Retreat

Retreat

We listen to the needs such as rest, connection with nature, collaboration, dedicated learning, building, and time spent in the community. Within our courtyard, there is a unique approach to both individual and collective space.

Our accommodation includes two restored 100-years old cottages, Bosin and Jelisavin konak, that were used as vajat* and sušara* until the mid-20th century. The bathroom is shared and located outside the cottages, as well as a shared kitchen. A stay at Four Waters includes access to homemade food, brandy, and juices, as well as products from neighboring rural households (cream, cheese, honey, delicacies).

Our guests are offered a quiet place to refresh and relax from everyday noise and fatigue. In addition to the private grounds, there is access to dandelion fields, and oak and pine forests if a quiet walk is required. Going out into the rural environment provides new perspectives on the mechanisms through which we create meaning.

*a small wooden hut without windows, typically located within the yard, resembles a storage shed. The word is of Turkish origin (хаyат) and refers to a small, mostly wooden building in the yard of a rural household where newlyweds spend the night. In addition to this, the vajat today is used as a structure for storing equipment and fruits. In the past, when people lived in extended families (zadruga), with up to four generations living together in one room of a rural house, the newlyweds would spend their first night in the vajat. With the disappearance of the extended family system and communal living, the vajat lost one of its functions. If it has been preserved at all, it now serves exclusively as a storage shed.
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