Cycling route through the city

Novi Sad is covered by an extensive network of over 100 kilometres of bicycle paths and lanes. The bicycle can be rented in the public city bicycle rental service (NS Bike) in the period from April 1 to November 1 or in one of the commercial shops for servicing, sale and renting of bicycles throughout the year.

The proposed bicycle route is seven kilometres long and connects the sights in the old city centre and those on the bank of the Danube. Depending on the intermittent breaks, it is necessary to set aside one to two hours for this route.

This route starts from the Novi Sad Synagogue, the spiritual and cultural centre of the once numerous Jewish community of Novi Sad. After the Synagogue, the bicycle path leads to the Pozorišni trg (Theatre Square) and the Serbian National Theatre, the oldest professional theatre in Serbia. After the Theatre Square, an obligatory section begins: Trg Slobode (Liberty Square), Zmaj Jovina Street, Trg Republike (Republic Square) and Riblja Pijaca (Green Market). Cycling is not allowed in this section. After a walk and a short break from riding along Miloša Bajića Street, you will exit to the bank of the Danube and the Beogradski Kej near the river boat dock. The bank of the Danube boasts a well-maintained promenade and a marked bicycle path. This section includes the Kej Žrtava Racije (Quay of the Victims of the Raid), Monument to the Victims of the Raid Porodica (The Family), Sunčani Kej, the University of Novi Sad and the Novi Sad Štrand City Beach. After Štrand and Most Slobode (Liberty Bridge), there is a path to the right that leads you to the Creative District, where numerous cultural institutions inhabit the former factory buildings. The route leads on to Limanski Park and a break from riding, after which it continues along the path next to the most famous facility of the Oil Industry of Serbia – the Naftagas building, the “southern gate” of Novi Sad and the most monumental part of the city’s modern architecture from the end of the twentieth century. Next section takes you to the Karađorđe Football Stadium, the Big Fashion Shopping Centre and the Sports and Business Centre “Vojvodina” (SPENS) all the way to Trg Galerija (Gallery Square). This section is not fully covered by the path. The Gallery Square is the epicentre of the city’s art with its three galleries: the Gallery of Matica Srpska, the Pavle Beljanski Memorial Collection, and the Rajko Mamuzić Gallery of Fine Arts – Gift Collection. The Gallery Square is connected by a passage to Bulevar Mihajla Pupina, where the Banovina building is located, one of the most grandiose buildings from the period between the two world wars. This is also the end of this cycling route.

Route length: 7 kilometres

Trip duration: 1-2 hours

Bike rental: NS bike, rent-a-bike shops