Authentic Vojvodinian Ambiences and Locations
The word "salaš" comes from the Hungarian language and means a household consisting of a house and auxiliary facilities for farming the land and raising livestock. Their original purpose was to provide summer accommodation for the farmers, while a little later the owners of these farmhouses became permanent residents on their lands.
The beauty and old-time spirit of these farmsteads is captivating. These authentic architectural complexes are characteristic of the Pannonian Plain and represent folk architecture, as well as a special way of life and making a living.
The majority of farmsteads were built around 1848, and many of them were demolished after the Second World War. Today there are around 100 farmsteads, 25 of which have been adapted for tourists. The farmsteads are located outside the village, on its outskirts. They are surrounded by numerous trees, especially acacias, from which honey is obtained. The heart of every farmstead is its restaurant. Farmsteads are known for their hospitality, and rich and delicious traditional Vojvodinian meals, along with good wines, brandies and the sounds of tamburitza bands.
The word čarda is of Persian origin and means a canopy on four pillars. They were made to provide shelter from the sun and rain for travellers and horses.
Naturally, drinks and then food began to be sold in these shelters as they developed into buildings. Over time, musicians also came, first bagpipe players, then tamburitza players, and rooms could be rented for the night. Later, čarda were built near the piers of the ferries transporting people and livestock across the Danube, as well as in places where barges, including tugboats, on their upstream journey to Pest and Vienna were happy to dock.
Čarda have always been oases of peace, greenery, chill, good food, relaxation, and good times. These are places where you can forget the worries of everyday life and, of course, places where you can enjoy a good bite, especially for lovers of fish soup, fish stew and freshly baked river fish.
"... Čarda have always been oases of peace, greenery, chill, good food, relaxation, and good times..."
Čarda have existed in Vojvodina for hundreds of years and represent a true Vojvodina brand
Wineries of Vojvodina
Vojvodina prides itself not only on the quality of its wine-growing regions, but also on the number of registered wineries. Winery tours are one of the most popular ways for tourists to get to know a country's wine scene. Visiting a vineyard and tasting the wine in the wine cellar where it is aged in oak barrels makes for a unique experience. Travelling along wine routes, visits to wine festivals and wine exhibitions make up specially designed programs that offer tourists the opportunity to get to know the culture, traditions and gastronomy of the region they travel through. To this day, Vojvodina wines have retained their centuries-old prestige.
Among the many things Vojvodina offers to tourists are well-known, autochthonous wines that have made a name for this region with their quality and reputation. Good wine connoisseurs know how to complete the experience by pairing this divine drink with perfectly selected snacks.
Thermal Baths
Vojvodina lies in the Pannonian Basin, which is considered one of the most important European geological reservoirs of thermal waters. The ambience of these natural oases captivates with the wealth of flora and fauna. In the thermal baths, you can enjoy the charms of the healing waters and gorgeous scenery and wildlife throughout the year. These unique locations represent a romantic paradise for couples.
Hunting Grounds of Serbia and Vojvodina
The hunting grounds of our country are rich in large and small game.
Hunting tourism is a very attractive segment of tourism, specifically related to gastronomy.
A special attraction is the hunting of large game – roe deer, wild boar, European deer – as well as foxes. The most commonly hunted small game are rabbits, pheasants, quail, wild ducks and wild geese.
Game specialties have a special status as expensive delicacies consumed on special occasions and represent the ultimate gourmet experience.
Today, Vojvodina can boast a large number of great restaurants that offer unique food, drinks and selected sweets.
The first impression tourists are left with is of the great tourist locations in which the famous Vojvodina restaurants nestle, but also of ambience and service on a par with the highest world standards.
The refined restaurants of Vojvodina feature clean, impeccably ironed tablecloths, crockery and cutlery of the most modern design and vases with seasonal flowers on the table. Uniformed waiters, food and drinks menus designed and specially defined for every location. Clean and fragrant toilets. Doors without traces of fingermarks. The kitchen chefs of these small gastronomic paradises of the flatlands resemble their colleagues from commercials for the world's most famous restaurant chains.
In this book, we record recipes from one such restaurant, a gastronomic paradise for hedonists, lovers of Vojvodina and the attractions of Vojvodinian cuisine.
Castles of Vojvodina
Vojvodina boasts around 70 chateaux, castles, villas and summer houses, which are architectural testimony to the former wealth of the rulers, nobles and landowners of the region. These magnificent buildings, which reflect the wealth and power of their former owners, were built in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries.
The castles of Vojvodina, which are a valuable cultural heritage, were built in different styles, because they belong to the transition period from baroque to classicism.
The Dunđerski, Lukač and Stratimirović families were the biggest builders of Vojvodina’s castles. The current purposes of these edifices are very different from the original ones. Today, these valuable buildings and estates have been turned into tourist and hospitality facilities, the administrative headquarters of agricultural estates and cooperatives, primary and secondary schools, factories and production facilities, apartments for the families of workers on the estates, while some are no longer in use.
The castles that currently function in the tourist-hotel-hospitality industry – Fantast, Ečka and Banatera - represent well-known tourist destinations, attracting many tourists with the various things they have to offer.
