Location-Based Potential for the Development of Cruise and Yachting Industries in the Protected Region of the Kotor Municipality

Abstract

This work analyzes the development possibilities connected to the cruising and yachting industries in the area which is under the protection of UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in the Kotor Municipality, Montenegro. At the time of inscribing the territory of Kotor Municipality, i.e. the Bay of Kotor and Bay of Risan area, on the List of World Cultural and Natural Heritage of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in September 1979, the key evidence of the universal value of this area was the existence of a harmonious relationship between the natural and man-made cultural and historical agglomerations, which comprise a unique symbiosis and a consistent whole. For centuries, the geographical location, natural, climate and hydrological conditions have been a good basis for the development of the maritime industry–which is a tradition here–so today this area is suitable for the sailing and mooring of watercrafts intended for tourists. The overview of the possible locations for the development of industrial and service activities connected to tourism and the area which is the subject of this paper, in accordance with the limitations due to the area’s status and legal framework, represents the essential part of this paper. For that purpose, the analysis of potential locations for the development of cruise and yachting tourism is of great importance, and at the same time it aims at the protection and integrity of the inherited natural and cultural universal values.