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
Located in quiet residential area of Novi Sad, 12 minutes walk from city center, Hostel Podbara will offer you cozy and “Home Like” accommodation. In spacious, newly build house we can accommodate up to 15 people in four bedrooms and accept groups up to 15 people. All bedrooms ( 3 private and 1 shared) are…
The restaurant with the capacity of over 600 places, excellent for the weddings and other celebrations. Rich menu and excellent service will satisfy everyone’s appetite and the best of all is big, lifted surrounded with glass terrace which gives you the possibility, in summer, as well as in winter, to enjoy in the most beautiful…
We have a wide range of national and international dishes, best patio and beer garden, plus many more, just come ….
“Chicken Tikka” is the restaurant of genuine food and it offers: warm hors-d’oeuvre, soups and broths, chicken, veal and pork courses, salads and desserts. We provide complimentary home delivery for the orders of over 1,000 rsd.
The ship-restaurant “Ski bar” is situated on Fisherman`s island (Ribarsko ostrvo), on the1258.km of the left shore of river Danube. In its offer the restaurant has all kinds of river fish, barbecue on coal and meals on order. The soups and fish stew are prepared only on the natural fire (the hearth). With always fresh…
“Atina” (Athens) is one of the biggest restaurants in Novi Sad with long tradition. It offers a great variety of meat specialties. Besides the dishes from famous European cuisines, the guests can taste the dishes from Vojvodina’s cuisine, as well. Moreover, we offer a wide range of delicious desserts.
“Astal saren” (Colourful Table) is a small restaurant that offers grilled meat dishes exclusively. Approximately 20 guests can be attended in its pleasant ambience. Cheerful colours, a lot of details and excellent meat specialties are the main reasons why this restaurant is always crowded. There are three ways of serving dishes: in pitta, on a…
Restaurant “Alla Lanterna” is located in one of the oldest street of the city, Dunavska Street. There are various specialties of Italian cuisine on the menu of the restaurant, like are: pizza, pasta, beefsteak, cakes and pastry, as our home made specialties.