SKADAR LAKE CULTURAL LANDSCAPE AND ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE Potential for the Development of Fisheries and Rural Tourism

The settlement of Vranjina is situated on a slope in the eastern part of the island of the same name, on the northern belt of Skadar Lake in Montenegro. With its exceptional historical and cultural values, protected natural heritage and partly preserved architectural heritage of vernacular architecture, this settlement is just one of many examples in the Skadar Lake National Park, with specific potential for rural tourism development. The Skadar Lake basin is rich in diverse ambience, which is reflected in organically developed landscapes and associative cultural landscapes through the Charter on the International Recognition of Cultural Landscapes. The results of the research, based on years of urban and architectural research in the Skadar Lake area by the authors, indicate the possibility of reviving the tradition of fishing, as an important branch of agriculture, as a contribution not only to sustainable agriculture, but also to protection and valorization of architectural heritage and traditional fishermen s houses on the Skadar Lake.