The former manor is remembered among the locals for its last owners, the Kutin family of merchants and landowners, from which no less than two mayors of Postojna are descended.
The first owners of the manor were the nobles Nicoletti, managers of the Lipica stud farm, whose branch was also the nearby castle estate Prestranek. In the middle of the 18th century, horses were moved there from the stud farm of the former castle outbuilding under Sovič.
Stop and have a look on the city trailChurch of St. Stephen
The mighty late-baroque church with classic and rococo details and rich paintings was built in 1777. It is dedicated to St. Stephen, the patron saint of horses, which shows the economic importance of this draft animal in the area during the period when cartage was booming. See the church’s rich and picturesque interior and don’t...Read more Proteus Restaurant
Locals still call the building Jadran, which is the name of the cafe that was in it before the restaurant. Some people remember the building as Garzarolli’s house – after the owner, who had an inn in it until the last days of the Second World War, when it was bombed and burned. Folk tradition...Read more
Church of St. Stephen
The mighty late-baroque church with classic and rococo details and rich paintings was built in 1777. It is dedicated to St. Stephen, the patron saint of horses, which shows the economic importance of this draft animal in the area during the period when cartage was booming. See the church’s rich and picturesque interior and don’t...
Read more 
Proteus Restaurant
Locals still call the building Jadran, which is the name of the cafe that was in it before the restaurant. Some people remember the building as Garzarolli’s house – after the owner, who had an inn in it until the last days of the Second World War, when it was bombed and burned. Folk tradition...
Read more