This small fishing village on the banks of the Danube with about 150 inhabitants was once a large and powerful settlement.
Ram has always been guarded by a medieval fortress from 1483 built by Sultan Bayezid the Second. Armies and peoples have changed, but fishing and viticulture remained deeply rooted.
You can reach the Ram Fortress by land, but also by water. You will remember the adventure of crossing it on a ferry from Banatska Palanka because it is the longest ferry in Serbia and has been used for more than a century, though the ride lasts only 25 minutes! Don’t worry, you will have time to take some original photos from the water because due to the 4 mountain rivers that flow nearby, the Danube flows more slowly here and gives the impression that you are on a lake. Cars, bicycles and even buses are all transported on this ferry.
Each of the five towers has three floors, with places for cannons. The main Donjon tower is intact and the entire fortress has as many as 36 cannon holes, which speaks of the firepower with which this small place was defended.
Stop by the Caravanserai, the forerunner of hotels and shopping malls, where merchants rested in 24 apartments and shops in the 15th century. Even today, that place has been preserved and contains an Orthodox church.
The mighty past of Ram, a village named after the Celts, is preserved by two restaurants serving catfish, cod, perch and carp. Fish always goes with wine, and here it is produced from autochthonous grape varieties that grow under the rose of the winds.
Due to the 4 mountain rivers that flow nearby, the Danube flows more slowly near the Ram fortress and gives the impression that you are on a lake.
The ferry ride to the Ram Fortress takes 25 minutes and is the longest ferry crossing in Serbia.