Serbia rewards the curious with riverside cities, mountain wilds and warm, late-night energy. Belgrade fans out where the Sava meets the Danube, its fortress, bohemian Skadarlija and floating splav clubs buzzing till dawn. Novi Sad charms with Habsburg facades and the Petrovaradin fortress hosting EXIT. Westward, Tara National Park's gorges, the Drina canyon and Kusturica's wooden village Drvengrad open a wilder Serbia of monasteries and slow trains. Hearty grilled food and…
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Belgrade fortress watches over the meeting of the Sava and the Danube — and every summer the EXIT festival takes over Novi Sad's.
Kafanas (taverns) come alive late at night. An eSIM helps: the CarGo app for Belgrade rides, EXIT's line-up online and reviews of the splavovi, the floating clubs.