Josanicka Banja
- Location
- Raska, Rasina District, Serbia
- Water type
- thermal
- Temperature
- 37 °C
- pH
- 6.9
Water profile
Soothing — neither hot nor cold, perfect balance.
Rich in trace elements — gentle on the skin.
Soft water — natural, classic buoyancy.
Josanicka Banja is a thermal spa in Raska Municipality, Rasina District, southwestern Serbia, situated in the valley of the Josanicka River near the town of Raska, in a region of historical significance as the heartland of medieval Serbian statehood where the Raska school of Orthodox church architecture — characterized by the distinctive Serbian Byzantine style of Studenica, Zica, and Sopocani monasteries — flourished during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. The oligomineral thermal waters here emerge at temperatures suitable for relaxing bathing in a landscape rich with medieval Serbian heritage, where UNESCO World Heritage monasteries and the cultural legacy of the Nemanjic dynasty are accessible from this historically resonant valley spa. Bathing at Josanicka Banja provides both restful relaxation in warm mineral waters and an opportunity to explore the birthplace of Serbian medieval civilization, where some of the Balkans' most magnificent Orthodox Christian heritage survives in beautifully preserved monastery complexes.