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Dubrovnik (Croatia), the "pearl of the Adriatic", joins LUCI and launches its first lighting masterplan
The first lighting masterplan will be launched this year to enhance and promote the historic center of Dubrovnik
”Dubrovnik has become one of the leading tourist destinations in the world (two million overnight stays per year). We want to provide a unique luminous environment for our visitors”.
The motives of Niko Salja, Deputy Mayor of the Croatian port city are clear: here, lighting must highlight a multi-secular heritage, severely affected during the war at the beginning of the 1990s – two-thirds of the city’s buildings were affected by bombing – and were recently restored under the auspices of Unesco, who listed the former port of Ragusa as a world heritage site.
“However,” states Niko Salja, “the old city of Dubrovnik is a living city, not a museum. We also have to consider the daily life of its inhabitants”. To meet the needs of both Ragusans and visitors, the old city has set up its first lighting masterplan. The sodium-vapour lamps, installed just after the war, have notably been systematically replaced.
“We are setting up a “white light concept”, like the other cities on the Dalmatian Coast. White light is better suited to our traditional culture” continues the elected representative. Delighting visitors whilst being true to itself, exerting an influence beyond its borders “and above all we want to learn by communicating with other cities in the LUCI network” adds Niko Salja.