Ah, the Plains! 28.06.2021. Inspire Yourself
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GUIDEBOOK #serbiacreatesinspiration Serbia Creates Inspiration is part of the Serbia Creates national platform. Number For more information about the platform, please visit www.serbiacreates.rs ② Contact June 2020 AH, THE PLAINS! #serbiacreatesinspiration Photo: Slađana Vurunić The unforgettable moment? A boat Sremski Karlovci – forever proud, visit to the Island of Krčedin, where forever authentic wild horses run free… There are 35 monasteries in The former fortification against Fruška gora, built in XVI century, the Turks and then the mine, of which 16 are preserved today a spa - Vrdnik Life decisions of an island They say it takes years and a lot of life experience for one to be able to see freedom in the infinite skies and sights so wide that your gaze can easily get lost in the fields of gold swaying across endless fields... Freedom of choice. The sea is gone, and so are the waves, and the fish. But an island remains, a testament to nature’s incredible ability #serbiacreatesinspiration to adapt to its own radical decisions. Photo: Slobodan Botoški “No more sea? Oh, well, I could be an island in a plain,” Fruška gora proudly decided, and thus became a haven of linden tree shade and warm, yellow wheat. That’s life. That’s freedom. How to get there? · 147 km from Belgrade in 2 h 36 min Car · 87 km from Novi Sad in 1 h 52 min · 380 km from Niš in 4 h 49 min Bus Train 1. Fruška Gora and Sremski Karlovci If you wonder where the steep paths of Fruška gora will take you, it depends on which scented trail you follow: wine, incense or lime forest. Do you long for some spiritual, mental food or food for your body? We come again to the life choices and Fruška gora offers countless options. #serbiacreatesinspiration Photo: Dejan Zakić Where to stay? Recommended accommodation Prenoćište Lugarnica – Rooms & ❶ prices start at 1,500 RSD Apartments ❷ Rooms Gajić – prices start at 2,000 RSD Planinarski dom Stražilovo – prices ❸ start at 750 RSD What to do? #serbiacreatesinspiration Photo: Slobodan Botoški Cycling and mountaineering – The Cycling route National park information center is ❶ in Iriški venac, near the monument. Mountaineering tour ❷ suggestion SIGHTSEEING MONASTERIES RELAX Sightseeing tours The monasteries of Wine & Spa, prices NP Fruška Gora Fruška gora, prices start at 3,800 RSD start at 1,500 RSD HIKING ANTI-STRESS OFF ROAD Hiking tour, prices Anti-stress tour, prices Fruška gora off start at 1,500 RSD start at 2,390 RSD road, prices start at 4,700 RSD RELAX SAILING Fruška gora family Sailing tour on the delights, prices Danube and its branches, start at 1,200 RSD prices start at 4,900 RSD Visiting the #serbiacreatesinspiration monasteries Photo: Filip Petronijević Out of 35 monasteries in Fruška gora, built from XV to XVIII century, 16 of them are preserved and still active: Krušedol, Petkovica, Rakovac, Velika Remeta, Divša, Novo Hopovo, Staro Hopovo, Jazak, Mala Remeta, Grgeteg, Beočin, Privina Glava, Šišatovac, Kuvežedin and Ravanica. Guide services, (departure Tours of the monasteries ❶ from Sremski Karlovci) ❷ (departure from Novi Sad), Putokaz 021, Magelan #serbiacreatesinspiration Photo: Ivan Cakić Visit to the wineries ❶ Winery Kiš – Sremski Karlovci ❺ Winery Bajilo – Sremski Karlovci ❷ Winery Kosović – Sremski Karlovci ❻ Mačkov podrum – Irig ❸ Winery Dulka – Sremski Karlovci ❼ Winery Kovačević – Irig Winery Živanović and Museum of Erdevik winery – Erdevik ❹ Beekeeping - Sremski Karlovci ❽ What to eat? If you followed the trail of wine, you could not have missed the food. If you have somehow missed the food trail, here are some warm recommendations: various potages, Vojvodina stews, game meat goulash, strudel with poppy seeds, walnuts, #serbiacreatesinspiration domestic jams... and yummy plum Photo: Tanja Leković dumplings or poppy seeds noodles. Vojvodina offers great food. Gastronomical delights in Fruška gora ❶ Vidikovac restaurant ❹ Fruškogorska terasa ❷ Beskraj ❺ Fruškogorska lugarnica ❸ Gulaš al’ baš ❻ Beli čin Recommended events Fruška gora marathon – one of the oldest marathons of this kind in Europe, it is organized every September 19th and 20th, for more than four decades. Application form and further information can be found here. Registration fee is 300 RSD. Karlovci grape harvesting – Grape ball, a three-day event that celebrates wine and grapes, held at every first weekend in September in Sremski Karlovci. A FEW TIPS The railway traffic from Belgrade to Novi Sad is temporarily not in function, due to the infrastructure works. It will be back in function from autumn 2021. 2. Vrdnik spa During the Austro-Hungarian Empire, in the XIX century, Vrdnik was a fortification against the Turks, then a small industrial town and a mine. Today, it is a thermo-mineral water-spring and spa. You can enjoy in its beauties all the year round. #serbiacreatesinspiration Photo: Miodrag Marjanović The shortest way to get there: from Belgrade, take the highway to · 76 km from Belgrade Ruma; from Novi Sad, take the road to Sremska Kamenica and Rakovac. · 25 km from Novi Sad Where to stay? Recommended accommodation Rooms & ❶ Vila Izvor – prices start at 2,800 RSD Apartments ❷ Platan brvnare – prices start at 4,300 RSD ❸ Sunčani breg – apartments from 8,000 RSD ❹ Vrdnička vila – prices start at 1,200 RSD #serbiacreatesinspiration What to eat? Photo: Tanja Leković Rindfleisch or, as the locals would say, "soup, sauce, meat," is a Sunday lunch essential. Have you ever tried dill sauce? Sundays in Vojvodina are a synonym for hedonism… ❶ Fruškogorski jelen ❷ Ethno restaurant within Vrdnička kula There are several well supplied shops in the center of the spa. What to do VRDNIK TOWER ADVENTURE PARK Afantastic viewpoint built by the The park is situated on the plateau Romans during the Marcus Aurelius under the Vrdnik tower. It has a reign, in 287. It was primarily used curvy zipline of 450m and 30 as a lookout for Sirmium defence platforms. Prices start at 2,000 RSD (Sremska Mitrovica), one of the four and the additional 500 RSD for the capital cities of the Roman empire. instructor. More info here or via tel. no. +381 22 21 55 271 TRIP TO THE LAKES In Irig county there are several lakes suitable for sport, recreation and relaxation: Međeš, Dobrodol, Brokovac, Šelevrenac. Sport fishing is permitted. 3. Island of Krčedin 42 insect species, 26 fish species, 11 types of amphibians, 7 types of reptiles, 206 bird species and 26 mammals live on a river island on the left bank of the river Danube, across the village Krčedin. The island is part of the Special Nature reserve “Kovilj-Petrovaradin marshes“, with a river bank 10 km long. #serbiacreatesinspiration Photo: Aleksandar Mišić 67 km from Belgrade 41 km from Novi Sad From Belgrade take the highway to Beška, exit near the Sidro restaurant, and then take a boat ride to the Island of Krčedin. For more information on boat rides, call +381 63 113 60 24. Where to stay? Recommended accommodation ❶ In Club – Inđija ❺ Prenoćište Kej – Stari Slankamen ❷ Apartments Kord 2 – Inđija ❻ Moja uspomena – Čortanovci ❸ Pansion Sidro – Beška ❼ Banstolka – Banstol ❹ Salaš Stojšić – Beška #serbiacreatesinspiration Photo: Slađana Vurunić What to do SLANKAMEN VINEYARD CYCLING Slankamen is the youngest village On the interconnecting European in Inđija county, situated on a cycle route Eurovelo 6, which connects small hill Koševac. Slankamen Atlantic ocean and the Black sea and has a preserved tradition and the goes through the Inđija county, Beška Slovak culture, special gastronomy, has a rest place for cyclotourists, at domestic wines... the entrance of the village, from the direction of Novi Sad and Čortanovci. Bicycle can be rented only in Novi Sad, not at the site itself. BOAT RIDE It starts at Sidro restaurant in Beška. For more information call +381 63 113 60 24. Boat rent costs 5.500 RSD and the ride lasts around 30 minutes. Where to eat? Salaš Stojšić - Beška The nearest shops and bakeries ❶ are in the center of Beška, Krčedin and Slankamen. ❷ Sidro - Beška ❸ Merak mi je - Krčedin A FEW TIPS The best time to visit the Island of Krčedin is from June to September, to enjoy the optimal weather conditions and river water level..