Touristic Contextualization of Croatian Lighthouses

Sa？etak This paper addresses the topic of touristic renting of the lighthouses on the eastern Adriatic shore in the context of two centuries of lighthouse keeping service in this area. The ？islandness“ of the lighthouse will be presented as the key element in this process, referring to it's capability to withstand metaphorical meanings that expose themself to the tourist in a real place of the lighthouse. The first part of the paper gives an overview of the historical context of lighthouse building and organising the first services in this area, and the second part deals with the interpretation of data about lighthouse renting in the theoretical framework of island studies