Here, we will easily approach you all collected tips to visit Central Bosnia – it cities, monuments, food attractions and natural wonders. This region is very rich with medieval history, delicious Bosnian cuisine, great hospitality and surrounding natural resorts that will make you cherish memories.
If traveling from Bosnia or Herzegovina, we strongly suggest taking a car, not the bus, so you can explore every hidden gem of Central Bosnia region. The trip is very nice, half provided with highway, beautiful rural scenery and stunning landscapes. After exiting the highway, make sure to follow many speed-limit signs on the road, due that you will travel through certain small, but populated cities. Three stops are core to explore Central Bosnia: Travnik knight city, Jajce king city and Pliva lakes.
EXPLORING OPPORTUNITIES IN TRAVNIK
While reaching the first meters of the knight city of Travnik, we recommend to firstly stop at Plava Voda (Blue Water) restaurant. There, you have an opportunity to taste the Bosnian coffee on a river, served with domestic candies and one cigarette for smokers, in order to relax and enjoy your Bosnian ‘ćejf’ (your pleasure or enjoyment of the moment) after the ride.
You can park your car in front of the restaurant and leave it until exploring all sights of Travnik. An easy 5 minutes’ hike from the Blue Water restaurant, will get you to the medieval fortress of Travnik. The fortress is easily walkable and explored. It offers medieval historical sights and great panorama view of the city.
After visiting the fortress, walk down for couple of minutes to reach the Colored Mosque (Šarena Džamija) of Travnik. Visit the rare constructed Ottoman mosque, with many colors on it, also providing a small passage that will introduce you with the medieval Ottoman clothes of the area. From the right side of the Colored Mosque, you can start your walk by following the main Travnik pedestrian road (Varoš) that goes in a circle and gets you back to the mosque in only 15 minutes. Furthermore, it lets you to explore the city on foot and understanding the life of the locals.
By coming back to the Colored Mosque, make sure to turn left from it and make a seat in a restaurant to enjoy the Bosnian Ćevapi street food (Small meet sausages). Besides many, we highly recommend the ‘Hari Čevabdžinica’ restaurant. Your journey in Travnik ends with delicious Ćevapi lunch and it is time to take a 1-hour ride to Jajce city.
TIPS FOR EXPLORING JAJCE AND PLIVA LAKES
While arriving to the small King city of Jajce, firstly park your car for free in front of Hotel ‘Turist 98’, from which all attractions are walkable. Make a small walk in the downtown and hike up to 5 minutes to reach the First King’s Medieval fortress of Jajce. Explore the sights of the fortress and stunning views of the city. Come back to the same road and reach the city park of Jajce, where in front of it is placed the ‘Museum of the s2nd AVNOJ session’. This museum is an important historical place where ‘Yugoslavia’ got its name in 1945. Just a 2-minute walk from the museum is located the King’s waterfall that will take your breath and make you unforgettable memories.
By visiting the waterfall, take a 10-minute ride on the north road from Jajce to reach the Pliva lakes. An amazing spot for boat rides, Mediterranean restaurants, but more important, make a walk from the restaurants to explore the watermills of the lake and its natural surroundings, as well as taking time to swim in the lake and relax.
BEST TIME TO EXPLORE CENTRAL BOSNIA
If planning to visit the Central Bosnia areas, the best time is between late March until late October due to the weather conditions and beautiful natural scenery. If having any doubts about exploring these spots, you can check our CENTRAL BOSNIA: Medieval tour – or just contact us and book this amazing trip.
Blog source: https://artandtours.ba/travel-tips-to-explore-central-bosnia/
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