Discover Serbian Heritage: Fruska Gora & Sremski Karlovci —History, Monasteries & Local Hospitality

Embark on a perfect day trip filled with highlights, including a deep dive into Serbian history, baroque architectural marvels, and a local gastronomy experience, all just an hour away from Belgrade!

Tour in a Glance

What to Expect From the Fruska Gora and Sremski Karlovci Tour in 2023/24

Experience the essence of Serbian heritage and natural wonders on our Fruska Gora Monasteries and Sremski Karlovci tour. Explore medieval monasteries nestled in the Fruska Gora slopes and discover the region’s renowned winemaking tradition. Wander through the charming streets of Sremski Karlovci, where history comes alive. At the end, you’ll stop for lunch in a family owned wine cellar in a local village. But this won’t be just lunch, it’ll be an example of true local hospitality.

This tour’s itinerary can be adapted in order to exclude one monastery and to add Novi Sad and Petrovaradin Fortress to the itinerary instead. If you are located in Novi Sad, you can also take this tour from there.

Highlights

• Visit important Serbian monasteries and meet charming Sremski Karlovci town while getting historical context from your private guide.

• Enjoy the fantastic view over Danube from Petrovaradin Fortress and learn some interesting facts about its long construction.

• Marvel at Novi Sad baroque architecture and discover its cultural importance for Serbian people.

• Enjoy a unique gastronomy and wine experience at a local household.

Tour Flow

#YourSerbiaHost will pick you up from your hotel or other address in Belgrade (or Novi Sad) in the morning hours (usual pickup time 10am). After less than hour’s drive you’ll reach your first stop, monastery Krusedol. The XVI century monastery is considered to be the most beautiful and most important monastery of Fruska Gora. Here you’ll get the historic context of the area, but you’ll also have an opportunity to see “a wall which is older than the US”, as referred to by one of the monks.

From Krusedol you’ll continue to the Monastery Grgeteg. This monastery with complicated name, even for native speakers, is a place which is not on mass tourism trail. Here you’ll be able to feel what the monastic life really looks like. The highlight of this monastery is the icon of Holy Mother Three-handed. More about the icon’s name and its miracles you’ll learn on the spot.

After spiritual experience in these two monasteries you’ll reach Sremski Karlovci. Here you’ll wander its streets and squares. You’ll hear the stories about Karlovac Treaty and the first time when a round table was used in world diplomacy. In the town’s center you’ll see: Four Lions Fountain, Patriarch’s Residence, St. Nicola’s Orthodox Cathedral, Grammar School. If wine tasting is your thing, we’ll take you to a winery close to the main square for a quick sip.

The gastronomy and hospitality experience will be in a family owned wine cellar in a local village. Home cooked lunch with matching wines will taste even better than it sounds. Another must when in Fruska Gora is Bermet, a dessert wine with world fame which is served at the end of the meal. All this with the personal attention of a cook and a winemaker.

Note

During winter period, the wine cellar is closed and an alternative for lunch is a restaurant on the Danube bank, close to Novi Sad.

After wine tasting and lunch it’ll be time to return to Belgrade (or Novi Sad). Usual drop-off time is between 5 and 6pm.

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