Bus from ŠID to ŽABLJAK
See timetable and Buy TicketAbout the station ŠID
Sid is a city settlement in the municipality of Sid, in the Srem district, located on the slopes of Fruška Gora.
The altitude is 104 m. It is the seat of the westernmost municipality of Srem, and is located between the Danube River and the slopes of Fruška Gora in the north and the Sava River in the south. The area on which Sid is built is a fruit-growing vineyard with a large wine cellar. Within the agriculture, food industry, in particular grain processing, a modern industrial slaughterhouse (which is closed as well as most large companies after democratic changes in 2000) and a factory for the production of edible oil as well as textile industry and knitwear (also closed after democratic change of the 2000s).
In the town there is a memorial house and gallery of the famous painter Sava Šumanović. According to its position, the municipality economically engages Bačka Palanka as a major economic and cultural center in the immediate vicinity.
Here are the Railway Station Šid, the Tourist Organization Šid and the Cultural Education Center Šid.
There are a number of institutions of cultural significance in the City. The most important Orthodox temple is the Church of St. Nicholas. Here is the Church of the Holy Virgin in Sid and the Church of the Holy Great Martyr Prince Lazar in Sid. The Croatian Cultural Society "Sid" is established in Sid in 2010.
About the destination ŽABLJAK
Žabljak is a small town, and the seat of Žabljak Municipality, in northern Montenegro. It has a population of 1,723. The town is in the centre of the Durmitor mountain region and with an altitude of 1,456 metres it's the highest situated town on the Balkans.
Žabljak is centre of Montenegro's mountain tourism. The entire area of Durmitor mountain is protected as a national park, and offers great possibilities for both winter and summer mountain tourism.
Žabljak caters for activities such as:
- Skiing - Durmitor's snow cover lasts 120 days per year, with decent slopes such as Savin kuk, Štuoc and Javorovača.
- Rafting - the 1300m deep Tara River canyon is the second deepest in the world, and is listed as a UNESCO world heritage site. Rafting on Tara River is one of the most popular tourist activities in Montenegro.
- Mountaineering - Durmitor's conditions are appropriate for this sport.
- Hiking - The surrounding area of the town of Žabljak provides hiking paths.
Among the main tourist attractions of Durmitor are 18 glacier lakes. The biggest and closest to Žabljak being "Crno jezero" - literally Black lake. Durmitor's slopes are also becoming increasingly popular among snowboarders.