The city where we broker property

Subotica is a city of about 124,000 people with four languages in official use. The Kelebija border crossing is some fifteen kilometres away, Budapest about two hundred and Novi Sad about one hundred. The “Soko” train connects Subotica and Belgrade in about an hour and fifteen minutes.

That shows on the market too: buyers are not only from Subotica. People buy here from all over Vojvodina, from other parts of Serbia and from abroad — and so do those who, after thirty years, are returning to their home town.

The city is known for one of the most important collections of Hungarian Art Nouveau in Serbia: the City Hall, the work of Marcell Komor and Dezső Jakab, built between 1908 and 1910, with a 76-metre tower; the Synagogue from 1902, one of the most important examples of Hungarian Art Nouveau; and the Raichle Palace from 1904, one of the most recognisable works of Subotica Art Nouveau.

But Subotica is not only a city of Art Nouveau. Its historic core is an interesting mix of architectural and cultural influences. Along the Korzo and the surrounding streets, palaces built between the late 19th and the early 20th century stand side by side — from Neo-Renaissance and Neo-Baroque, through Classicism, to the various strands of Art Nouveau. Among them stand out the Prokesch Palace of 1887–1888, in the spirit of the Italian Renaissance, and the Serbian Bank building, known today as the SDK building, at Korzo 5, whose façade was designed in the Neo-Renaissance style with Classicist elements and discreet Art Nouveau details.

That diversity is perhaps Subotica's most beautiful story: within a few hundred metres, different architectures, cultures and eras meet — Hungarian Art Nouveau, Central European Historicism, the Serbian civic heritage and the architecture of a city that has always stood at a crossroads.

Eight kilometres from the centre lies Palić, one of the best-known tourist and day-trip destinations in this part of Serbia. Its lake is about five and a half kilometres long, with approximately 17 kilometres of shoreline, and the surrounding park, landscaped promenades, beaches, restaurants, hotels and leisure facilities make Palić a destination that is alive all year round. Its rich birdlife, with more than 200 recorded species, adds particular value, while along the shore stand the distinctive buildings of the Palić Art Nouveau complex — the Water Tower and the Grand Terrace. Palić thus brings together nature, architecture, tourism and recreation, just a few minutes from Subotica.