Novi Sad
European Capital of Culture 2022
NOVI SAD
The capital of Vojvodina, Serbia’s northern province, will softly and effortlessly win you over with its laid-back vibe. Novi Sad is famously a city where nothing is rushed and everything happens at its own, leisurely pace, contributing to a relaxed atmosphere few large cities can boast.
Novi Sad is a university center and a city of youth, a fact recognized by the two important titles bestowed on it in the 21st Century: the European Youth Capital 2019 and the European Capital of Culture 2022. The city’s easy-going spirit, which is increasingly attracting people from all over the world, is so endearing that you will find it impossible to resist.
To see how this city developed from the first half of the 18th century to the mid-20th century, take a walk through the beautiful Petrovaradin Fortress and visit the city museum’s permanent collection.
Places to relax are aplenty – whether you wish to unwind on the banks of the Danube or enjoy a stroll along the city’s streets or you prefer nature and the views from the nearby Fruška Gora mountain. Near Novi Sad you will also find numerous ethno-restaurants and traditional farm houses known as “salaš”, where you can take a break from walking and sample the diverse cuisine of this region.
Only then will you be able to truly grasp why it’s often said that time passes more slowly in Novi Sad.
HOW TO REACH US
By plane
It takes only 60 minutes of drive to get to the International Airport “Nikola Tesla” via which Novi Sad and Serbia are connected with al bigger cities of Europe and the world by direct airway lines. In a close vicinity of the City there is the “Čenej” Airport that is currently used in sports and agricultural purposes is planned for the future period.
By bus
More than 100 transport agents operate from the main Novi Sad Bus Station and there are around 1,500 departures and arrivals of buses in local, inter-city and international passengers’ transport on a daily basis. The network of urban and suburban bus lines is arranged so that you can easily and quickly reach all the most important tourist attractions in the city and its suburbs, as well as certain sites at Fruška Gora.
By train
The Railway Station is located in the traffic centre of the city, at the beginning of Bulevar Oslobođenja, immediately beside the bus station that represents the starting point for many city and suburban bus lines. Novi Sad is one of the stations on the route of the international train Vienna-Budapest-Belgrade-Istanbul.
Hotels in Novi Sad
Novi Sad has 28 hotels (categories 5*, 4*, 3*, 2* and 1* ) that meet the different requirements of tourists. The largest number of hotels are located in the city centre, while others are located in the immediate vicinity of the centre, with which they are well connected.
WHAT TO SEE IN NOVI SAD
For three centuries already, namely as long as it has been existing under the names of Novi Sad /Újvidék/ Neusatz, the city has been the space of diverse and rich cultural heritage of many nations living in it. Material and intangible cultural heritage that has been created during the past centuries is the basis serving as the foundation of an interactive network of scientific and institutions of culture, which makes Novi Sad of today the space of active meeting of cultures and diverse identities.
Its urban core is characterized by baroque, neo-renaissance, classicistic, and Bauhaus buildings, as well as numerous religious buildings.
Each visitor is free to create his or her own experience based on their internal feelings for beautiful and pleasant, attractive and joyful, useful and affordable by getting to know different layers of the past and present of Novi Sad. Novi Sad, as the city on the Danube, the city of European history and tradition as well as Balkans endemic hospitality is an experience that you have been missing.
Explore Novi Sad and Fruška Gora with the assistance of a digital map that will help you get to know the attractions of these areas in detail, from architectural works and cultural monuments to natural sites. On the map are over 700 marked tourist attractions, navigation to destinations, but also public transport lines.