About us

Ecotourism Farm Hudičevec—where you will find a homey atmosphere, a chance to unwind, an unforgettable culinary experience and countless opportunities for different activities and trips.

Our mission

The combination of local cuisine, comfortable accommodation and numerous opportunities for activities at the farm or in its surroundings treats our guests to an unforgettable experience.

Hudičevec strives for sustainable farm management and development. Organic farming is only one of the environment-friendly measures we take. We encourage our guests to preserve the planet with recommendations on responsible use of towels, waste separation, conserving energy and especially drinkable tap water, which is a special privilege of our farm because we cover our needs with our own water source almost all year round.

We do our best so that our daily work and efforts are rewarded with the satisfaction of our guests.

The legend behind the name

Where does the name Hudičevec (Devil-in-Disguise) come from?

Back in the 16th century, Baron Rossetti owned large estates in the area, spanning from Mt Nanos to Postojna and beyond. Next to a creek at the foot of Mt Nanos stood a mighty mill where the baron’s housekeeper lived. She was a ruthless and mean woman who made everyone feel intimidated. She would always carry a weapon and was said to have feared neither God nor the devil.

One winter, the housekeeper fell gravely ill. It was customary to call a priest in such cases, and so the local villagers brought one to her, but she would not see him. Hoping to get her to open the door, the priest disguised himself as the devil (‘hudič’ in Slovene), but this turned out to be a big mistake. When the housekeeper saw him, she thought he really was the devil coming for her soul, so she drew her gun and shot him.

And ever since, the place has been known as Hudičevec.

History

Back in the 16th century, Baron Rossetti owned large estates in the area, spanning from Mt Nanos to Postojna and beyond. Already in that time the baron had a summer residence with baths built in the area, and later they added a mill and a sawmill. The mill was operational through 1947 and supplied flour to nine surrounding villages.

According to written sources, Baron Rossetti later donated the estate to the local church, which owned it until 1720, when it was purchased by Anton Bole, an ancestor of the family that still lives here and moved to the farm from Slavina. In 1910, Jernej Simčič from Brezje pod Nanosom married into the family and had eight children with Ivana Bole.

The next head of the family farm was their son Janko, born in 1925, who met his wife Pavla Srebre from the Koroška Region at the farming school in Poljče na Gorenjskem. They married in 1950 and had five children. Together with his wife Katja and their own ten children, the youngest of them, Emilijan Simčič, carries on the farm tourism activities launched by his mother Pavla in 1980.

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