Camping Area Perica Avlija

Start explores hereabouts with a trip to Šabac, 15 minutes’s drive away. On the banks of the Sava, the small and scenic city is a must-visit for its museums, gardens and restaurants, and the remains of its 15th-century fortress. Not city enough? Novi Sad and Serbian capital Belgrade are both within an hour and a half: head to Belgrade for the Nikola Tesla museum, the tomb of famed (infamous?) former Yugoslav president Tito, a hulking fortress, a zoo and plenty of flea markets, or make tracks for Novi Sad for more museums, another fortress and some catacombs. If a whiff of fresh air is called for, there are loads of places to get one round here: Fruška Gora National Park (Serbia’s oldest national park) is an hour from base, and an essential destination for hiking trails through orchards and fields, animal watching, and monastery and vineyard visits – the park is home to 16 (of an original 35) monasteries, and the Romans first planted grapes there in the third century, so the country’s had long enough to be sure of getting both right. For a touch more history, buzz along to the Museum of Beekeeping an hour and 15 minutes away, where there’s (as one might guess) beekeeping and a museum; as a nice little surprise, though, there’s also a wine cellar…