When you visit the fortress in Jajce, you see the city from a completely different perspective. The fortress is located 470 meters above sea level. From the fortress walls, you can see Jajce and the old town, which exudes the ambiance of old Bosnian houses. It is believed that the fortress still existed in the 13th century and that it was built and rebuilt over the centuries.
Next to the fortress entrance is a portal bearing the royal coat of arms of the Kotromanić family from the 15th century. It is the only preserved royal portal in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Inside the fortress is a powder chamber built in the late 18th or early 19th century and a water tank from the time of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The fortress walls extend along the eastern wall, with the Bear Tower and the Travnik Gate, and along the western wall, with the Great Tower (Velika Tabija), the Džikovac Tower, the Papaz Tower, the Banja Luka Gate, and the Šamića Tower, towards the Pliva and Vrbas Rivers.
On the way to the fortress is the Clock Tower (Sahat kula), which was the original entrance to the city in the Middle Ages. It is believed that the clock already stood on the tower during the Ottoman period and that it also dates back to this period.