Don’t miss some of Europe’s wildest music festivals - EXIT and Guča

The EXIT Festival, held in Novi Sad's Petrovaradin Fortress every July since 2002, has brought together world-famous DJs, musicians, and avant-garde newcomers. EXIT attracts a global audience and is ideal for aficionados of electronic music and hip-hop.

In little Gua, beside aak, 100m (161km) south of Belgrade, an even crazier musical adventure awaits. For more than 60 years, this 2,000-person town has been turned into a frenzied one-week street celebration that feeds 600,000 people cheap beer, wine, and grills. The Gua Trumpet Festival celebrates Serbia's rowdy Gypsy Brass Band culture.

Local and foreign bands battle in a fast-paced, steamy all-day, all-night competition – feel free to join in with spontaneous street dancing while the trumpets (which impressed Miles Davis himself) blare on. If you want to stay in a local house, you should book ahead of time, however camping is also permitted.