Pliva Watermills

A cluster of old watermills on the Pliva at Jajce, between the two tufa lakes of the river, built over the water and the best-known sight of the Pliva lakes.

Visiting the mills

The Mlinčići are about 20 wooden watermills said to be over 400 years old, six of them known to work, and a national monument since 2009; they were damaged in the 1990s and some were restored in 2005. They stand about 6 km from Jajce, a few minutes from the Pliva waterfall and the fortress, they are lit at night, and paths join them with both lakes. Cafés, restaurants and a beach bar stand nearby, and children can rent bikes or electric boats. From the air they look like a fairy-tale village.