Nautical Ports in the Dubrovnik-Neretva County

Nautički turizam ukupnost je aktivnosti i odnosa koji su uzrokovani boravkom turista-nautičara u lukama nautičkog turizma ili izvan njih, te korištenjem plovnih objekata, kao i drugih objekata vezanih za nautičku turističku djelatnost, radi rekreacije, športa, razonode i drugih potreba. Nautički turizam u teoretskom smislu ima tri pojavna oblika, a to su luke nautičkog turizma, cruising i charter. Luke nautičkog turizma su se od samih početaka u Hrvatskoj pa sve do danas jako dobro razvile, a mjesta za napredak je još puno. Crusing i charter također su dva oblika koji postaju sve masovniji i zastupljeniji, kako na području Europe tako i u Hrvatskoj. U ovom radu analiziraju se luke nautičkog turizma općenito te s posebnih naglaskom na marine u Dubrovačko-neretvanskoj županiji kao najveći doseg turističke usluge u ponudi luka nautičkog turizma.Nautical tourism is the totality of activities and relationships caused by the stay of nautical tourists in nautical tourism ports or outside them, and the use of vessels, as well as other facilities related to nautical tourism, for recreation, sports, leisure and other needs. In theoretical terms, nautical tourism has three forms, namely nautical tourism ports, cruising and charter. Nautical tourism ports have developed very well in Croatia from the very beginning until today, and there is still a lot of room for improvement. Crusing and charter are also two forms that are becoming more widespread and represented, both in Europe and in Croatia. The paper analyses nautical tourism ports in general, and with special emphasis on marinas in the Dubrovnik-Neretva County as the largest range of tourist services offered by nautical tourism ports