Barbo Manor

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Barbo Manor (Slovene: Barbova graščina) is an 18th‑century manor house in Vesela Gora, Municipality of Šentrupert, Inner Carniola, Slovenia.

- Built in 1768 on the site of a smaller parochial house, it originally served as a parish priest’s house and an overnight stop on the Vesela Gora pilgrimage route.
- After 1782, when Vesela Gora stopped being a pilgrimage site, its original purpose faded.
- In 1825 it was bought by the Barbo noble family, converted into a residence, and received its current name.
- It stayed with the Barbo family until 1938, when it was purchased by Winzor Edeltrant.
- In 1942 the manor was partially burned and its interior furnishings looted.
- After World War II it was nationalized and partly restored.
- In 1974 the ground floor became an ethnological museum.
- In 1984 a local apiculture society added memorial rooms on the first floor for Aleksander Lunaček (apiarist and doctor) and Peter Pavel Glavar (priest and art patron).

Architecture and layout:
- The building is built entirely of stone except for the roof, with a ground plan of 34 by 12 meters.
- The longer side is partly dug into the slope; a staircase on the northwest side connects the basement, ground floor, first floor, and attic.
- The present appearance dates to 1768, a year carved over the main entrance.
- Exterior stonework is unstuccoed; all four sides have evenly spaced windows in stone frames.
- The basement contains a large vaulted wine cellar; across the courtyard is an outbuilding with a vaulted stable.
- Coordinates: 45.9700972°N, 15.079111°E.