Workshop ENVIRONMENT – ART OF LIVINGThe workshop was a part of Cetinje Biennale and was held at Gornja Lastva from 17th – 25th September 2002 under the auspices of Prince Nikola Petrović. Apart from the Prince, other participants were: Luis Boada, expert for environmental protection, BarcelonaZorko Ira, architect, LjubljanaMunju Ravindra, expert for [...]

With the purpose of promoting organic food production, healthy food markets were launched during the year 2006. The producers from Bar, Luštica Peninsula, Grbalj, Tivat and Gornja Lastva displayed and sold their products on the markets. Read more […]

Wishing for preservation of traditional values and way of life, protection and restoration of cultural heritage, the inhabitants of Gornja Lastva got organized in 1975 into the Association of Friends of Gornja Lastva, which in 1991 was renamed to Cultural Heritage Association “Napredak” Gornja Lastva. “Napredak” is a nongovernmental organization founded for [...]

Pomegranate, in Latin Punica granatum (Punicacae). Pomegranate grows all over Europe and in parts of Asia with predominantly moderate climate. It grows to a thorny shrub, up to two meters in height. It blooms in June and July, with orange flowers of pleasant smell, and its fruits are berries of rounded shape, [...]

Cultural historyInhabitants of Lastva paid great attention to culture and education. Thus, at one point, a culture and education association with a tamburitza band and a drama group was active in the village (established in 1919). Elementary school was founded in 1845. One of the most successful amateur photo and film clubs [...]

Gornja Lastva is a small settlement of the Mediterranean type in the hill of Vrmac separating Kotor and Tivat bays. It is located at an altitude of 300m above sea level, 3 km away from the Adriatic highway. The settlement is located on the sunlit slope of Vrmac commanding a spectacular view [...]

''Ljepota kamena'' – Škola zidanja kamenomPetnaestodnevna škola obrade i zidanja kamenom. Osam mještana, članova Udruženja uz pomoć dva profesionalna majstora zidara su kroz rad učili zidanje kamenom. Radilo se u Gornjoj Lastvi na preziđivanju urušenih međa i rekostrukciji seoskih ulica. Istovremeno je održano niz predavanja iz teorije rada kamenom, o alatima za [...]

Urbanistički projekat revitalizacije ambijentalne cjeline Gornje Lastve 1986.god (kliknite na slike desno za uvećanje) Gornja Lastva je u najboljem periodu svojega postojanja živjela po principima koji se danas moderno definišu kao održivi razvoj: ljudi su u selu proizvodili namirnice potrebne za život, razvijena poljoprivreda, maslinarstvo i uzgoj stoke na okolnim padinama bili [...]

Vrmac pješački raj (kliknite na slike desno za uvećanje) Čišćenje i obnavljanje zaboravljenih pješačkih putova koji su nekada bili komunikacija i veza među selima na padinama Vrmca omogućuje sve popularnije pješačenje netaknutom prirodom oko cijeloga Vrmca. Sa niza vidikovaca, sa raznih tačaka do kojih dolazimo pješačenjem Vrmcom, otvaraju se uvijek novi pogledi [...]