The royal portal
The Kotromanić arms.
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A medieval fortress on the top of a steep, pyramid-shaped hill above Jajce, at about 470 metres, where the Pliva and Vrbas rivers meet. It was built at the end of the 13th and start of the 14th century for the Bosnian Grand Duke Hrvoje Vukčić, and repaired and enlarged many times since. Jajce is one of the best-preserved fortified capitals of the Bosnian Kingdom and was its last stronghold before the kingdom fell to the Ottoman advance. Walls about 1,300 metres long enclose the old town, with two main gates and a watchtower called the Bear Tower. The citadel today has a main portal bearing the coat of arms of the royal Kotromanić dynasty, two large bastions at opposite corners and a gunpowder tower inside, and you can walk the walls between the bastions, with wide views over the houses, the valley and the mountains. Tickets are about 5 KM per visitor guides. The way up climbs the old town's lanes and steps, so wear good shoes, and it combines easily with the Pliva Waterfall in one walk.
The Kotromanić arms.
Between the bastions.
Houses and mountains.
Hilltop above Jajce old town
Jajce was one of the best-preserved fortified capitals of the Bosnian Kingdom and its last stronghold before the Ottoman conquest; its citadel keeps a portal with the royal arms, two bastions and a gunpowder tower.
