The beautiful walled city of Jajce (pronounced YITE-sa) is 106 mi/170 km by road northwest of Sarajevo, set on a leafy hilltop at the confluence of the Vrbos and Plivsko rivers, where water from both plunges over 70-ft-/22-m-high cliffs, forming a spectacular waterfall in the middle of town. Jajce was the capital of the newly-formed Kingdom of Bosnia in the early 15th century.
In more modern times, Jajce was where the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was founded in 1943. Worth seeing today are the narrow cobblestoned streets, a well-preserved castle (with catacombs underneath and spectacular views over the town and surrounding mountains) and the interesting Temple of Mithra (dating from Roman times).
Just 2 mi/4 km outside of town are the Pliva Lakes, which include old wooden water mills set along an elevated wooden boardwalk.
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