Todays Mileage
302
Stage 05 Map
Start - Celje
End - Novi Sad, Serbia
Via - Zagreb, Vukovar
Countries Visited
Slovenia
Croatia (09)
Serbia (10)
Trip Notes
Mostly Motorway but then it is a long day
Today will feel long but we will try and make the most of the break in Zagreb and in Vukovar. Once we get to Novi Sad im sure Stanna will make sure we are fed and watered
Todays Leg Information
Stops & Destination Notes
Zagreb
Zagreb is a city with a rich history dating from the Roman times to the present day. The oldest settlement in the urban area of the city is Andautonia, a Roman settlement in the place of today's Ščitarjevo. The name "Zagreb" is mentioned for the first time in 1094 at the founding of the Zagreb diocese of Kaptol, and Zagreb became a free royal town in 1242. In 1945 it was made the capital of Croatia
There are some beautiful buildings here to photogaph. If we park at the train station we should be able to get round quite a few
Check Point 1
Fuel stop, coffee stop and personal break after a lot of motorway miles
Vukovar
I was stationed here for 6 months in 1992 and really really want to see what its like now. When I was there, there wasn’t a house without holes in its walls or roof.
Novi Sad
The city was founded in 1694, when Serb merchants formed a colony across the Danube from the Petrovaradin fortress, a Habsburg strategic military post. In the 18th and 19th centuries, it became an important trading and manufacturing centre, as well as a centre of Serbian culture of that period, earning the nickname of the Serbian Athens. The city was heavily devastated in the 1848 Revolution, but was subsequently restored.
Another beautiful city to visit and fall in love with.