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Serbia
- Safety rating
- 8.1/10
- Best time to visit
- Late spring and early autumn are pleasant, while July draws crowds for the EXIT Festival at Petrovaradin.
- Population
- 0.3M
Overview
Serbia's relaxed second city charms with a pastel Habsburg-era center, the riverside Petrovaradin Fortress, and a youthful, cultured vibe as a former European Capital of Culture. Each July it hosts the massive EXIT music festival inside the fortress walls.
Top attractions
Stroll Dunavska Street and Liberty Square, cross to Petrovaradin Fortress, and admire the Name of Mary Church.
Getting around
The flat, compact center is highly walkable, with cheap buses and taxis for outlying areas and the fortress.