Primarily, the publication aims to present all the houses in Boka Kotorska termed as PALACES (loc. ”palata” or ”palac”, Ital. “palazzo”) in accordance with the specific local understanding of this term. However, the publication also presents some smaller palaces called “PALACINI”, and some selected SUMMER HOUSES, VILLAS and other DISTINCTIVE RESIDENTIAL COMPLEXES in Boka Kotorska which, based on their features, deserve to be included in a cultural itinerary of distinctive houses of Boka Kotorska.
In the area of Boka Kotorska there are a large number of palaces and other characteristic houses with distinctive cultural-historic, artistic and architectural values which represent an important segment of our cultural heritage. These houses are the best evidence of social, economic and cultural development of the area and offer an insight into the culture and way of life of the whole area.
Together with the publication, the website www.bokabay.info containing all the information from the publication was designed and launched.
The publication and website are the results of the first project “Cultural Itinerary – Palaces of Boka Kotorska”. The project was aimed at presenting the palaces of Boka Kotorska and adding them to a cultural itinerary as part of the existing tourist attraction of Montenegro. By identifying and assessing our rich heritage in this way, the publication hopes to contribute to the development of cultural tourism here.
The project is intended to serve as a model for designing cultural itineraries focusing on various themes, such as archeological sites, medieval towns, Austro-Hungarian fortresses, Romanesque churches, monasteries, rural ensembles, etc. within the cultural heritage of Boka Kotorska, the Montenegrin coast and other parts of Montenegro. These itineraries could later be linked with cultural itineraries of other countries in the region.
EXPEDITIO is a non-governmental organization whose mission is to encourage sustainable spatial development in Montenegro and SEE region through activity in the fields of sustainable architecture, cultural heritage, urban planning and through projects that encourage overall development of the civil society. Expeditio was established in 1997.
![Guidelines for the Revival of Public Spaces [Good practice selection]](/images/resized/images/stories/expeditio/publikacije/Publikacija-Javni-prostori-naslovna_100_100.jpg "Guidelines for the Revival of Public Spaces [Good practice selection]")
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