Having seen quite a lot of the city centre yesterday, we had an early breakfast and set off across the Danube to have a look around the Petrovaradin fortress. Perhaps we shouldn't have left quite so early as the whole city was shrouded in mist, so much so that the Danube was almost entirely obscured. Nevertheless we continued on across the Danube and up the slope to the Fortress grounds.
The Fortress was built between 1692 and 1790 and covers an area of 112 hectares. For those in the know it is also the venue for the 'Exit' music festival, which is probably worth a visit. I cant think of another festival held in such an interesting venue. We can only assume that they put up lots of safety barriers as there are lots of places for a cheerfully drunk person to fall off and into the river.
The main buildings within the upper level of the fortress include a hotel, a museum, several art galleries and apparently some overpriced restaurants. Of the more interesting sights are the clock tower that has its hands reversed (the hour hand is the larger) so that fishermen could tell the time from the Danube and a heavily painted tree stump near the art studios. As the morning mist lifted we finally got a view across the river and the headed back to the city, passing through the old streets that make up the Petrovaradin side of the river.
Feeling like we had just about exhausted the sights of Novi Sad, we bought some groceries from the market and spent the rest of the day resting.
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