Petrovaradin fortress (Novi Sad, Serbia): Tourism spatial planning and design of the upper town for the function of cultural tourism

Abstract

The Fortress consists of several spatial entities, among which the Upper Town is the most attractive and the most developed one. Cultural and tourist-catering contents should have a primary function of the space, which would enable the Fortress to become the gathering place and the centre of cultural tourism in a wider area. One of the most important questions refers to the way of management of this cultural value while one of the most appropriate solutions is establishment of a special public enterprise. Intensive development of tourism implies special conditions for the protection and preservation of the Fortress. The topic of this work is Petrovaradin Fortress, i.e. the Upper Town and its tourist organization in the function of cultural tourism. This work is aimed at presenting the possibilities that this area has for the development of tourism with a special accent placed upon cultural tourism. The tasks of this work are to present suggestions for tourist organization of this area with necessary urban equipment and for enrichment of museum and gallery objects with additional contents as well as the establishment of completely new exhibitions.