Flour Square, Kotor

Flour Square gets its name from its historical use for flour storage. There are three main buildings on Flour Square worth checking out. They are the Saint Nicholas of Seamen Church, Pima Palace, and Buca Palace.

Today Pima Palace is home to a bar. But the home was once the base of the noble Pima family, whose members included famous poets Jerome and Bernard. Additionally, Louis Pima was a professor at the University of Padua.

The palace has been damaged by many earthquakes over the centuries. It was completely rebuilt after a major one in 1667 and had to be reconstructed again after the tremor in 1979. The Pima family coat of arms still adorns the main portal.

The noble family Buca also built a palace on Flour Square in the 14th century, but it was destroyed in the earthquake of 1667. The building was rebuilt afterward, and it is now divided into three portions.

Under house number 328, the remains of a church were discovered. It was initially a chapel used by the Buca family, which they gave to the Fraternity of Saint Nicholas of Seamen, a group later known as the Bokelian Navy. Around the year 1000, this guild of the seamen supported the development of marine affairs in the city. To honor their contributions, they are memorialized every June 26th on "Boka Navy's Day."