9 Lukovica
Beekeeping
Listen, all you lazybones, look up to bees and not to drones! Gastronomy in the Municipality of Lukovica is related to stories about the 'rokovnjači' outlaws, the activities of the Slovenian Beekeeping Centre in the village of Brdo pri Lukovici, and the famous Trojane doughnuts. The 'rokovnjači' outlaws were mostly deserters and refugees of war accompanied by women and children who lived in the local forests from the 18th century to the middle of the 19th century. As they did not have any income, they made their living as robbers, and they communicated in a language of their own. The Slovenian Beekeeping Centre, located in the village of Brdo pri Lukovici and run by the Beekeeping Association of Slovenia, offers visitors an opportunity to learn about the history of beekeeping in Slovenia, purchase honey and other bee products from its shop, and embark on a herb and bee-themed nature trail. Hungry visitors are catered for at the centre's Čebelica guest house. The centre also has three conference halls. 18
The Gostilna Konšek traditional restaurant in the village of Trojane, whose portal bears the date 1849, used to be a traditional horse carriage drivers' inn. Since 1961, it has been frying the famous Trojane doughnuts and has sold about a hundred million of them over the last fifty years. The doughnuts are filled either with apricot marmalade or vanilla cream. Some of them are covered with chocolate.