Saturday, September 27, 2025

Sep 6, 2025 - Novi Sad, Serbia

In the morning, we attended Viking's excursion “The Town of Novi Sad”. The guide took us to see the market and provided some tasting of their pastries.  Then she took us to walk around the Old town (Start Grad) which is a pedestrian-friendly area filled with cobblestone streets, cafes, restaurants, and significant landmarks.

By the Novi Sad Market
Novi Sad Old Town
Then, the Freedom Square (Tag slobode) which is the city's main central square and a vibrant hub for cultural events, featuring important lanarks such as the City Hall, the Name of Mary Church, and a monument to Svetozar Miletić. 
The Freedom Square (Tag slobode)
The Freedom Square (Tag slobode)

Later, she took us to Novi Sad Synagogue to have a singing group of 3 renown female singers to perform beautiful singing.  They performed it in Serbia language.  Although we did not understand Serbia language, but it was beautiful singing and everyone enjoyed it very much.

Singers in Novi Sad Synagogue

In the afternoon, we ventured out by ourselves to visit the nearby Petrovaradin Fortress nicknamed "Gibraltar on/of the Danube", it is a bastion fortress in the town of Petrovaradin, itself part of the City of Novi Sad, Serbia. It is located on the right bank of the Danube River. It took almost 100 years to build, from around 1690 to around 1780, which is all the more noteworthy because this fortress stopped or inflicted a serious defeat on the Ottomans.


This historic landmark overlooking the Danube River with underground tunnels and an unique Clock Tower. It's a cultural hub with numerous museums and art galleries. The Clock Tower is at the upper town of the fortress. The radius of the clock is more than two meters long, the four clock faces are directed toward all four cardinal directions, numbers are in roman numerals and the main characteristics of this clock is that the longer hand tells the hours and shorter tells the minutes. 

Entrance to Petrovaradin Fortress
Overlook Danube River from Petrovaradin Fortress
The Clock Tower
Cafe in Petrovaradin Fortress
Art Piece in Petrovaradin Fortress
Art Piece in Petrovaradin Fortress
Art Piece in Petrovaradin Fortress
Petrovaradin Fortress

After the visit of the fortress, we went to Museum of Vojvodina to see the famous Roman parade helmets.  The three Roman parade helmets are unique samples of this kind in Europe and have singled out for decades as the informal trademark of the Museum.

Roman parade helmets in Museum of Vojvodina

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