Banja e Pejës (Ilixha)

Banja e Pejës (Ilixha) in Bosnia-Herzegovina is a bicarbonate and ferruginous thermal spring complex whose warm, reddish iron-rich waters have been part of a long thermal tradition since Ottoman times. The site, whose name reflects both Bosnian and Albanian naming traditions, sits in a valley landscape that embodies the multicultural heritage of the western Balkans. The iron-bicarbonate springs are traditionally associated with relaxation and well-being, and Banja e Pejës represents the resilient balneological culture that survived Ottoman, Austro-Hungarian, Yugoslav, and contemporary Bosnian political transitions.