Tag: Sremski Karlovci

Vojvodina is the northern part of Serbia. On the geographical map of the world, there are landscapes of so unreal beauty as if they had been created by artists, the landscapes ‘painted’ by a soul. Luxurious castles, mysterious gardens, old windmills in the middle of grain fields, wide rivers that flow ‘arm in arm’ through fertile Pannonia plain, a sweep squeaking in the wind… All of this is imaginative scenography for a romantic, emotional story where some common, quiet people have been living for years, the story of Vojvodina. Highlights: numerous hiking trails, medieval monasteries, wine tasting Once it was a lonesome island in the Pannonian Sea that used to cover spacious the Pannonian Plain a long time ago, before the time of man. The mountain is covered by a thick forest, a hundred-year oak and birch trees, as well as the linden, a tree beloved by the Slavic people. The mountain, with the highest peak Crveni Čot 539 m (Red Cot), and much of its surroundings are a national park, that spreads across some 25.000 ha. This mountain seems to have grown from cultivated Vojvodina Plain. It provides a lot of possibilities for hiking and biking tours with a lot of interesting trails. If you want to go on an easy hiking tour we recommend a circular hiking tour from Iriski Venac – the monastery Staro Hopovo – the monastery Novo Hopovo. Mild slopes, centennial forests, famous vineyards, and numerous monasteries are the main characteristics of this beautiful mountain. There are picturesque monasteries where, in the eternal peace of God, the relics of great Serbian saints lie. Because of them, another name for Fruska Gora is Holy Mountain or Serbian Atos. These monasteries are scattered as pearls, on the slopes of Fruska Gora and have been kept from any