Trg od Brasna (Flour Square), Kotor

Flour Square reflects its historical function as a place for the storage and trade of flour. The square is architecturally significant, framed by two of Kotor’s most important noble residences. Facing east, you’ll see the Pima Palace, built in the 17th century. The building combines Renaissance balance with Baroque ornamentation. Its most distinctive feature is the long stone balcony running across the main floor. Above the balcony, look for the Pima family coat of arms, held by two carved angels.

Now turn to face west, directly opposite the Pima Palace. Here stands the Buća Palace, whose origins date back to the 14th century, representing an earlier Gothic phase of Kotor’s architecture. What you see today is no longer a single unified structure. After the 1667 earthquake, the palace was subdivided into three adjoining buildings. Differences in height, window placement, and facade treatment reveal these successive stages of rebuilding.

Part of the Pima Palace houses the Gallery of Solidarity, which hosts rotating art exhibitions and adds a contemporary cultural layer to the square. Nearby, left to the Buća Palace, Hotel Astoria operates within a restored historic structure, illustrating how medieval architecture has been adapted for modern hospitality while preserving its historic character.

Finally, shift your attention toward the northern side of the square. At house number 328, archaeological excavations uncovered the remains of a medieval church, believed to have originated as a private chapel of the Buća family.