It is glacier origin and in it is still triton (salamander) very rare endemic species. Lake is sowed with fish and in summer it is possible to swim in it. Around the lake are many cottages in which you can have real home made speciality (sheep's cheese, cream, pie, bred).One of cultural and historical attraction of Fojnica is Franciscan monastery with its archive, museum and library.
Humble monastery with little church was made in 1339, and on place where it is now in year 1520.
In monastery is saved hump collection of Bosnian medieval aristocracy, and archive has a lot of rare documents in which is famous AHDNAMA, document which Sultan Mehmed the Second El-Fatih gave to Bosnian Franciscans on 28th of May 1463.
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