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First stop on your Beška adventure may well be Fruška Gora National Park (five minutes’ drive) for scenic hiking through hilly woodland. When you’re not out walking, you may like to visit some of the park’s many monasteries, such as 16th-century salmon-pink Krušedol (five minutes’ drive) with vibrant frescoes in its chapels. Baroque-style Novo Hopovo Monastery (20 minutes) is also open for tours of its frescoed interiors and neatly landscaped grounds. You might also check out the vineyards around Sremski Karlovci (10 minutes), known for their sweet, spiced dessert wines, and for a subterranean jaunt, you can book tours of the labyrinth of catacombs below Petrovaradin Fortress (20 minutes). Standing on the banks of the Danube, Novi Sad (25 minutes’ drive) is also a great place to visit, with architectural attractions, museums and – perhaps surprisingly – a beach on the river, which really gears up in summer with loads of bars, cafés and live music.