Beskuća Palace – a historic stone villa for reconstruction

Historic stone palace for reconstruction in Prčanj, Kotor.

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The palace belonged to the noble family of the Homeless, it was built in the early 18th century. It is a typical example of a Baroque palace.

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It consists of 4 levels with a gross area of 608.5 m2, it is built of finely carved Korcula stone. On the ground floor there is the main entrance with two small windows with characteristic Baroque profiling and two coats of arms in the form of reliefs. On the first floor there is a balcony with a stone balustrade and three supporting profiled consoles, which is accessed through two portals with arched skylights decorated with metal mesh. On the last level there is a viewpoint, the so-called. Belvedere, which is decorated with Baroque profiled volutes.

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The Beskuća Palace is one of the few located on the coast where direct and authentic contact with the sea has been preserved, with a paved courtyard in front of the palace, a pontoon and a mandrać.

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In the second half of the 19th. In the 19th century, the palace was a meeting place for many distinguished guests with whom the Homeless had a connection. It was in the palace in 1844. Montenegrin bishop, poet and philosopher Petar II Petrović Njegoš. 1878. In 1999, an international fleet was stationed in Boka, which ensured that Turkey ceded Bar and Ulcinj to Montenegro, and on that occasion, gala dinners, games and night parties were organized for the commanders of various ships in the palace.

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