Preliminary communication
The new profile of town ports in the development of nautical tourism
Tihomir Luković
Mirjana Kovačić
Abstract
Maritime ports are an integral part of the large towns, their most attractive, and at the same time, their most profitable area. The development of ports in Croatia and in the Mediterranean has proceeded alongside the development of maritime towns. Their age parallels the age of the towns. Throughout history, town ports have changed their economic role and profile adapting to the needs of the market and towns. The development of nautical tourism has placed great pressure on the old ports changing their existing profile. Over the centuries, town ports of large and medium-size towns have performed the function of maritime traffic, transportation of persons and cargo, and trade. For nautical tourism to achieve good development results and a consistently high development rate, it is necessary to change the classical profile of town ports by transforming them from maritime ports into ports for nautical tourism. What types of changes are involved? What do these changes bring? The answers to these questions and others shall be given in this article.
Keywords
old town ports; nautical tourism; marinas; great world cruising; Croatian old timers
Hrčak ID:
19035
URI
Publication date:
20.12.2007.
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