Vila Vipolže
A Renaissance villa in Brda with a permanent exhibition on its history in the entrance hall; visits by prior booking.
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About the museum
Vila Vipolže (Vipolže Villa) is a Renaissance villa that took its final form after numerous rebuilds in the Baroque period and at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century. Originally it was a hunting château of the Counts of Gorizia. On 14 April 1460 it was bought by Febo della Torre, as the exhibited document shows. The Della Torre counts often stayed in Vipolže and gave the building its greatest splendour.
There was probably already a park around the villa in the 16th century, and today the oldest cypresses in Slovenia grow here. After a fire in 1800 the villa was sold to the Attems family, who used it to store produce, especially wine. At the end of the 19th century it was bought by Count Rudolf Erard Anton, Baron Teuffenbach, who did not restore the old building but built a new villa. From the 60s of the 20th century the restoration and revival of the villa intensified, and its present flowering began in 2013.
In the entrance hall there is a permanent exhibition on the history of the villa, prepared by the Goriški muzej (Goriška Museum); models show how the Renaissance villa developed. Today the villa also hosts meetings, weddings and cultural events.
Highlights
- Permanent exhibition on the history of the villa in the entrance hall
- Models showing the development of the Renaissance villa
- The oldest cypresses in Slovenia
- Document of the 1460 purchase on display
Permanent exhibition
- Vila Vipolže od prve omembe do danes – Permanent exhibition of the Goriški muzej in the villa's entrance hall: models and documents on the development of the Renaissance villa from its first mention to the present day.
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €3 |
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| Reduced | €2children and young people aged 6 to 18 |
| Children & teens | €2Children and young people aged 6 to 18. |
| Seniors | –Pensioners receive a 20% discount. |
| Visitors with disabilities | –People with disabilities receive a 20% discount. |
| Combined ticket with Grad Dobrovo and Briška hiša (adults) | €10Prices of the combined ticket are listed on the Brda website. |
Admission per person for a visit: €3.
Accessibility
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
Public transport gives access to the railway station of Nova Gorica or Gorizia (Italy); from there, only a taxi runs to the villa.
By car
Parking available
Private car park in the courtyard of the villa.
From motorway H4, take the Nova Gorica exit, cross Solkan and the Solkan bridge towards the Goriška Brda hills; in the village of Hum turn left towards Cerovo and continue to Vipolže; at the petrol station turn right uphill.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Restaurant
- Museum shop
There is a small shop at the reception. According to the villa's website, it also has a restaurant and rooms.
Events & venue rental
- Spaces for rent
- Corporate events
- Weddings / ceremonies
The villa offers space for meetings, congresses, team-building events and weddings.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Guided tours are possible during official opening hours by prior arrangement; organised groups must register (info@vilavipolze.eu) and keep to the agreed time. |
