Domačija Šajna

The charm of the Karst encapsulated

Šajna cooks but doesn’t create. This is the hallmark of good inns! We go to the enclosed courtyard of a Karst homestead, where no one will measure how much Teran we drink, because we know what we will order; if not, we’ll have some prosciutto, which is from the neighbours, some pasta, which at Šajna is among the best, and then strudel, with whichever fruit is in season.


Because the bora wind blows the strongest here, the largest Slovenian prosciutto shop is across the street, and the old homestead has been restored exemplarily. There are enough antiques in the shed for another inn, and there are old paintings on every stone in the house. The chairs look fit for royalty, and the tables are set like a restaurant. But the wall is high and thick, so for three quarters of the year everything happens under the mulberry tree, which has grown over the entire enclosed courtyard.


Šajna is the Karst address for fresh pasta under a mulberry tree, after prosciutto with a glass of Karst Teran, and before Karst štruklji, which are always leavened, which is why they are soft and fluffy; savoury štruklji with herbs to accompany meat, and with walnuts for dessert.