As in everybody’s case, Novi Sad, as our hometown, is the most beautiful city to us.
On the map, made by Gerhard Mercator in the 16th century, in the place of today’s Novi Sad, there was a settlement called Bistriz. In its journal about traveling down the Danube river, Hans Christian Andersen mentions Novi Sad as the “water city”.
Novi Sad “sprouted” on the fertile ground, along the bridgehead across the fortress, some three hundred years ago. On 1st February 1748, the Austro-Hungarian Empress Maria Theresa awarded Novi Sad with the status of a royal town. It was then that Novi Sad was called by its today’s name. In that time, no man from the Fruška Gora could marry if he hadn’t planted a new seedling (Serb. seedling=sad, new=novi).
The city area covers some 130 square kilometers and has 235.000 inhabitants. The first ferry (raft), which connected Novi Sad and Petrovaradin, was put in the place in 1213 and the last one in 1999. Novi Sad is quite sensitive to its bridges. 134 pontoon bridges have been constructed from the 1720s until the 1920s. The history of these bridges is another story, a story so special that sometimes Novi Sad was called “the town where the river runs above the bridges”.
TOURISM ORGANISATION OF THE CITY OF NOVI SAD
Address: Trg Slobode 3 (Apolo center), Novi Sad
Phone: +381 (0)21 66 18 383, +381 (0)21 66 18 390
E-mail: tons@turizamns.rs
Web: www.novisad.travel
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/novisadcity/
TOURIST INFO CENTER “JEVREJSKA”
Jevrejska 10
Mon – Fri 7:30 – 17:00
Saturday 09:00 – 14:00
+381(0)21 66 17 343
TOURIST INFO CENTER “BULEVAR”
Bul. Mihajla Pupina 9
Mon – Fri 7:30 – 17:00
+381(0)21 421 811
OVERNIGHT STAY “NOVI SAD – STOJIĆ” – Novi Sad
Private apartments for accommodation and overnight stay “Stojić” are situated in Novi Sad, 500m from the main bus and railway station, one kilometer from Novi Sad Fair and 1.5 km from the town centre. The Fortress of Petrovaradin, where famous music festival EXIT takes place, is only 2 km away from the apartments. Moreover, there…
RESTAURANT & OVERNIGHT STAY “JET SET” – Novi Sad
“Jet Set” is a motel with comfortable and air-conditioned rooms and the garage complex that enables the guests to park their vehicles in a safe place. There is also a restaurant with the capacity of 120 seats where you can savour the specialties of local and international cuisines. The motel organizes different types of celebrations…
OVERNIGHT STAY “BELA LADJA II” – Novi Sad
Overnight Stay “Bela ladja II” (White Boat) is located in the attractive part of the old town center of Novi Sad. “Zlatna greda” Street is one of the oldest streets in Novi Sad. Two famous Serbian poets, Jovan Jovanovic Zmaj and Djura Danicic, were born in this street. Svetozar Markovic, the founder of a socialistic…
OVERNIGHT STAY “VILLA EVANDJELINA” – Sremska Kamenica
Villa “Evandjelina” has 32 beds disposed in 16 rooms. The rooms are equipped with Satellite TV. Besides the rooms, the villa also possesses a restaurant and meeting room and it provides laundry and ironing service.
FARM “VOLIĆ” – Čenej
The family Volić grange is one of the most numerous granges in Čenej. This facility offers unique opportunities for the youngest visitors and specializes in educational workshops with the active participation of children. During their stay at the farm Volić children can get acquainted with the possibilities and ways of life in the countryside and…
HOSTEL “NS RENTAL STUDIO” – Novi Sad
The hostel is yard oriented. It has 5 rooms – 1 single room, 3 double rooms, and 1 four bed room, with complete capacity of 11 beds. All the rooms have TV, air-conditioning, Internet and safe. One of the rooms has a big balcony. There are two bathrooms, one with a shower with hydro massage,…