“Man should not be leaving town to get drunk, stuff himself and ruin his stomach, but should go for a walk, cheer up and retain the joy of life .”

Early catering and tourist services in Trnovski gozd before the end of WWI

Abstract

The western part of Trnovski gozd featured small mountain resorts as early as the 1880s, as testified by many articles published in periodicals from the second half of the 19th century. Local village taverns that later catered for cart drivers and then for tourists symbolized the rise of tourism because these were not meant only for the locals but also for holidaymakers (mostly from Gorizia and Trieste), who enjoyed staying in the Trnovska planota region and whose number grew every year. This was followed by the provision of food services at taverns and farms, which also provided accommodation to their guests. The article analyzes the catering and tourist services in the villages and hamlets of the western parts of Trnovski gozd (Trnovo, Rijavci, Voglarji, Nemci, and Lokve). The number of such services grew considerably between 1894 and 1911, judging from the increasing number of taverns.