic. In Kikinda, there is one of the most beautiful sport centers in Vojvodina with a hall, an opened and covered swimming pool, tennis courts etc. Potisje occupies the area around the river Tisa, from the Hungarian border to the municipality of Becej. The greatest beauty and natural gift to this part of Vojvodina is the river Tisa.

The Tisa River, with its calm and winding course with a great number of cut meanders and very rich flora and fauna, conjures up in the small area all beauties of the Pannonian plain. Communities that tend toward this beautiful river are: Coka, Novi Knezevac, Kanjiza and Senta.

Senta is the most important town of this region. The first information about Senta dates from 1216. It is known in the history the famous battle near Senta, when the Turkish army was heavily defeated by the Hungarians and after which the Turkish army did not recover at all. Today in Senta, there are the Museum and the Archives where the oldest fine art colony in Vojvodina is established in 1952.

Kanjiza was first mentioned in 1071. In the 16th century, the Turks took this region and after Karlovac's peace and forming of the military border, two bigger settlements were seperated by the Tisa – Kanjiza and Novi Knezevac were separately developing. Kanjiza received the status of a town in 1908. By the bridge over the Tisa, there was also one of the most important terminals.

The whole Potisje is known for its big and well equipped hunting grounds. For example, the hunting ground Sencanski Salasi (Senta's Farms) occupies an area as big as the whole community of Senta. There are numerous sand beaches, which are convenient for recreation by the Tisa, but the most important is that one in Kanjiza. Titel town, is situated in the triangle between the rivers Tisa and Danube and opposite to the mouth of Begej at the bottom of the town. It can be reached by the regional road that goes through south Backa from Novi Sad to Banat.

Titel has a rich historical material back from the Roman period. Some data speak that Huns established a country here and gave name to this settlement. Turks conquered and destroyed the medieval town Titel.

When you arrive to this small place in Backa you certainly should visit the Commemorative Gallery of Academic Painter Stojan Trumic in the center of the town and the building of the barracks from 1701, where the Hotel Tisa is located today. There is also the native house of Mileva Maric Ajnstajn in Titel. However, the greatest attraction in the whole municipality represents the Titel Hill, a specific lumber's hill that raises from Vojvodina's plain.

Numerous surducs, slopes, rich flora and fauna complete this unusual natural phenomenon. A boat trip on the Tisa from Begej to Carska bara or to Mosorin, where is located the archaeological find Feudvar from the Iron Age or the Bronze Age, can be a nice adventure. Great conditions for different sports and recreative activities (rowing, driving in boats, flying a kite) are offered here, but there are also beautiful terrains for camping.

Titel is known for the following manifestations: Titel's Days, a celebration of the village called Slava, Masked Ball that is dedicated to the ending of the school year, Children's Week, Regatta, Eco-camp, Horse Races etc. The municipality of Zabalj is situated in the south of Backa, in Sajkas's region. The regional road Novi Sad - Zrenjanin passes by Zabalj.

Zabalj was mentioned for the first time in 1514 as fortress taken by Doze Djerd. It was given the name Jozeldorf in 1784, and four years later it became a center of batallion's Protoprezerviter. After the revolution its old name was given back.

The most beautiful object in Zabalj is St. Father Nikolaj Temple. It was erected in baroque style. It has a unique iconostasis that was made of polished artificial stones of different color according to the plan of Svetozar Ivackovic in 1884. Moreover, there is the hunting ground Stara Tisa that is very rich with venison and feathery game. Certainly it should be mentioned that the valley of Jegricka together with the cut meander of the river Tisa, the so-called Mrtva Tisa, are maybe the most important settlements of swampy birds in Serbia that offer very good conditions for a photo-safari.

Near Zabalj, the first professional golf course in Serbia has opened. The municipality of Temerin is situated in Backa, in the valley of the river Jegricka, not far from the capital of Vojvodina. It is on the road Novi Sad - Senta and it is connected by motorways and railroads with Becej, Srbobran and Zrenjanin.

Temerin was mentioned for the first time in 1332. The settlement was even to the last decennium of the 19th century in feudal properties of Hungarian aristocrats and rich shopkeepers. In Temerin, there are some very interesting buildings from the 19th century and an old castle from 1796, which are exemplars of typical Pannonian architecture in Temerin. Moreover, in Temerin also can be visited the Homeland museum. Temerin is also famous for its thermo mineral spa where are today accommodated an opened thermal and olympic swimming pool. One homeland's house - brvnara from western Bosnia that was reconstructed in Vojvodina, exists in Backi Jarak. Furthermore, Sirig has a great monument of fascist's terror and combat resistance, a work of Pavle Radovanovic. In the central Backa, at the crossroads of the main motorways and the railroads Novi Sad – Subotica, Becej – Sombor extends the municipality of Vrbas.

The first data about this town are from 1387. After expelling the Turks from this area, the region of Vrbas was settled by Hungarians, Romanians, and in the XVIII century by Germans. At the end of the XIX century, industrial production started, which was prerequisite for an intensive development. The rich Homeland's collection of the Town Museum that includes a great number of archaeological and ethnographic exhibits, bear witness to the history of this region. The most beautiful architectonic buildings in the town are the Cultural Center, the Museum, the Orthodox and the Catholic Church, as well as the Gymnasium building. Hunting tourism in the community of Vrbas has the longest tradition. The most important and the most equipped hunting grounds are in the district of Savino Selo and the hunting ground Kucura is specialized for rabbit hunt. The municipality of Backa Topola is situated in the northern part of Bačka, on Bačka's less plateau, 35km south from Subotica and the border crossing towards Hungary. The international motorway E-75, as well as the international railroad by which the Balkan is connected with Western and Central Europe, go through the community.
Among the tourist resources, the agricultural properties Zobnatica, Panonija and Krivaja that represent pearls of the Pannonian plain particularly stand out . Zobnatica is the oldest horse farm with rings, the museum of horse breeding and horseback riding and a hippodrome. Among cultural and historic monuments, thanks to its architectonic appearance and ethnological importance, particularly stand out the Homeland's House, the Blacksmith's Workshop and the Windmill – the Museum of Cooking. By its appearance also attracts the monumental Catholic Church in the center of the town, which is an architectonic monument from the end of the last century.

The hunting and the sports fishing are developed in the area of the community, and the hunting grounds of the community are always visited by hunters from abroad. The municipality of Sombor is situated in the northwest of Backa. The river Danube separates this community from Croatia and in the north this community borders with Hungary. The community of Sombor is very well connected by regional roads which go from Backi Breg, Subotica, Novi Sad and Odzaci. Sombor is 175 km from Belgrade, and 220 km from Budapest.

Sombor is an old plain town, known for beautiful parks and rich greenery. Sombor is also the place of rich culture, political history and important sports tradition. The tourist attractions of Sombor are very rich fishing waters of the river Danube and its backwaters, as well as the best hunting grounds in forests from Bezdan to Apatin.

In the very town that was first mentioned back in the 12th century, there are many interesting buildings and cultural institutions that eloquently speak about the rich history of this place. The most impressive is the building of the former District Seat from 1884. That has so many rooms as one year has days. The oldest building in Sombor is the so-called The Tower, the main building of the Turkish fortification, which is more then 420 years old. When you come to Sombor it is certainly worth to see the St. George church, built in baroque-rococo style. The church has an exceptionally valuable iconostasis, so that it has the status of a cultural monument. Among other buildings in the city nucleus and around it, it is necessary to mention the Historical Archives, the Town Museum, the Karlo Bjelicki Library, the Laza Kostic Serbian Reading Room of the National Theater and the Preparatory School Building. Inside the Town Museum is a permanent picture gallery of the famous painter Milan Konjevic.

The most popular picnic place is Sikara in the beautiful forest on the outskirts of the town.

It is impossible to imagine Sombor without tamboura players. The sound of tambouras and stories about old tamboura players could be heard here from the beginning. In that way remained a memory on Mika from Bereg who was made immortal in a song by Zvonko Bogdan, a singer born in Sombor, whose songs are nowadays sealed and characteristic for Vojvodina's plain.

The fiacre is a special trademark of Sombor, celebrated in songs of the town. Once there used to be as many as 70 of them, but today there is just one which is available to tourists. The coachman had work permits that could not be issued to a person of immoral conduct.

The most important manifestations:
1. Meetings of Photo and Film Amateurs - September (Exhibit of Photographs and Review of Films)
2. Sombor's Musical Festivity - October (they are of federal rank, they have over 50 participants and even over 1500 visitors; inside Sombor's Musical Festivity there are manifestations like opera arias, concerts of instrumentalists and members of the opera).


Apatin with its surroundings has a couple of tourist localities, firstly of hunting and fishing contents of I category. For eco - safari lovers there are the following localities: Bestrement, Kupusinski Dunavac, Ciganski Dunavac and Kandljija Pesak. Junakovic Spa is also situated nearly to Apatin. It offers all conditions for recreation, treatment of heart diseases, blood vessels, diseases of digestive organs etc. The spa possesess swimming pools, sports grounds, saunas and also objects that are fit for all types of massage.




Backa Palanka is situated on the bank of the river Danube in the southwest of Backa, 40 kilometres far away from Novi Sad. It is located by a relative busy regional road that goes along the south of Backa, from Novi Sad to Ilok. The river Danube is the greatest gift of nature to Backa Palanka. There is the lake Tikvara that stretches on 500 ha.
The complex Tikvara that offers different sports, recreation and entertaining contents is built next to the lake. On the territory of the community there is a great number of archaeological, ethnological and cultural monuments among which the most important are the archaeological locality near Celarevo, the so-called Avarian necropola and the old house in Nestin, a pearl of Serbian architecture from the first half of the XVIII century.
The Castle of Dundjerski, a masterpiece of former glamour, is also situated in Celarevo. Karadjordjevo is situated 10 kilometres northwestern from Backa Palanka. It is one of the most well-known and one of the biggest horse farms in Europe. There is also a well-known hunting ground with wonderful representatives of deer, moufllon, wild boar and feathery venison. The fishing areas of Karadjordjevo in the branches of the river Danube are rich in sheatfish, perch, carp and pike. Karadjordjevo represents a special natural reservation of II and III category. Karadjordjevo was, thanks to its beauty, a favorite picnic place of supreme statesmen and Josip Broz Tito in times of the old Yugoslavia.

Manifestations:
1. The Danube ball
2. TID - International Tourist Danube's Regatta
3. The Golden Kettle of the Danube - Tourist manifestation
4. Regatta of Ilustrovana Politika Sid is situated in the southwestern part of Vojvodina, in western Srem. The highway and the railroad track Belgrade - Zagreb pass through the community.

The find of the locality Gradina testifies that life in this area dates since prehistoric times, and in the ancient town Berkasovo, a helmet from Roman times was found. Sid with its picturesque surroundings, mild slopes of the mountain Fruska Gora, water currents of Sava, Bosut and Studva and three reservoirs near Sot and Erdevik offer different possibilities for vacation and recreation. Bosut still bears an epithet of the cleanest river in Europe. Hunting grounds in Vorovo, Vranjak and Morovic are rich with pheasants, rabbits and roe deers.

When you arrive to the Sid's community, it is worth to stop for a while and see the Gallery of Paintigs of Sava Sumanovic, the Museum of Naive Ilianum, the locality at Gradina, Iconostasis in Molovin, the monastery in Privina Glava, or the old Gothic Church in Morovic.

Nearly to Sid, at km 108 of the highway Belgrade – Zagreb is situated the Commemorative trait of Srem's front. This monumental complex was built at the place where 13 000 of fighters, who gave their lives for liberation of the country during the Second World War, were killed. Many salasi' are catering to tourists with full comfortable accommodation and some include an outdoor swimming-pool, horse-farm or other recreational options. On a more traditional ''salas'' families continue to live as their ancestors did. Several of these farmstead owners continue to live without electricity or running water. At a salas you will enjoy the homemade food and wine in a unique environment. Don’t miss it.


Zobnatica is most famous for their horse breeding tradition which they have continued for almost 200 years. Zobnatica offers horseback riding, riding school and hackney-carriage rides.

The town is about 60 km North of Novi Sad, next to the highway to the city of Subotica. At the Zobnatica Racecourse you may watch races of the most extraordinary horses bred in the region. While in the area you may visit the Museum of Horse Breeding, a unique European museum. Conferences may be arranged at the well equipped Jadran Hotel. The lake at the complex provides opportunity for fishing or sailing. This beautiful setting could be a perfect solution for organizing a small seminar.

This beautiful castle built by Bogdan Dundjerski, one of the wealthiest men in the region. Situated in an extraordinary natural environment of the Vojvodinian plain, this complex includes a small castle, horse farm, chapel and park with a pond.

The castle is just 30 km from the City of Novi Sad. Situated in an extraordinary natural environment of the Vojvodinian plain, this complex includes a small castle, horse farm, chapel and park with a pond. There is an owl’s winter roost here which makes this place especially interesting for birdwatchers. Today the castle is an attractive hotel.

At the horse farm horseback riding can be arranged and lessons are available or if you prefer you can go for a carriage ride. The Becej fish pond near the castle provides an opportunity for fishing, lunch at a fish restaurant or go for a walk in the beautiful surroundings which are famous for the biggest colony of herons in Serbia. The municipality of Ruma is situated in Srem, 65 km west of Belgrade and 35 km from Novi Sad. It is well connected with the transportation network. Ruma is 6 km from the E-70 motorway that connects Belgrade and Zagreb, and the main road which connects Vojvodina with Sarajevo and further on with Adriatic and has north-south direction, goes by Ruma. Ruma also represents an important railroad station on the Belgrade-Zagreb line. The vicinity of the airport Nikola Tesla to Ruma is another special convenience.

During your visit to Ruma you shouldn't miss to see the Town Museum with its very valuable exhibits that conjure up life and history of people from Srem. The famous picnic place, the lake of Borkovac with all the objects for a pleasant stay is located near the town. The archaeological site Gomolava Hrtkovci dating from the late Paleolite or the young Neolite is located in this area as well. Besides that, there are also two well equipped hunting grounds Karakusa and Morovic in the municipality. In the vicinity of Ruma, the Bread Museum in Pecinci is located. There you can find out all the secrets of bakers' skills that have been developing for years in this area.

Ruma is a town with a great number of manifestations. These are: the Festival of Vojvodina's Musical Groups, the Republic Festival of Tamboura Bands, the Fine Colony Borkovac, the Great Spring Flower (the Festival of Amateur's Theatre), The May Day's Early Rising, Borkovac's Summer etc. The Hotel Ruma in the city center and the modern and well equipped motel MV Ruma on the motorway Belgrade-Zagreb represent the accommodations. The village Kovacica, one of the Serbian UNESCO world heritage sites, represents a unique Slovakian oasis of living traditions and original arts and crafts. Kovacica has gained worldwide fame faainting and has many internationally recognized painters.

A 30 minute drive from Belgrade brings you to the village Kovacica, one of the Serbian UNESCO world heritage sites. Inhabited mostly by the Slovak minority, the village represents a unique oasis of living traditions and original arts and crafts. Kovacica has gained worldwide fame for its tradition of naive painting and has many internationally recognized painters. The Regional Park of Gornje Podunavlje represents an area of an extreme significance for the permanent welfare of natural values globally important. The whole area consists of different ecosystems: watery, ponds, swampy, forest, of a meadow, etc. Many visitors will enjoy nature, sailing, fishing or bike riding around the town of Apatin, in the neighboring town of Sombor, praised in many songs.

The Regional Park of Gornje Podunavlje was established in 1982, and occupies an area of 9996 ha which is next to the left bank of the Danube river and it marks one of the last large oases left out of the swampy wood complexes. The whole area consists of different ecosystems: watery, ponds, swampy, forest, of a meadow, etc. The park should be looked just as a part of a bigger natural unity since it has a common frontier in the north with the Dunav-Drava National Park, while in the west Kopacki rit expands to the west. It is famous for its flora and fauna.

Many visitors will enjoy nature, sailing, fishing or bike riding around the town of Apatin, in the neighboring town of Sombor, praised in many songs. You may take a tour in a hackney-carriage or visit one of the many galleries with the works of the famous Serbian painters. The day can be finished at one of the ranches, with traditional food and the ambiance of the past. The Palic area offers a lot to the visitors including coach rides, sailing, a large ZOO, botanical gardens, art exhibition of the works of the naive artists, tennis courts, fitness center which is open throughout the season. You can also go for a visit to a prosperous farmstead which includes an organized lunch or to an ostrich or horse farm.

Palic is situated in the north of Vojvodina, 7 km from Subotica. The water of the Palic Lake is filled with naturally occurring minerals. The temperature is approximately 250C. It contains lithium and rubidium which are beneficial in treating rheumatism and nerve diseases.

The Palic area offers a lot to the visitors including coach rides, sailing, a large ZOO, botanical gardens, art exhibition of the works of the naive artists, tennis courts, fitness center which is open throughout the season. You can also go for a visit to a prosperous farmstead which includes an organized lunch or to an ostrich or horse farm. And of course you may visit the city of Subotica Sremski Karlovci is a small town by the Danube River and on the northern base of the Fruska Gora Mountain. It is only 12 km away from Novi Sad and about one hour drive from Belgrade.

Many important events in the history of the Serbs and Europeans took place here. The Turkish Empire and the Christian Alliance, formed by Austria, Venice and Poland at that time, made a treaty of peace here in 1699. The Chapel of Peace was built to remember the event. The nicest souvenir from Karlovci is a bottle of extraordinary wine for which the town famous for, especially for the Bermet dessert wine which is made of different herbal essences and seasonings. The wines can be tasted during the visits to one of the wine-cellars or during the visit to the Museum of Honey Production which is both included in the tour.

Sremski Karlovci is the town where took place the most important events in Vojvodina's region through history. In the very baroque nucleus, you can see a great number of historical buildings that charm with its appearance and also with its importance. There stand out the Lower church from 1718, the Upper church (1745), the Orthodox cathedral (1758-1762), the Catholic church (1765), the fountain Four lions built in the city square in honour of the completion of the construction of Karlovci's plumbing, the town hall (1811), the Chapel of piece (the new chapel was built in 1817 as a country monument), the Museum (the house of Rajacic built in 1891), the Grammar School (built on the place of an old one in 1891 serving the Monastery Studenica as an example), the Patriarchy (1894), the Theological boarding school (1901) and the palace Stefaneum (1903). Expect these, there are more buildings from the XVIII and XIX century in Sremski Karlovci among which stand out an old pharmacy and a house where once Branko Radicevic lived.

Strazilovo, a well-known picnic ground and the place where Branko Radicevic is buried, is situated in the neighbourhood of this historical town.

In the vicinity of Karlovci is the National park of Fruska Gora that, in addition to natural beauties, also hides 16 orthodox monasteries. The surroundings of Fruska Gora are beautified by vineyards that dominate the neighbourhood. Karlovci is famous for well-known wines that are even drunken in Amerika. Today in Vienna exists a protected name of rosé wine as Karlovci tovajn. The community of Subotica is situated in the final north of Backa, at the border to Hungary. It is a very important crossroad of motorways and railroads. It is placed on the international motorway E-75 and important railroad route that connects the Balkans with North and West Europe.

Today, Subotica is the second biggest town in Vojvodina. It was mentioned as a settlement back to XVI century. During the centuries it was under rule of different masters. One of the most interesting figures of its past is emperor Jovan Nenad, whose center of empire was exactly in Subotica. Subotica experienced a particularly intensive development in the XIX century. Today, Subotica is a great industrial and agricultural center and the most important town of the entire northern part of Vojvodina. The town with its surroundings possesses a lot of interesting localities for tourists. Besides the old City Hall, a monumental building from the beginning of this century with ornaments, mosaics and decorations of great art value, also stand out the Town Museum Building that is made in famous zsolnai ceramics, the Town Library and the theater building.

Subotica is a town with a great number of religious objects, of which the monumental Catholic cathedral and the Jewish synagogue that is the biggest in Vojvodina stand out. The entire city nucleus is characterized by beautiful architectonic buildings, built in gothic, baroque, secession, neoclassicism styles that put Subotica among the most beautiful towns in the Pannonian area.

The complex Palic is located near Subotica. There are arranged footpaths, a zoo, hotels, restaurants and different sports terrains by the lake. In the direct vicinity of the town, beside the lake of Palic, there are also an ornithological station and an ethno-house where you will meet with the former way of life in this area. Famous manifestations are: The First May at Palic, the Duzijanca Harvest Festival, the Barber's Days at Palic, the International Film Festival, the Festival of amateur's theatres and the Festival of Vojvodina's experimental scenes.
Sremska Mitrovica is situated in the southern part of Srem, on the river Sava, in the border area of Central Serbia, more exactly of Macva. It is situated on the international motorway E-70. It is connected with the regional road Novi Sad - Sabac in the direction of North-South. The International railroad track that connects West Europe with South Europe and Orient also passes through Sremska Mitrovica. Sremska Mitrovica is located 79 km from Belgrade, and 50 km from Novi Sad.

Sirmium - the great ancient town of the Roman province Lower Pannonia was situated in the area of today's Sremska Mitrovica. It represents one of four metropolis where five Roman emperors were born and lived. The complexity of archaeological excavated objects of this town today represents an unique open-air museum. There is the emperor's palace, the ancient palace with thermal springs, Sirmium's corn-house, the monumental Roman bathroom, remainders of an ancient plumbing and the University of God Jupiter.

The city nucleus of Sremska Mitrovica today is decorated with some old objects which are many centuries old, among which a flat of a border guard's farmer and the military building from the XVIII century particularily stand out . There are also the Museum of Srem and the Museum of Church Art in town. Near the town, the swamp Zasavica is located and it, with its surroundings, represents a rare natural nook. Zasavica was declared a Special Natural Reservation of the first category. Rare species of flora and fauna, among which Umbra krameri, the sole representative of the family Umbridae in Europe stands out , can be found in unusual wild environment, close to the town. The swamp is rich in fish, especially in carp and pike. The ornithofauna is represented by 120 bird species of which 80 are nesty birds, so that an ideal possibility for photo-safari is given here.