Lastovska Fešta
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On the first Saturday of August, the medieval stone village of Gornja Lastva — perched on the hillside above Tivat — comes alive for Lastovska Fešta, one of the oldest village festivals in the Boka. The 2024 edition marked its 50th anniversary, organised by the local heritage society "Napredak" and the Tivat Cultural Centre.
The fešta is a celebration of Lastva's own traditions: the Boka Navy dances its kolo among the stone houses, and villagers perform original Lastva songs along with the Lastovsko and Škaljarsko circle dances that belong to this hillside alone. It is folklore performed at its source rather than on a distant stage.
Tables fill with local food and wine, and the music and dancing carry on late into the night, with the lights of Tivat and the bay glittering below. The setting — a quiet cluster of medieval stone architecture — is half the magic.
Entry is free. Gornja Lastva is a short drive or a rewarding uphill walk from Tivat, and the fešta is the one night of the year when the village is at its fullest and most joyful.
50 years of the fešta
The 2024 edition celebrated half a century of this village festival, run by the heritage society "Napredak" and the Tivat Cultural Centre.
Medieval stone setting
Gornja Lastva is a preserved hillside village above Tivat — folklore performed where it was born.
Dances found nowhere else
Original Lastva songs and the Lastovsko and Škaljarsko circle dances, alongside the Boka Navy kolo.
Food, wine and night views
Local dishes and wine with the lights of Tivat Bay below, until late at night.
Evening
Opening of the fešta among the stone houses of Gornja Lastva, with the Boka Navy kolo
Through the night
Original Lastva songs and the Lastovsko and Škaljarsko circle dances
All evening
Local food and wine, with folklore and dancing until late into the night
Gornja Lastva, Tivat
