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
The Branch of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts in Novi Sad was founded by merging the Vojvodina Academy of Sciences and Arts (founded in 1979) and the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts on 29 July 1992, after the law on Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts had been passed. All members of…
“Matica srpska” is the oldest Serbian cultural and scientific institution. This literary, scientific and cultural society had been founded in Budapest in 1826 and it was moved to Novi Sad in 1864, and since than it has been working in this town. The aim of “Matica srpska” was enlightening and fostering of the Serbian literature.…
The Plebanija was designed by Georg Efinger and built in 1808. The Plebanija is built in classical style with the elements of the late baroque. The building is situated in the place of former church port
The American Corner in Novi Sad was opened on October, 6th 2004. It allows access to valid and reliable information about the USA through the collection of books, internet and with the local programs for public. Sponsored by American Embassy , both The cultural Centers of American Corners in Belgrade and Novi Sad offer the…
The Kovilj Monastery is the Serbian Orthodox Monastery situated in Bačka region, in the northern Serbian Province of Vojvodina. The Kovilj Monastery is situated near the village of Kovilj in the Municipality of Novi Sad. According to the legend, the monastery was founded by the first Serb Archbishop Saint Sava in the 13th century and…
Dunavske kolibe contain 20 houses, consisted of 55 double rooms (with double and separated beds), 2 deluxe rooms, 1 room adapted for people with special needs. Total capacity is 116 beds. All guests have at their disposal free wireless and network internet. Reception is open 24 hours every day, where our friendly staff can give…
“Duga” has at its disposal 220 beds (single rooms, double rooms, triple rooms, and royal apartments). All the rooms have big nicely decorated bathrooms, telephone, TV, air-conditioning and a mini-bar with refreshments. The guests of the hotel can also use free services of washing and ironing, and free Wi-Fi. Within the hotel “Duga” there is…
The ambiance of the hotel “Sveti Georgije” (St. George) is very pleasant. There are two restaurants, each of which has a capacity of 50 seats. We offer domestic and international cuisines. The service of the hotel includes a bed and buffet breakfast. Among other amenities, there is a laundry and ironing service, complimentary internet access,…
Hotel “Rimski ” is placed in an old and beautiful place of Novi Sad, near bus and train station, near Fair, close to river Danube and Petrovaradin fortress. Situated in an ideal place, the hotel offers you pleasant rest and maximum comfort. It has been built in 2001. and has 23 rooms and 3 luxury…
“Aurora” Hotel is situated on the bank of the Danube with a beautiful view of the Fortress of Petrovaradin, in the very centre of Novi Sad. It was opened in November 2009. The hotel has 42 accommodation units with 84 beds disposed of in single and double rooms and suites. There are also two restaurants…