Sombor is a city of 42,000 people (2022) in Vojvodina. Sombor is famous for its greenery, cultural life and beautiful 18th- and 19th-century centre.

Understand

Sombor is the administrative seat of the West Bačka District in Vojvodina. It is nicknamed "Greentown" due to its plentiful trees and greenery.

Visitor information

• 1 Tourist info center, Trg Svetog Đorđa 1, ☏ +381 25 434350, info@visitsombor.org. M-F 08:00-17:00, Sa 09:00-13:00 (closed Su). (updated Apr 2023)

Get in

By car

Sombor is very close to the border of Croatia and Hungary (both are 30 km away from Sombor). From Osijek, drive 1 hour northeast to reach Sombor.

By train

You can take the train from Novi Sad to 1 Sombor railway station.  

See

• 1 Milan Konjović Art Gallery, Трг Светог Тројства 2, ☏ +381 25 412563. (updated Apr 2023)
• 2 City Hall, Trg cara Urosa 1, ☏ +381 25 458111. Inside the grandeur City Hall building, it houses "The Battle of Zenta" painting which is the largest painting in the Balkans region. (updated Apr 2023)
• 3 Sombor Museum, Trg Republike 4, ☏ +381 25 412728, gmso@ptt.rs. (updated Apr 2023)
• 4 Gornje Podunavlje (Upper Danube Nature Reserve), Apatinski put 11 (19km west of Sombor). (updated Apr 2023)

Eat

• 1 Godo Restaurant, Venac Petra Bojovića 13, ☏ +381 25 353424. 07:30-midnight daily. Traditional Serbian food. (updated Apr 2023)
• 2 Barcode Caffe Restaurant, Alekse Šantića 8, ☏ +381 69 3145525. Su-Th 08:00-midnight, F Sa 08:00-02:00. (updated Apr 2023)

Sleep

• 1 Barcode Hotel, Jugoslovenske Narodne Armije bb, ☏ +381 25 304425, barcodehotel1@gmail.com. Each room has a balcony and flat screen TV. It has a restaurant, fitness centre and sauna. (updated Apr 2023)
• 2 Andric Garni Hotel, Trg Koste Trifkovića 3, ☏ +381 25 422422, recepcija@hotelandric.co.rs. Single: RSD5730; double: RSD8050. (updated Apr 2023)