Rajska Vrata

Top choice in Bosnia & Hercegovina


Beside Jahorina's longest slope, this charming ski-in alpine chalet sets diners beside a central fire with a giant metallic chimney or on the piste-side terrace. Specialties include double-cheese uštipci (Bosnian dough balls) and homemade juices (elderberry, rosehip, raspberry etc). Upstairs, six Goldilocks-esque pine-walled guest bedrooms have handmade beds fashioned from gnarled old branches.


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