For explorers

Around Vajska: trips within half an hour

Lake Provala, Bač Fortress and the Franciscan monastery, Bođani Monastery, Slovak Selenča and the Plavna hunting ground: all within half an hour by car. And for a whole day, Sombor.

Vajska is a good base for exploring western Bačka: medieval Bač, Orthodox, Catholic and Evangelical churches, villages of different peoples and the woods along the Danube.

Places nearby

Nearby · About 6 minutes by car

Lake Provala

The deepest lake in Vojvodina, left behind by a great Danube flood: beach, campsite and fishing.

About 6 minutes by car (2.8 km)

Nearby · About 15 minutes by car

Bač Fortress, the Šiljak Gate and the Ottoman Bath

The best-preserved medieval fortress in Vojvodina, the Šiljak city gate with its Gothic double windows and the remains of an Ottoman bath: history and tips for a visit.

About 15 minutes by car (10.2 km)

Nearby · About 5 minutes by car

Bođani Monastery

An Orthodox monastery founded in 1478, with frescoes by Hristofor Žefarović and a legend of a healing spring.

About 5 minutes by car (3.0 km)

Nearby · About 24 minutes by car

Selenča

A Slovak village since 1758, known for sorghum brooms: some 25 workshops.

About 24 minutes by car (17.1 km)

Nearby · About 1 h 18 min by car

Sombor: what to see in the town centre

The County Hall with the largest painting in Serbia, the City Hall, the churches of St George and the Carmelites, the Serbian Reading Room and the pedestrian zone: a walk through central Sombor, a day trip from Vajska.

About 1 h 18 min by car (64 km)