Pliva Lakes & Watermills
Two linked turquoise lakes (Veliko and Malo Plivsko jezero) outside Jajce, famous for the cluster of tiny wooden watermills (Mlinčići) straddling the…
Two linked turquoise lakes (Veliko and Malo Plivsko jezero) outside Jajce, famous for the cluster of tiny wooden watermills (Mlinčići) straddling the channel between them — a fairy-tale row of huts.
Why go
- the iconic watermills
- swimming and rowing
- lakeside cafés.
the watermills photograph best in soft morning or late light; you can swim off the grassy banks.
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