Vukovar

The hospital in Vukovar is the same one used during the siege of the city. Make sure to act politely and respectfully because after the "Fall of Vukovar", the Serbian army dragged all wounded people (including children) and massacred them at the "Ovčara" site, making this building a living UN critic as UN forces located outside the hospital did nothing to prevent it. The above-ground portion of the hospital has been restored into a typical modern facility, but the basement area (which was the only part of the hospital used during the siege due to the continuous shelling of the above-ground parts of the hospital) has been made into a museum. The museum is very well-designed and gives a chilling feel of what the hospital was like during the siege. While you're in the hospital, if you're lucky you may see Dr. Vesna Bosanac, who was the hospital director during the war and still works there and is regarded as something of a national hero in Croatia because she saved many lives.

An 18th-century Baroque-style palace that is home to the Vukovar City Museum. The manor, as it previously appeared, was depicted on the reverse of the Croatian 20 kuna banknote, issued in 1993 and 2001. The palace suffered substantial damages and destruction in 1991 during the Croatian War of Independence. However, after four years of restoration, it was completely restored to its pre-war appearance in 2011. It was the main residence of the Eltz family during the existence of the Lordship of Vukovar.

This is the main Catholic cathedral in the city. It is the 3rd longest church in Croatia and also has the 3rd most significant library in Croatia with several books (incanabulae) from the 15th century. It was horribly damaged during the war. There have been slight reconstructions since the war (Namely, a simple roof was added in order to keep out the rain. The church also has a new organ.), although the cathedral is generally the same as it was in 1998. The walls of the church still bear many holes from mortar shells and grenades, and there is still graffiti that was left by the Serb soldiers, including images of Orthodox Christian crosses and a slogan that translates into English as "God forgives. Serbs don't." If you have extra time and money, you may want to hire a Croatian translator and arrange a visit with the priest, as he is extremely knowledgeable about Vukovar, the siege, and what occurred at the cathedral during the siege. As it is placed on a hill over the Vukovar centre it has a great lookout over the city and the Danube river.

The cemetery has the graves of many who died during and after the siege. At the centre of the cemetery is a memorial statue. The statue has a symbolic flame at its center, and the stones present the image of the Christian cross facing outward in all directions. While walking among the graves, there are several interesting things to consider: Graves labeled 'Hravtski Branitelj' are the graves of untrained volunteers who helped defend the city. People who died after November 18 were usually tortured to death. There are also many graves where you can see that an entire family died on the same day.

Opened in 2013, it is one of the most architecturally striking and intellectually rewarding archaeological museums in Croatia. Built into the Danubian bluffs at the original Vučedol archaeological site 4 km downstream from the city centre, the museum presents the story of the Vučedol culture (c. 3000–2200 BC) with exceptional clarity through original artefacts, reconstructed ritual and domestic spaces, and innovative multimedia displays. The centrepiece is the original Vučedol Dove — a ceramic vessel in the form of a stylised bird, decorated with incised geometric patterns and found at the Vučedol site in 1938. The vessel is dated to approximately 2800 BC and served a ritual function; it is now the symbol of both the museum and the city of Vukovar. The museum also presents the Vučedol Orion — the lunar calendar inscribed on a ceramic vessel and decoded in 1978 as the oldest known solar-lunar calendar in Europe (4 calendar sectors corresponding to the solstices and equinoxes, and the constellation of Orion used as a seasonal marker). The museum is open year-round; allow 2 hours. The museum is housed in the baroque Eltz Manor, which is horribly damaged from the war, but it is still in use. The museum has various exhibits to see. Many of the pieces are archaeological artifacts, including a right-footed ceramic shoe from several thousand years ago (Vučedol culture) that the museum staff seem to be particularly proud of. The museum also periodically exhibits paintings from the Bauer collection which is considered one of the more significant collections of Croatian modern art.

Festival is dedicated to films made in Danube region and neighbouring countries – Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Czech Republic, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Moldavia, Germany, Romania, Slovakia, Serbia and Ukraine. It usually takes place over five or six days in early September.